With the rebirth of rhetoric has come a revival of interest in rhetorical invention. The emphasis on writing as a process initiates a controversy between those rhetoricians who advocate the use of a topical system, which can supply a writer with lines of reasoning for the support of his proposition, and those who advocate the use of the discovery…

This book was developed to serve as a reference for criticisms of poems by British and American poets. Included are 2,862 criticisms of 1,150 poems by 285 poets. The books and articles indexed were selected on the basis of their availability in college and university libraries; most were written during the eleven-year period from 1960-1970. The…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Sergey Tretiakov, Hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Hannah Arendt, Eric Bentley, Oscar Budel, Ernst Schumacher, I. Fradkin, Hans Egon Holthusen, Gunter Rohrmoser, Walter H. Sokol, Franz Norbert…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Paul Valery, Henri Peyre, Fracois Mauriac, Charles du Bos, Etienne Gilson, P.M. Pasinetti, John Middleton Murry, Marcel Proust, Georges Poulet, Erich Auerbach, and Jean Prevost--all dealing with the biography and literary…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Helen Gardner, George Saintsbury, Herbert J. C. Grierson, Pierre Legouis, William Empson, Mario Praz, J. E. V. Crofts, C. S. Lewis, Cleanth Brooks, J. B. Leishman, Evelyn M. Simpson, Louis L. Martz, and A. J. Smith--all dealing…

One high school teacher's experience in teaching Black literature is described. Suggestions made are: be judicious in selecting material for the literature class; be tactful in discussing it; be willing to deal honestly with the issues raised in Black literature; be ready to learn what it is that makes certain Blacks' works better than others and…

The practice of criticism of speech communication is advocated, defined, and developed on societal and practical, functional grounds. Although the author concludes that there are few direct societal benefits from criticism of speeches, he does find extensive research writings that center on analysis of rhetorical phenomena, primarily public…

This independent course of study is designed to be completed within a one-year period. The course centers on the epic tradition, analyzing several well-known epics and comparing them from a critic's point of view. It is emphasized that many aspects of the course involve questions for which there are no ready answers. The introductions following…

In this study of high school and college students' responses to structural principles and clues to order in poetry, four groups of students were tested: Groups I and II were high school sophomores and seniors enrolled in an English class for "average" learners; Group III were college sophomore English majors in a course in intrinsic literary…

This book is a collection of essays, criticism, and statements of trends in the world of children's books intended for those concerned with the creation, distribution, and reading of children's books. Chapters 1 through 5 deal with the history of children's literature and basic issues, such as what makes a classic, what children read, how and why…

This study presents the second of four reports of the results of the 1970-71 National Assessment of Literature. The educational attainments of nine-year-olds, thirteen-year-olds, seventeen-year-olds, and adults (ages 26-35) were surveyed according to the subjects' ability to become engaged in, find meanings in, and evaluate a work of literature.…

This quarterly, student published journal is a forum for student writing on contemporary rhetoric. The focus of this issue is the rhetoric of Women's Liberation. Women discuss major philosophical and political issues effecting women. The articles include: "The Rhetoric of Women's Liberation;""The Demands of Revolutionary Women at…

This study discusses the dualistic view of reality in Wallace Stevens' poetry. The author argues that reality for Stevens is divided between the physical world of objects and the spiritual world which is known through the imagination. External reality is illusive because man's perceptual senses are limited; man therefore has to depend on his…

A teaching method for use in the Junior High School, this book stresses the understanding of theme as a key to analyzing a short story. Activities are suggested for discovering the theme, plot structure, main character, and the relationship between theme and character. The authors offer techniques for creating a story orally and analyzing…

This evaluation of instructional materials is based on data collected from statistical summaries, predictive instruments, teacher and student reactions, in-depth studies, evaluation seminars, and observations. The materials covered in this report are divided into two categories: 16mm films and building-level materials, the latter including items…