Argues that although Ben Jonson and Jonathan Swift were, for their respective ages, conservative, orthodox thinkers who defended traditional values of limit, order, and moderation, the strategies, tactics, and tone of their attacks on Puritanism and dissent were radical, even militant, and thus violated their conservatism. (DMM)

Analyzes how war is treated in four films: "The Deerhunter,""Patton,""M*A*S*H," and "Apocalypse Now." Considers the critical question of how art handles the implication that "slaughter is attractive, necessary, or somehow glorious." (PD)

To assist students in their study of the methodology of rhetorical criticism, this essay presents four criteria by which to evaluate the adequacy of rhetorical criticisms: (1) justification of claims; (2) presentation of rhetor's choices; (3) coherent presentation; and (4) capacity to incorporate other perspectives. (PD)

It is proposed that literary translation is intrinsically an act of literary criticism. This theory is illustrated by discussion of specific problems in translating Sartre's "La Nausee" and Leonard Forest's "Le pays de la Sagouine," especially the use of verb tense. (MSE)

Examines how the heroine's process of growth and survival in "Z for Zachariah" is played out against the background of a Biblical collage that imbues her struggle with mythic significance. (HOD)

Notes how the internal structure of Rudyard's "The Jungle Book,""Captains Courageous," and "Kim," are all the same, even though "Captains Courageous" is not as widely acclaimed as the other two books. (HOD)

Advocates a new form of literary criticism, which combines the subjectivist and objectivist approaches. The author argues that literary criticism which includes comparisons of the reader's response to the text with its actual content, and with alternative viewpoints, provides new opportunities for personal growth. (AM)

Contains a bibliography of books for those interested in learning about films. The list includes a broad range of materials to cover each historical period and also major works of criticism. (AM)

Argues that rhetoric is creative and that rhetorical argument generates knowledge. (PD)

Disputes the contentions mabe by Bruno Bettelheim concerning the state of reading and reading instruction in the United States. (FL)

Examines six books by Jan Mark and suggests they have a variety and range of richness that will attract a wide readership on many different levels. (HOD)

Examines some of the interesting features of the use of food in Blyton's works, which were written during World War II. (HOD)

Advises teachers of rhetoric and composition of the potential usefulness of John Locke's "An Essay concerning Human Understanding." (RL)

Examines the reasons why so many people have preconceptions about how much "truth" is in fiction. Notes the effects of believing that authors base their fiction primarily on personal, "true-to-life" experiences. (RL)

Suggests ways to respond to the changes in the teaching of college literature wrought by recent literary criticism and theory. (DD)