Writers the Other Side of the Horizon: a Guide to Developing Literatures of the World. INSTITUTICN National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, Ill
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 042 742 TE 001 609 AUTHOR Tyler, Priscilla, Ed. TITLE Writers the Other Side of the Horizon: A Guide to Developing Literatures of the World. INSTITUTICN National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, Ill. PUB DATE 64 NOTE 61p. EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF-$0.50 HC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Authors, Cultural Images, *Cul .) al Interrelationships, Folk Culture, Legends, *Literary Influences, *Literature, Literature Appreciation, Local Color Writing, Mythology, Non English Speaking, Spanish American Literature, *Twentieth Century Literature, *World Literature ABSTRACT The processes by which man creates new literary forms 3.s the focus of this book. Four articles concentrate on literary modes common to many societies, though written in different languages: (1) Robert A. Charles reviews Alaska's oral native folktales and the range of the contemporary writing scene in Alaska from professional authors to documentary journalists; (2) Harley D. Oberhelman compares the cowboy literature of North, Central, and South America; (3) haurice D. Schmaier analyzes Patrick White's -Qu as an example of a new chapter in Australian literature; and (4) Len Topham describes a grass-roots theater developing in India. Four other art!cles are concerned with world literature written in English:(1) Leonard Casper finds a great range of literary achievements in the American-influences Filipino-English literature; (2) Frederic G. Cassidy discusses the distinctive style and tone of West Indian literature; (3) Lucile Clifton illustrates how South African writers shape the African image through symbols and choice of themes; and (4) Harold R. Collins reports on the Nigerians writing about the meeting and interaction cf Western and native cultures.
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