Essays 151 - 180
In 5 pages this analysis of Volpone by Ben Jonson focuses upon the interaction between Mosca and Volpone as well as the author's u...
In five pages this research paper examines the 1704 text The Tale of a Tub, a religious satire by Jonathan Swift. Four sources ar...
For many historians, the comedy styles and content of the works of Moliere and Voltaire represent the pinnacle of 18th century Fre...
In five pages this paper critically reviews The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis in terms of the author's values and how they manif...
In a discussion of these texts consisting of eight pages this paper analyzes the satire of Jonathan Swift. Four sources are cited...
In five pages the social satire portrayal of these characters and how Shakespeare used them to poke fun at the elite's pretentions...
In seven pages this paper discusses the Romantic aspects of Candide by Voltaire in a consideration of the elements of the love 'qu...
In six pages this report considers how satire is used in these texts by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. Seven sources are cited...
electrifying success. The chancellor went on to serve as adviser to Nixon, Ford and Carter before his death on a ski lift in Aust...
In five pages reason as incorporated into the satire of plays by Moliere, Pope, and Swift are compared with classical heroic views...
In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...
women... Defend the weak and innocent... / Fight with honor... / Avenge the wronged. / Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble caus...
such as "U.S. Urges Bin Laden To Form Nation It Can Attack" (12C). In fact, Bin Laden jokes are beginning to crop up and while peo...
In five pages this Norwegian satire of a fictitious matriarchy and its lack of contemporary society applicability are discussed. ...
In ten pages this research paper provides a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe along with critical assessment but the central ...
In five pages this paper discusses how Poe expertly employed satire in a mocking of romantic conventions in 'The Spectacles' short...
be a way of discreetly getting his message across while solidifying his professional literary reputation.5 His greatest satirical...
reason, and his virtue is merely appearance" (Galloway). In relationship to the Lilliputians we note that a great deal of pride...
uses to create the satiric effect is emphasizing the similarities between Lilliputians and his own compatriots. (Borovaia149). ...
It seems that Popes "Rape of the Lock" came about as the result of a real life disagreement between lovers, one whose pride was wo...
of Solomon and his many wives to basically justify her own marriages. Thus, we can see her as the devil who uses Scripture to suit...
eros, or cupid, in that the dust from her makes a person fly. Pixie dust coupled with happy thoughts send one skyward...just as fi...
her Imperial Majestys Apartment.(1) The Rabelaisian joke has often been deciphered in the light of early eighteenth-century topica...
this particular case emphasized the role of the hero. Sancho is reminiscent of the modern world that cannot conceive or begin to f...
blatant from the first chapter. As Craycraft states, "the Swiftian allusions and turns in these novels, the kind of satire so inge...
great inner pain and conflict as does Flora. She refuses to give in to the superstitions which seem to govern the lives of her rel...
in which the employers basically had the ability to "starve" their employees back to work, on the employers terms. The 1850s in En...
finds himself in Lilliput, which is in a constant state of war with their enemies, the Blefuscudians over the ridiculous issue of ...
by Swifts outstanding ability to use satire in his ongoing critique of society. In each Swift uses satire to ridicule those custo...
Clinton did not get the popular vote either. At least, because the vote was split between Perot and Dole, Clinton came in a shade ...