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ERIC Number: EJ332825
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Archetype and Irony in "The Natural."
Giles, Ronald K.
English Journal, v75 n4 p49-50 Apr 1986
Uses the film version of Bernard Malamud's "The Natural" to show how archetypes and irony make their appeal to a serious audience without in any way making the film less entertaining. (EL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, English Instruction, Film Criticism, Irony, Literary Criticism, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Archetypes; Natural (The)