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Literary Influence of the Romantic Period

self realization, self expression and self reliance were all an aspect of the awareness of the self within the natural world. The ...

Literary Themes and the Life of Ambrose Bierce

literature and his father had an impressive library (Ambrose Bierce, 2002). Bierces family was considered to be "sternly religiou...

Women in the Literary Works of Edward A. Abbott and Thomas More

to take up arms; they are not compelled as are the men. They are also encouraged to strive professionally and intellectually and c...

Literary Device of Suspense in Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

continues to build. The task of finding the real answer falls to the captain of the fist ship. What emerges then is a great myst...

Literary Realism and Social Problems

a very unexpected place: her fears. She is so terrified that life is simply going to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyze...

Sylvia Plath's Literary Contributions

bees), and her mother, a former student of Otto Plaths, a high school teacher (Bloom 1). Although Dr. Otto Plath suffered from ca...

Rising Expenses in Maintaining Literary and Academic Journals

invited to speak, serve on a panel discussion and meet one on one with the public. Held in a public venue area, such as a conventi...

Feminists Sylvia Plath and Cary Churchill and Their Literary Messages

societal need. Plath and Churchill would both serve as vehicles through which we can not only better understand these injustices ...

Comparing the Literary Styles of Anne Roiphe and Mary Karr

There is much more use of the present and present perfect tense in her writing. Like the child that she was at the time, the reade...

Literary Stylistic Differences Between On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Go by John Clellon Holmes

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the authors' styles of writing in these two novels. Six sources are cited in the ...

Literary Heroes Come of Age

The tale of a hero becoming an adult is a staple of literature. This essay compares heroes Han Solo and Odysseus, Luke Skywalker a...

American Literary Symbolism

353). Symbols present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Who or what is "Young Goodman Brown" t...

Jane Tompkins' Revolutionary Approach to Literary Criticism

In eighteen pages this paper supports Jane Tompkins' suggestions that literature instruction should address the students' minds an...

Book of Genesis Definitions of Literary Terms

involves not only examining the authors words for literal meaning, but also considering the meanings behind symbolism and imagery....

Bret Harte and the Literary Uses of Local Color

o his." (Harte NA). We find the following lines to be incredibly colorful, illustrating that Harte clearly made use of the color a...

Misguided Intentent in Literary Characters

of his mother during her long illness, however, he primarily, marries her because he does not want to be alone during the long New...

Literary Uses of Symbolism and Imagery

In 5 pages this paper Bogarad and Schmidt's Legacies are featured in a consideration of how literature is enhanced by the uses of ...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London and Literary Style

In five pages the literary style in this short story is analyzed in terms of the story's direct and indirect evidence, deductive o...

Literary Criticism, Romantic and Classical Traditions

In ten pages this report compares romantic and classic traditions as they are reflected in literary criticism. Five sources are c...

Literary Transcendentalism by Lawrence Buell

In six pages this paper discusses the American Transcendental movement in a summary and analysis of Lawrence Buell's Literary Tran...

Two Literary Views on the Rural South

full of material and that I could get it without hurt, harm or danger" (Mules 2). However folks "dont cotton to" Hurston as easil...

Psychoanalysis and Literary Criticism

In eight pages this paper discusses how literary critics often assume the role of psychoanalyst in terms of textual interpretation...

Society and Marriage According to Various Literary Interpretations

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the marriage perspectives of Mary Astell and Margery Kempe and discusses how society ...

Literary Naturalism

be very believable as even if not true it will resemble the way things may happen and as such can be seen as a direct reflection o...

Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, and Literary Portrayals of Fear and Madness

In five pages this paper examines how fear and madness are depicted in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and in Stephen...

Focusing on Medieval Literary Suffering

In this paper of five pages the human suffering featured in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and 'Beowulf' along with other theme...

Literary and Cinematic Portrayal of Slavery

In seven pages this paper considers how slavery has been portrayed in cinema, stories, and books. Eleven sources are cited in the...

Literary and Historical Meaning of Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin

In five pages this report discusses the historical tragedy that was inspired by the ill fated czar of the late sixteenth and early...

Two Literary Examples of Colonial Attitudes Towards Natives

An essay comparing and contrasting colonial attitudes towards natives in both Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would be King and Edga...

Death and Dying as a Literary Theme

This paper examines Mitch Albom's book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Kenneth Kramer's work, The Sacred Art of Dying. The author expl...