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Reflections of Society in Eighteenth Century Art, Music, and Literature

This paper examines the ways in which Eighteenth Century society is reflected in the art, music, and literature of the period, kno...

Literature and Social Outcasts

In seven pages this paper social outcasts Daisy Miller, the protagonist featured in the title of Henry James' novella and Holden C...

War and Beauty in Literature

Hemingway's works are discussed as they highlight the aspect of beauty as it appears in war. This unlikely subject is contemplated...

Twentieth Century Literature and What an 'American' Represents

This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...

Literature Review on the Pros and Cons of the Electoral College

In eight pages this literature review assesses the pros and cons of the U.S. electoral college system with the presidential electi...

The Issue of Censorship and Applying it to Modern Literature

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the application of censorship principles to the books of J.K. Rowling. ...

American Literature Overview

In five pages this research paper examines American literature from the late 18th century through the 20th century with such autho...

Nineteenth Century Literature, Realism, and Romanticism

In 5 pages this paper discusses how realism and romanticism are represented in literature of the nineteenth century with compariso...

Children's Literature and the Use of Comedy

Comedy is almost universal in children's literature. This paper examines how a number of children's books make use of this storyte...

Literature Overview of Microbial Organism Adhesion

In five pages this literature overview focuses upon microbe molecular configuration and curvature in terms of the influential fact...

Literature and Themes of Power and Race

In five pages this paper considers power and race as they are portrayed in the short stories 'Desiree's Baby' by Kate Chopin, 'Bat...

Contemporary Literature and the Maintenance of Identity

In five pages this essay examines maintaining identity in the first 50 years of the 20th century in a consideration of such litera...

Old Testament, 'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Social Function in Literature

in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...

Chinese Marriage Pattersn Represented in Literature

In eleven pages this paper analyzes ten anthropological articles featuring research focusing upon marriage patterns in China. Ten...

Ancient Greek Literature Compared with the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...

Social Values Mirrored in Classic Literature

In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...

Canadian Prairie Literature and Robert Kroetsch

In five pages this paper discusses the postmodernism and garrison mentality featured in the 'Seed Catalogue' poem by Robert Kroets...

Literature and Social Visions

In five pages this paper discusses how the social visions of the authors are featured in The Red and the Black by Stendhal and Hea...

Perfection Seeking in Literature

Using these two authors as our information base, we might say that one, in light of our life today, chose an unrealistic goal. The...

Juvenile Literature and 'Outsider' Children

In five pages social exclusion of children for various reasons are examined within the context of such juvenile literary works as ...

Fantasy Literature for Children

In five pages this report considers fantasy literature for children in an agrement with Ursula K. Le Guin's definition that fantas...

Classical Literature Compared

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

Entertainment and Education in Literature

In 5 pages this paper discusses how literature can be both educational as well as entertaining within the precepts of Horace the p...

Historical Literature and Family Dynamics

In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...

Literature Views of Caribbean Postcolonialism

In eight pages this paper examines how the colonization of the Caribbean by Europe is depicted in such literary works as The Farmi...

Victorian Age Literature, Despair, and Depression

In eleven pages the Victorian era feelings of despair and depression that were the result of various religious, economic, and tech...

Fantasy to Postmodern Evolution of Children's Literature

In eight pages the evolution from fantasy to postmodern in the children's literature genre is considered in an examination of The ...

Reflections of Times in Literature for Children

How literature for children reflects the time periods of their composition is discussed in four pages. Four sources are cited in ...

Literature Review on Curriculum Mapping

In twenty pages curriculum mapping is the central focus of this research paper that describes its uses, benefits, phases, strength...

Important Post Second World War Works of Literature

Don Delillos "White Noise" and Maxine Hong Kingstons "The Woman Warrior." Invisible Man As mentioned, many argue that Ralph El...