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O Romantismo Brasileiro: Leitura e Transformacao Social (Brazilian Romanticism: Reading and Social Transformation).
Augusti, Valeria – Horizontes, 1997
Considers the set of representations that configure the images of the literature of Brazilian Romanticism. Notes the capacity of this literature to transform both values and social patterns of behavior. (PA)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literary Styles
Washington Irving and the American Indian.
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Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. – American Indian Quarterly, 1979
Some modern scholars feel that Washington Irving vacillated between romanticism and realism in his literary treatment of the American Indian. However, a study of all his works dealing with Indians, placed in context with his non-Indian works, reveals that his attitude towards Indians was intelligent and enlightened for his time. (CM)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Authors, Beliefs
Authorship. Course HP03b: Part Time BA Degree Programme.
Griffith Univ., Brisbane (Australia). School of Humanities. – 1984
This course, one of 16 sequential courses comprising phase one of a part-time Bachelor of Arts degree program in Australian Studies, uses literary authorship as an example of a highly individualized social role and shows how authorial attributions and modes of composition have changed over time. It is designed for independent study combined with…
Descriptors: Authors, Course Content, Course Descriptions, External Degree Programs
Mark Twain and the American Myth.
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Calisch, Richard – English Journal, 1986
Discusses how traditional character types (such as Rip Van Winkle, the Ben Franklin character, and the Great Puritan) that Twain criticized through his satire survived his attacks and can be found today in many kinds of literature, including film and television. (SRT)
Descriptors: Characterization, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Literary Styles
Bathrobes and Bibles, Waves and Words in Katherine Paterson's "Jacob Have I Loved."
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McGavran, James Holt, Jr. – Children's Literature in Education, 1986
Examines the Christian, humanist, and romantic dimensions of "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Christianity
The Symbolic Center: "Little House in the Big Woods."
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Wolf, Virginia L. – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Discusses the vision of harmony in the memory of Laura Ingalls Wilder and argues that her books are more nearly romance than fiction. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
Literature's Romantic Era: Historicists Re-Interpret It and Generate Controversy among Their Colleagues.
Paul, Angus – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
Using "historicist" techniques, scholars have offered challenging alternatives to standard views on the Romantic era. Historicists advocate yoking theories such as deconstruction with analyses of political, social, and other factors that played a role in the creation of period literature. An exhibit touring the United States is…
Descriptors: Archives, Evaluation, Exhibits, Higher Education
Stendhal: A Collection of Critical Essays. Twentieth Century Views Series.
Brombert, Victor, Ed. – 1962
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Victor Brombert, Martin Turnell, Erich Auerbach, Jean Prevost, Raymond Giraud, Irving Howe, Judd D. Hubert, Leon Blum, Jean Starobinski, Jean-Pierre Richard, and Simone de Beauvoir--all dealing with the biography and…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Eighteenth Century Literature, English Instruction