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An Analysis of Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

The story's romantic aspects and how the effects of slavery are minimized by this emphasis are discussed in a paper that consists ...

Chaucer's Alter-Ego in the House of Fame.

An observational essay dealing with the protagonist of Chaucer's House of Fame, Geffrey. The author asserts that the work is a pa...

'Women's Liberation' and The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill II

In six pages this research paper evaluates the effectiveness of Mill's efforts to prove his arguments in this 1869 text. Four sou...

Discussing Catherine Morland's and Jane Austen's Heroines

In five pages heroines Northanger Abbey and The Female Quixote The Adventures of Arabella are discussed in order to compare romant...

The Rover by Aprha Behn

In seven pages this comedy from the 17th century is examined with the argument presented that darker libertine ideals belie the se...

Opium and the Life of Thomas DeQuincey's as Revealed in Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

English Romantic Thomas DeQuincey no only used opium but was addicted to it. It possessed his life and played a critical role in ...

Challenging Society's Values and the Works of George Bernard Shaw

In twelve pages this paper discusses how Shaw challenged prevailing social values in his comedies Man and Superman, Pygmalion, The...

Social Redemption in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

The various socioeconomic issues presented by Victor Hugo in Les Miserables are discussed in seventeen pages with the novel's Roma...

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

In seven pages this paper discusses the 'Female Quixote' aspects of Emma Bovary and the romantic illusions she prefers to reality....

Dante's Characterization in 'Inferno'

In six pages the reasons why Dante elected to utilize himself as protagonist in 'Divine Comedy' are analyzed in a consideration of...

Beatrice's Character in 'Inferno' by Dante

Divine Comedy is examined in six pages in terms of the tales 4 meaning levels, considers why Dante selected Beatrice as the primar...

God's Directive, Temptation, Dante and the Bible

In five pages these themes are examined as they are represented in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and in the Bible. Five sources...

20th Century Hell in Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages this paper speculates on how the Divine Comedy of Dante could be updated to reflect the various levels of hell such ...

The Legal Use of Child Labor in Pre-Victorian England

12 pages and 12 sources. This paper relates the specific views of the history of child labor and the use of child labor in early ...

Overview of Television Situation Comedies Past and Present

who makes the show but generally it is a blend of actors and a chemistry that permeates the show and makes it endure. Critics beli...

Poet Thomas Gray's Life and Poetry

In seven pages this paper examines 18th century poet Thomas Gray's life, his profound poetic influence in his lifetime and his swi...

Dark Painting and Romanticism

In ten pages this paper analyzes the paintings 'The Nightmare' by Fuselli, 'Death of Sardanapalus' by Delacroix, and 'Saturn devou...

Romantic Tradition and Le Morte d'Arthur and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In six pages this paper discusses how these works represent variations in the romantic genre. There are 2 sources cited in the bi...

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...

Past and Present Romantic Literature

In nine pages this paper discusses Romantic literature of the past and present with a consideration of female authors Fannie Flagg...

Love That Does Not Last in the Films of Woody Allen

no matter how precious we may believe ours to actually be. Some of Allens films are more consistently filled with the idea of l...

Comedy in Cinema, From Charlie Chaplin To Woody Allen

This paper addresses the growth of cinematic comedy. The author covers major works by Charlie Chaplin, The Three Stooges, Buster ...

The Comedy Team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

In this paper consisting of eight pages this comedy duo's contributions to American humor is explored. There are four bibliograph...

Cinematic Contributions of Director Howard Hawks

In ten pages this paper examines Hawks' big screen contributions with an emphasis upon his screwball comedy classics Ball of Fire,...

The Differences Between Art for Life's Sake and for Art's Sake

In seven pages this essay considers differences between art simply for the sake of art and as a representation of life and discuss...

Serious Humor in the Plays of Aristophanes

In a paper consisting of nine pages the seriousness of Aristophanes' comedies 'The Birds' and 'The Clouds' is considered. Seven s...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

Kenneth Branagh's Production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

In five pages this paper discusses how love, characters, and Feste's role are presented in this Kenneth Branagh production of Twel...

Musical Evolution from Romantic to Modern

In five pages this paper examines how music evolved from Romantic to the Modern eras with several artists including Debussy and Ch...

8th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven

An analysis of Beethoven's Eight Symphony consists of three pages in which the writer argues it is less reminiscent of the Classic...