In this book it is argued that "intelligent writing" might come to an end, not because such writing is no longer produced or because it is not being read, but because the channels of communication have become clogged and corrupted. In the preface, why and how the book was written is discussed. Part one contains the following chapters:…

Guidelines for preparing monographs, short interpretive papers, and bibliographies for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading are given in Part I. Special considerations which are discussed concerning monographs are (1) identification of the problem area, (2) focus, (3) audience, (4) research base, (5) treatment of the research, (6) comprehensiveness,…

Offered in this book is an Argentinian's view of the literary achievement of the United States. The beginning chapters discuss Mather, Edwards, and Freneau; Franklin, Cooper, and the historians; Hawthorne and Poe; and Whitman and Herman Melville. Other chapters are given to a discussion of three poets of the nineteenth century (Lanier, Whittier,…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Germaine Bree, Nicola Chairmonte, Serge Doubrovsky, Justin O'Brien, Wilfrid Sheed, Roger Quilliot, Thomas L. Hanna, Bernard C. Murchland, Henri Peyre, S. Beynon John, Rachel Bespaloff, Jean-Paul Sartre, Robert Champigny,…

A Program intended to promote world-wide action in favor of books and reading is outlined. Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it is based upon the four themes approved for International Book Year 1972 and reaffirmed by UNESCO's member states as long-term objectives. Detailed suggestions are…

Compiled to inform the general public of the large body of Native American literature available, this is the most comprehensive bibliography of American and Eskimo authors ever published. It is a revised and enlarged edition of a bibliography published by the Association on American Indian Affairs in 1970. It contains almost 400 titles written or…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection contains essays by Thomas Mann, Andre Gide, Martin Buber, Ernst Robert Curtius, Oskar Seidlin, Hans Mayer, G. W. Field, Jeffrey Sammons, and the editor, Theodore Ziolkowski--all dealing with the biography and literary work of Hermann Hesse.…

The development of German writing since World War II in Switzerland, Austria, the German Democratic Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany is discussed. In the first four chapters of this book, social and intellectual transformations that have occurred since 1945 in these four German-speaking countries are described. The literary forms of…

The development of more than 325 short radio talks, designed to inform the general public, on the relevance and contemporaneity of classical civilization to our times, is discussed in this address. Materials are derived from a wide range of sources and include such writers as Cicero, Plautus, Horace, Ovid, Quintillian, Aeschylus, and Plutarch.…

A guide to the most notable authors and illustrators of children's books, from the early nineteenth century to the present day, is presented. Some early classics are also included. Approximately 300 names are listed. Editorial emphasis has been placed on those English-language authors, both British and American, who constitute the heritage of…

This study of contemporary realistic fiction with settings outside the United States and characters who are citizens of other countries--appropriate for children aged nine through twelve years--sought to discover the differences between those by American authors and those by non-American authors. For the study, 35 books (24 by American authors and…

The language arts program in the elementary school offers an excellent opportunity for children to discuss life's intangible basics. (JH)

The manager of the South Georgia College Bookstore describes several autograph parties used as a sales promotion technique. The planning process, including initial contacts with the guest authors, are discussed, and the schedules and events of the authors' visits are reviewed. (JMD)

Today's paragraph is not a logical unity, and we should stop telling our students that it is. (DD)

In a two-year study to be released, the National Enquiry into Scholarly Communication recommends that publishing in the humanities be supported by a federal agency. The logical body is the National Endowment for the Humanities. Current financial problems with scholarly publishing are reviewed, including Enquiry recommendations regarding consortium…