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ERIC ED042742: Writers the Other Side of the Horizon: A Guide to Developing Literatures of the World.

The processes by which man creates new literary forms is 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) Maurice D. Schmaier analyzes Patrick White's "Voss" as an example of a new chapter in Australian literature; and (4) Helen Topham describes…