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of literature which, although derived from the centre, must be constituted as peripheral since they do not follow in a direct line...
In five pages this paper discusses the societal and immortality quests of epic heroes in Gilgamesh and Homer's 'The Odyssey' in a ...
has to "face the men of the time" and "think about war," in order to "construct a new stage" (Of Modern Poetry...Stevens). What St...
Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...
The very nature of such a situation requires that the primary character survive that which the reader is not sure he or she could ...
Hunt conveys her message in a type of rapid New York "urban speak," which is specifically intended to jolt the readers passivity. ...
of traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to also understand that it is not only a collection of ancient remedies and pract...
to its logical conclusion, reasoning, that there was nothing in the power of humanity capable of effecting personal salvation. The...
to play his part in society as a whole. However, he also maintained that the only way in which human beings could discover the tru...
In five pages this poetry collection by Hayden Carruth is analyzed. Six other sources are cited in the bibliography....
as if women were alien creatures, and not like men at all. In addition to looking at this the Lady of Shallot in particular, a st...
In five pages this paper examines how parent and child relationships are portrayed in this epic in a consideration of Gilgamesh's ...
How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...
In this paper consisting of five pages the ways in which American prose reflects the issues and the times in which it was composed...
In six pages the influence of Emerson upon Whitman's poetry is examined with the primary focus being 'Song of Myself' and poetic l...
This paper discusses the elements necessary to creating a heroic character in literature. The author examines heroic protagonists...
world wars. Modernism According to Gelpi (1990), "the Modernist period, bracketed by the two world wars, bore a complicated and a...
In ten pages this paper discusses the common spiritual and physical themes that are evident throughout the poetry of Emily Dickins...
rather than reality. This conclusion was probably made through the poets use of the repetition of the word "if." Any piece of lit...
In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...
in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...
another, results in a convoluted narrative in which attempts to redress injustice are not always successful and it appears that th...
In five pages this paper examines the role of Enkidu in the education of Gilgamesh and his understanding that accepting his mortal...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
To understand this powerful poem we must recognize a small bit of the history of the Holocaust. After coming into power and invad...
sort of heroic quest, or the heroic person trapped and confined by societys dictates or the citys walls. This is evident in ...
they all present us with an obsessive narrator. The examination of the poems also illustrates how Browning presents us with women ...
Other Poems, and the poem Dreams, which was referenced above, is contained in this book (Misery is Manifold). His second book of ...
ability to allow us the opportunity to interpret the rational through the concrete forms presented in art. Hegel believed that ...
from a different era. Considering that he saw some of mans worst atrocities to his fellow man, it is no wonder that his poetry r...