A. Language and Literature
Allen, Walter.
The Short Story in English
. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
General introduction to the development of the short story. Detailed discussions of authors and their stories.
Boynton, Robert W. and Maynard Mack.
Introduction to the Short Story
. New York: Hayden Book Company, 1965.
A discussion of plot, character, setting theme, point of view and tone. Specific short stories are studied according to these elements.
Brooks, Cleanth and Robert Penn Warren.
The Scope of Fiction
. Englewood Cliffs; New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1960.
A discussion of many short stories in relation to plot, character and theme.
Gelb I. J.
A study of Writing
. Chicago; Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1952.
Detailed study of the development of writing from man’s earliest drawings to present languages.
Hoffman, Daniel. Form and Fable in American Fiction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1961.
Discussion of the fable. Specific sections on Irving, Hawthorne, Melville, and Twain.
Kazin, Alfred.
On Native Grounds: Interpretations of Modern Prose Literature
. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1942. Overview of historical development of short story. Particular emphasis given to events happening within each period.
West, Ray.
The Short Story in America 1900-1950
. Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery Company, 1952.
Survey of development of short story. With concentration on twentieth century writers.
B. Photography and Film
Barnes, John. The Beginnings of Cinema in England. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1976.
History of cinema from Edison’s kinetoscope to present day film production. Mostly discussion few pictures.
Cheshire, David.
The Book of Movie Photography
. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
A complete guide to movie making. Discussion with many pictures. Light reading, understandable for high school students.
Gernsheim, Helmut.
The History of Photography
. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969.
Overview discussing the pre-history of photography, early years of photography, types of modern photography, including artistic and utilitarian. Three hundred ninety photos and engravings.
Goldsmith Arthur.
The Camera and its Image
. Ridge Press, Newsweek, 1979. History of photography with an emphasis on the development of the camera itself. Many photos of equipment.
Newhall, Beaumont.
The History of Photography
. New York: The museum of Modern Art, 1964.
Detailed discussion of history and development of photography. Many photographs, black and white.
Pollack, Peter.
The Picture History of Photography
. New York: Harry B. Abrams, Inc., 1969.
Detailed historical overview of equipment philosophies, masters. Abundance of pictures, color and black and white. Excellent.
Zette, Herbert.
Sight, Sound, Motion
. Belmont, California; Wadsworth Publishing, 1973.
Discusses basic elements of principles of sight, motion and sound in film and television. Emphasizes use of these to gain optimum level of communication. Many photographs.
C. Computers
Richman, Ellen.
Spotlight on Computer Literacy
. New York: Random House, 1982. Excellent introduction to the world of computers. Workbook format. Divided into three sections; How Computers Work, Computers in Our Lives, Basic Programming. Can be used with adults as well as children.
D. Film Catalogue
“Educational films and video 1983: A Rental Catalog”
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