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A Place at the Table by Bruce Bawer

In five pages this book is discussed in terms of its homosexual perspectives and the ways in which it illustrates gay stereotypes ...

Review of the Text The Origins of World War I

or Central Powers. Russia, France, and England formed the rival Triple Entente Powers. Later they were called the Allies. The Ba...

Historical Significance of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad II

In five pages the twentieth century relevance of Heart of Darkness is considered in this historical perspective of Joseph Conrad's...

Male Bonding in I Am One of You Forever by Fred Chappell

In five pages the bonding of men as examined from the author's Southern perspective is analyzed....

Observation and Self Definition in Women's Studies

that "ladder of success," or does that mean that they are not on the rung that they would like to be. Since they are the ones who...

A Comparison of the Song of Roland and Beowulf

The writer compares and analyzes the Song of Roland and Beowulf, two epic poems. The main focus of the paper is the death of the r...

The Use of Allegory and Symbolism in the Epic Poem Beowulf

Goldsmith, who sees Beowulf as being addressed to the "powerful" and designed to "warn them of the dangers attendant upon power" (...

Review of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

"girl-child." The writer accepts it about himself - the challenge then remains, do we accept it as readers. If the idea stymies ...

Critically Evaluating the Hero in 'Beowulf'

In a paper containing three pages the discussion of whether Beowulf should be considered a pagan or Christian hero is presented. ...

John Gardner's Grendel and Epic Beowulf

oo well that here was the last of...

Multiculturalism Perspectives

This paper consists of 5 pages and contrasts various multiculturalism perspectives....

The Outsider by Albert Camus and Perspective Narrative

a "benign indifference of the universe." This discussion will examine how the narrator, Meursault, aka Camus, gets that message a...

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...

The Symbolism of Heorot Hall in the Poem Beowulf

fulfills his part of the social bargain, which is to "give to young and old all that God has given him." Grendel who is describ...

Heroic Literary Symbolism

In six pages an analysis of the heroic symbolism in the epics 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' 'Beowulf,' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...

Comparing Princess Diana and Beowulf

honorable in offering to protect them. But, it is to say that, as a warrior, he maintained a sense of arrogance in regards to his ...

Jesus Christ and Beowulf as Heroes

a bit. When it appears that his warriors are no match against this monster who has taken on a craven for human flesh, Herorot r...

Classic Literary Poets, Searchers, Lovers, and Heroes

In six pages this paper examines these character genres and how they occasionally have coincided or overlapped throughout literary...

Beowulf Epic and 'Druncen' Word Uses

How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...

Chaucer, Deceit and Medieval Honor

The Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's Tale from Chaucers' Canterbury Tales are compared in this paper to Beowulf and Sir Gawain and...

'Beowulf' and J,K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In five pages this paper examine the connections between these works along with character similarities between Beowulf and Harry P...

History Mirrored in Literature

In five pages this research paper discusses how history is mirrored in literature as reflected in such works as 'Beowulf' and play...

Heroes Beowulf and Hamlet

In five pages Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero is applied to Beowulf and Hamlet in a comparison and contrast of these two ep...

Beowulf as an Epic Hero

The writer argues that Beowulf can be considered a hero, not only because he does heroic deeds, but also because of the way in whi...

Ancient Greece and Medieval Societies Compared

In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...

Epic Oral Poetry Tradition

In seven pages this paper examines the epic 'Beowulf' in a consideration of the poetic oral tradition. Seven sources are cited in...

Social Problems, Social Conflict and “Humanistic Theories

This paper examines social problems' causes and effects from a theoretical perspective in five pages....

Chaka by Mofolo

Chaka by Mofolo is analyzed from an African cultural perspective in 5 pages....

'Beowulf' and Demons

In twelve pages a discussion of the demons in Beowulf are examined in terms of the uses of doubling and the displacement of evil f...

Anglo Saxon Dramatic Society and Burton Raffel's Beowulf

In five pages this paper examines how Anglo Saxon dramatic society has been reflected in Burton Raffel's New Historicist interpret...