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Mahabharata and the Heroes Karna and Arjuna

In a research paper consisting of sixteen pages the heroes of the epic Indian saga are examined in a comparative analysis that als...

Romanticism's Dark Side and French Poet Charles Baudelaire

In five pages this research paper explores how Baudelaire unlike his Romantic contemporaries Shelley, Wordsworth, and Keats probed...

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...

1982 Trial of Political Activist Mumia Abu Jamal

In twelve pages this paper discusses Mumia Abu Jamal's 1982 trial as a tragedy worthy of a Greek epic. Ten sources are cited in t...

Robert Frost and Life Lessons

This essay pertains to the poetry of Robert Frost and discusses two poems: "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy...

Gilgamesh, Genesis: Comparing Floods

This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...

Mythology and Iliad, Aeneid

This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...

Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson

In a paper consisting of 6 pages Emily Dickinson's life and poetry are considered with a discussion of her American literary contr...

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht

The writer discusses Bertolt Brecht's play The Threepenny Opera and explains its significance to twentieth century theater. The wr...

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" (...

Song of Roland: Analyzing Laisses XIV and XV

An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...

Goblin Market - Found Poem

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at found poetry. Rossetti's "Goblin Market" is used to construct a found poem with fem...

Veronica's Poetry and Araby

This essay discusses Joyce Joyce's "Araby" and Neil Sebacher's "Veronica's Poetry," pointing out similarities. Four pages in lengt...

Instruction and Tolkien's The Hobbit

This research paper describes five websites that pertain to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and can be used in instructing students in...

The Concept of Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia

were and what they sought in a ruler. That the king was to represent the highest values and virtues of society is evident from sch...

Hebrew Poetry - An Analysis

In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at Hebrew poetry. Short essay answers and definitions to common poetic terms are given. ...

Overview of Book of Songs

a whole" (Yu 380). These natural images are used to open each stanza, as Yu notes that there are "three tetrasyllabic stanzas of f...

Their Journeys, Gilgamesh and Beowulf

This essay pertains to the epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf and their respective life journeys to maturity. Seven pages in length, s...

Ron Padgett's Contemporary American Poetry

In six pages this paper examines Ron Padgett's contemporary American poetry in an analysis that reveals it is much less simplistic...

Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry

This paper examines Emily Dickinson's life, attitudes, and poetry in 7 pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

John Gardner's Grendel and Epic Beowulf

oo well that here was the last of...

First Act, Third Scene of Gotterdammerung by Richard Wagner

In seven pages this paper discusses the placement of Gotterdammerung's Act I, Scene III as it fits into the epic scheme of 'Ring o...

A Modern Viewpoint on Beowulf

The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...

Tang Dynasty Poet Bai Juyi

In a paper consisting of five pages Chinese golden age of poetry was the Tang Dynasty and no one shone more brightly than the prol...

Nature Poetry of Robert Frost

In seven pages this paper discusses Robert Frost's nature poetry in terms of what it has to say about humanity. Six sources are c...

Cultural Impacts of the 1967 Film Bonnie and Clyde

lessons of life the Great Depression had imposed upon my Father, but this was a new twist to a very tired story. The impact of the...

John Milton and John Donne's Metaphysical Poetry

In nine pages this paper analyzes the poetry of John Donne and John Milton in terms of the metaphysical aspects of each poet's wor...

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...

Caribbean Poetry and Humor

In six pages this paper analyzes some examples of irony and humor found in Caribbean poetry. Three sources are cited in the bibli...