This bibliography includes the more important books and articles on the oral interpretation of literature published (unless otherwise indicated) in the calendar year of 1972. Publications from ancillary fields of study, such as drama, literary criticism, aesthetics, linguistics, psychology, and education, are included if there are significant implications for the scholar in oral interpretation. Theses and dissertations are listed elsewhere in the volume. The listings do not include convention papers, book reviews, or reproductions of earlier printings. There was no attempt to include the numerous studies from literary journals unless relationships to the oral interpretation process seemed evident. The bibliography utilizes a table of contents and cross-references to provide the reader with a classification of entries. (Author/WR)