In A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis attempts to reconcile with the loss of his beloved wife. It is a brief, honest, sometimes cutting but not entirely unashamed account. This latter feature is what makes it so interesting and meaningful a work. Lewis describes how in one moment he needs to be surrounded and coddled. In another moment, he wants nothing less. He is aware of the difficulty this creates for those around him, with his friends and family having to anticipate his mood,

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit to a collection of essays tentatively entitled Critical Approaches to Automated Text...