Argues that D.H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow" can be interpreted as a parable of all reading of literature because its plot tolerates the wish for resolution as long as nothing is taken to be final. Concludes that all interpretations are merely provisional, lasting only until another comes along. (SRT)

Explicates core aspects of two censored narratives: the movie "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" and the novel "Huckleberry Finn." Points out similarities between the two works and raises the issue of the estrangement of youth from adult society. (RH)

The essay analyzes "Master Snickup's Cloak" by Alexander Theroux and its illustrations by Brian Froud in terms of code, context, and caption, setting up a matrix as a tool to analyze creative behavior. The matrix provides a model wherein creative characteristics are related to specific elements in a work. (MT)

Considers the extent to which Ralph Ellison is properly considered a Southern, as well as a Black author. Using "Invisible Man" as an example, shows that Ellison was concerned with Southern issues, such as the agrarian movement of the 1920s and 1930s, and used stereotyped characters of Southern fiction. (DMM)

Assesses American and French feminist theory. Considers several novels that reflect in varying ways their authors' ambivalence about appropriating the dominant (male) discourse and about what alternatives to this discourse may exist. (CMG)

Discusses the current state of criticism of children's literature and calls for its improvement. (FL)

Author defends allegations made that he abbreviated and altered passages from a book which he previously used as a research resource. (AM)

This paper speculates about whether a literary canon exists in contemporary Latin American literature, particularly in the prose genre. The paper points to Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mario Vargas Llosa as the three authors who might form this traditional and liberal canon with their works "La Muerte de Artemio Cruz"…

Examines several films of Francois Truffaut. (RB)

Rejects the thesis that an uncanny matchup of literary characters with their visual doubles made "The Maltese Falcon" a success. (RB)

Analyzes several versions of "Romeo and Juliet," concluding that the films by George Cukor and Franco Zeffirelli do justice to Shakespeare's tragedy. (RB)

Analyzes Akira Kurosawa's interpretation of "Macbeth,""The Throne of Blood," finding Kurosawa's interpretation unsatisfactory. (RB)

Discusses psychoanalytic theory as a valid technique for teaching and interpreting literature. (RB)

Suggests that poetry can be made meaningful and timely for students who read it in terms of such universal themes as the Seven Deadly Sins, the Four Cardinal Virtues, and the Theological Virtues. (RB)

Employing Oedipus Rex'' and The Birthday Party'' as examples, the author demonstrates that literary criticism should give careful attention to parallels in format and content in the study of classical and modern drama. (RB)