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Romantic and Victorian Literature Contrasted

In five pages this essay contrasts these very different literary styles with the Romantic period's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' b...

Christian Progression of Celtic Paganism

In five pages the literary progression from Celtic paganism to Christianity is discussed through the ways in which the emerginc cu...

'Beat Generation' Writers Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady

In eighteen pages this paper examines the American 'Beat Generation' literary movement popular during the 1950s in a consideration...

William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and Themes of Pride and Loneliness

In five pages this paper discusses these themes presented in William Faulkner's short story with also literary elements including ...

Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz's Literary Views of Portuguese Society

more than half dozen truly powerful families. They quickly became allied to the crown through blood relations and shared in royal ...

Myth and Reality of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra

in "All for Love" presented a much more traditional Cleopatra, that is, someone who is more of an addictive substance then a ruler...

Charector of Berowne in 'Love's Labours Lost'

In this analytical research paper consisting of 6 pages considers while Berowne agrees to the creation of the literary academe pro...

Mastering the Literary Art

In five pages this paper examines the Holy Bible's Old and New Testaments, 'The Odyssey' of Homer, and William Shakespeare's Hamle...

The Psychology of Education

This paper addresses the educational theories of Knapp and Needels. The author provides relevant literary examples that support t...

Robert Burns' Poetry and Poetic Devices

In five pages 5 of Robert Burns' poems are analyzed in terms of metrical structure and literary devices including 'Robert Bruce's ...

An Exploration of The Unities

it. A well constructed plot, therefore, must neither begin nor end at haphazard, but conform to these principles" (Aristotle 7-8)....

Poetic Metaphors Used by Boccaccio, Aquinas, Sidney, Shelley, and Aristotle

In twelve pages the poetic metaphor and its value is assessed within the works of these varied literary and philosophical icons. ...

'Easter 1916' and the Irish Nationalistic Sentiments of William Butler Yeats

by minute; A horse-hoof slides on the brim, And a horse plashes within it; The long-legged moor-hens dive, And hens to moor-cocks ...

'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages this poetic explication reveals how Poe was able to achieve his morbid atmosphere through the literary elements of ...

'Because I Could Not Stop For Death' by Emily Dickinson

In three pages this poem by Emily Dickinson is analyzed in terms of personification, message, and theme along with other literary ...

Nineteenth Century Romantic Literature

In five pages this paper examines h ow 'The Vanity of Human Wishes' by Samuel Johnson and William Wordsworth's 'Ode Intimations o...

'Rape' by Marge Piercy

In four pages this poem is analyzed in terms of such literary elements as symbolism, rhythm, and technique with the author's inten...

Literature and Modernism

In six pages this paper examines 20th century modernist literature in a consideration of such concepts as impressionism, postmoder...

Literary Heroes Come of Age

The tale of a hero becoming an adult is a staple of literature. This essay compares heroes Han Solo and Odysseus, Luke Skywalker a...

Jane Tompkins' Revolutionary Approach to Literary Criticism

In eighteen pages this paper supports Jane Tompkins' suggestions that literature instruction should address the students' minds an...

Marianela by Benito Perez Galdos

for conflict that occur between human beings and social institutions (Berkowitz 143). It appears to be a simple story of idyllic...

Literary Stylistic Differences Between On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Go by John Clellon Holmes

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the authors' styles of writing in these two novels. Six sources are cited in the ...

Writings of Ben Jonson and Their Significance

to tell than did the others. His work, whether comedy, drama or poetry, also had an extra acerbic "bite" that audiences enjoyed (...

Comparison of Medieval and Modern Views with William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Ben Jonson's Every Man

and turned" (Every Man - III, 2, pp. 48) and Hamlets "imagination" as he dwells on the experience of seeing his fathers ghost: "Th...

The Meaning of Life According to Leo Tolstoy

This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...

Literary and Artistic Cultural Changes Resulting from The Crusades

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural changes from The Crusades were reflected in art and literature. Ten sources ar...

Postcolonial Fiction and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

In seven pages postcolonial fiction is defined in order to determine whether this 1996 novel is representative of the literary gen...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a Gothic Masterpiece

This paper discusses various elements of Shelley's novel that classify the work as Gothic, one of the nineteenth-century's literar...

Chapters Twenty Two and Twenty Three of Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow

In five pages this paper discusses the author's uses of literary techniques and the development of characters in these 2 Waterwork...

Relationship Between Theme and Setting

In three pages this paper examines the literary relationship between theme and setting in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'Circe' by Eu...