Examines the competing educational paradigms in writing instruction concerning instruction in style. Offers suggestions for restoring matters of style to the curriculum. (HTH)

Examines the Christian, humanist, and romantic dimensions of "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)

Compares the works of Horatio Alger and Edward Stratemeyer and probes the reasons for their success. (HOD)

Relates how Paul Theroux's two Christmas tales ("A Christmas Card" and "London Snow") are part of a genre and center on truthful discoveries about human behavior and values. (HOD)

Discusses George Orwell's lack of influence on modern science fiction and presents a selected annotated bibliography of modern science fiction materials depicting a wide variety of totalitarian societies. (MBR)

Examines recent claims by L. Moskovit about the use of the unattended "this"; argues that, in various cases, they fail to predict the referents that readers actually assign to a "this"; and offers an alternative framework for describing the considerations that go into distinguishing clear from unclear uses of an anaphoric…

Explains why Richard Kennedy's original style and fresh expression of old themes deserve more recognition. (HOD)

Explores the Jungian, mythological, and theological dimensions of L'Engle's fantasy books. (HOD)

Pre-World War I poetry often used picturesque images which blinded people to the actual horrors of war. The war poets, who experienced the destruction of World War I, led the way in expressing new images of the devastation and death of war, rather than focusing on honor and glory. (IS)

Reports that the traditional ways of handling datelines, figures, political designations, and second references hinder reader understanding of newspaper stories. (FL)

Analyzes the contents of fourteen novels for episodic and thematic unity, concluding that intercoder reliability ranged from 76 percent to 94 percent. (RB)