The author discusses a visit Saul Bellow paid to his class on the contemporary American novel. (MM)

Presents Black literature historically through four phases: Early Literature, The Negro Awakening, Major Authors, and Contemporary Literature. (MM)

In teaching children's literature to university students, the author illustrates how Doris Gates' Blue Willow'' becomes an important work in moving from myth and folklore to realistic fiction. (MM)

Presents and analyzes the results of the annual ATA survey of plays selected for college production. (RN)

According to the results of a survey, the women's movement has made editors more conscious of and responsive to the problems of women in a sexist society. The uncertainty of the market for composition texts has made them acutely aware of the needs and desires of those who choose the texts. (Author/NL)

Author suggests biographical information as an effective means of increasing student appreciation of poems written by authors of older periods. (Editor/NL)

Discusses the works of contemporary authors Jose Camon Aznar, Ramon Hernandez, Carlos Arean, Pureza Canelo Gutierrez, Vicente Solo, and Jaime Ferran. (DS)

Continuing series on contemporary Spanish authors. Covers the writings of Alonso Zamora Vicente, Ramon de Garciasol, Julio Manegat, Concha Castroviejo, Carlos Muniz, and Angel Palomino Jimenez. (DS)

Continuing series on contemporary Spanish authors. Covers writing of Eugenio Montes, Eulalia Galvarriato, Tomas Borras, Eladio Cabanero, Salvador Garcia de Pruneda, and Jesus Torbado. (DS)

Quarterly listing of books, articles, and reviews on Italian studies by scholars residing in the United States or Canada. (DS)