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Classical Literature, Character Vision and Irony

In five pages this paper discusses irony and lack of vision in such works as The Canterbury Tales, The Decameron, Lysistrata, and ...

Comparing Moral Characters in 'Sir Gawain And The Green Knight'

that anyone had truly doubted his mortality any time prior - and renders him just as vulnerable as any other man. Indeed, this pa...

Comparative Analysis The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages the portrayal of moral issues in these three plays is analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

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...

Children and Their Role in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

In eight pages this research paper examines children's role in Medieval society in a consideration to their portrayal in The Cante...

Edgar Allan Poe's Stories and the Doppelganger Theme

In 7 pages this paper examines how the 'double' or Doppelganger theme is featured in the Edgar Allan Poe stories William Wilson, '...

Jon Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

In five pages this paper discusses storytelling within the context of this work by Jon Scieszka along with The Classic Fairy Tales...

Translation Of Ovid's Metamorphoses by Gregory Horace

around Myrrhas sexual obsession with her father, a situation that was no less unacceptable in Ovids day than it is in contemporary...

The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales Parallels

In five pages this paper examines the parallels in these collections of stories especially as they relate to the charcoal of Friar...

The Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift

In five pages this research paper examines the 1704 text The Tale of a Tub, a religious satire by Jonathan Swift. Four sources ar...

'Wuthering Heights,' 'The Winter's Tale' and Human Emotions

In five pages this paper considers the importance of human emotions in Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights' and Shakespeare's 'The Winter'...

A Review of Fields of Fire

A 5 page overview the fictional tale of the Vietnam War by James Webb. The young protaganist is a Marine hero. 1 source....

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 'A Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer Compared

In five pages the shared themes and death emphasis of these two notorious literary classics are contrasted and compared. Three so...

Literature's Faust Legend

In six pages this research paper analyzes literature's various Faustian tales in a consideration of their timelessness. Four sour...

An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Bierce

point out that the subject of death and dying has taken on new meaning in recent times. There is now recognition of similar events...

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

This 5 page paper discusses two subjects with regard to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. One topic is the narrative structu...

Gunter Grass and Heinrich Heine Compared

These German authors are considered in five pages in a comparative analysis of The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass and Deutschland, A Win...

'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and its Feminism Theme

In five pages this tale is examined in terms of how the feminist theme is conveyed through symbolism, tone, and language literary ...

Justifying Authority

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...

Storytellers Lewis Carroll and Charles Perrault

In five pages this paper discusses the complexities of the fairytales Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella, which makes them far mor...

Story of the Boston Strangler

In twelve pages this paper examines the alleged Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo's tale that includes his victims, confession, his ...

California's Gold Rush and Women

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the little known tales of California's gold rush as told by women. Six sources are cited in...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Women

In 5 pages this paper examines Medieval storyteller prejudices about women as reflected in their portrayal in these stories. Ther...

Symbolic Tale of The Milagro Beanfield War

In six pages this paper considers the story of The Milagro Beanfield War and its moving symbolism. There are 2 sources cited in t...

Sociological Tale of 2 Men from Different Generations

her until she crumbled. Having a family was at the forefront of both their minds at this time. While married, his friends were m...

Themes of Jean Paul Sartre as Perceived by Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper considers how Nietzsche might evaluate Sartre's primary themes and then consider how The Handmaiden's Tal...

Victorian Spirituality in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

This state of affairs was the order of the day in that era, and it was this sad setting that added to the problems of every day li...

Lost Speech Symbolism in Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami

In five pages this text is compared in terms of similarities and symbolism with Arabian Nights' tales and the loss of speech is eq...

Art of Tall Tales

In five pages this paper examines tall tales as an art form in a consideration of its exaggeration and storytellers including Pe...

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Durer

the Reformation. Durers early work reflected the ideas of the Middle Ages, but his later compositions are a complex, yet an enlig...