Literature / Poetry Essays
Buirnt Norton East Coker the Dry Salvages Essay …
Buirnt Norton
East Coker
The Dry Salvages
Little Gidding
Eliot
Among the best-known and most respected poems in American literature,
The Wasteland reflects T.S. Eliot's dissolution with Western civilization
after World War I. The poem is long and involved but within it the poet expresses concerns deeply held that indicate to the reader that he needs to view a world… read more
Essay 6 pages (2176 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA
Structured Poems Such as William Wordsworth Essay …
structured poems such as William Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much with Us,' or Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' do not adequately address the concept of ambivalence."
~ Nu Ance
One of the most haunting poems ever written, one that it often read at funerals and memorial services, is Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle… read more
Essay 2 pages (779 words) Sources: 1+ Style: MLA
Critics and Time Regarding William Faulkner Thesis …
William Faulkner's treatment of time in his novels. As to William T. Going suggests, "At the core of any fruitful discussion of meaning and narrative method must lie some understanding of Faulkner's treatment of time" (53).
Much of the discussion regarding Faulkner's affinity for playing with the constructs of time revolves around Faulkner's influence by the French philosopher Henri Bergson.… read more
Thesis 9 pages (2453 words) Sources: 8 Style: MLA
Pushkin's Eugene Onegin Essay …
Onegin
What We Lost in Onegin
Eugene Onegin, Alexadner Pushkin's famous verse novel, stands not only as a record of its own time, but like any great piece of literature contains many messages to the people of any time, including (and perhaps especially) our own. The novel's characters are all easily identifiable types today just as they were nearly two… read more
Essay 3 pages (914 words) Sources: 0 Style: MLA
High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver Thesis …
High Tide in Tucson
Hermit crabs in general are busier during the high-tide period, when life and mobility are resorted to many of the inhabitants of the creature's natural habitat, and the flurries of behavior that Buster engages in are seen as evidence of this "high tide" in Tucson. His periods of "depression" or inactivity suggest a "low tide" both… read more
Thesis 2 pages (560 words) Sources: 0
Human Development Research Proposal …
Empowering Women: the Role of Economic Development, Political Culture and Institutional Design in the World's Societies," Amy C. Alexander explores the nature of women's empowerment in various countries across the world. The purpose of the article is to expand upon research that has been done in the area to date. According to the author, scholars have addressed the development of… read more
Research Proposal 4 pages (1238 words) Sources: 1 Style: APA
Anne Hutchinson, as the Foundress Essay …
Anne Hutchinson, as the foundress of a religious sect.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 2003. 144.
Anne Hutchinson was a famous Puritan woman condemned for preaching in ways that challenged the authorities of her society. She eventually began her own sect. However, Hester wages her conflicts with the leaders of her society through silence,… read more
Essay 2 pages (712 words) Sources: 0 Style: MLA
Buchi Emecheta the Joys of Motherhood Thesis …
Female Ways of Identity Shaping -- the Joys of Motherhood
This ironic and even cryptic title of Buchi Emecheta's book is as far from the substance of her narrative as Africa is from Germany. What the book does convey with passion and realism is that motherhood in this African tale is a struggle -- and potentially a reward -- for… read more
Thesis 20 pages (7109 words) Sources: 5 Style: MLA
Women in Love -- DH Lawrence Research Proposal …
Women in Love -- DH Lawrence
The chaotic relationships between the main characters in DH Lawrence's novel Women in Love makes the reader have emotional confusion. Lawrence is known for his brilliant writing and the characters he writes about have many troubles because they lie to each other and there are big gaps in information that leaves them confused. In… read more
Research Proposal 7 pages (2721 words) Sources: 15 Style: APA
Big Aims
It has been said that brevity is the soul of wit. One might also make a case that less is more when dealing with topics less than humorous. Unfortunately, however, in the modern and postmodern literary landscapes, many writers have forgotten this and have mistakenly equated serious writing with long cumbersome pieces. In John Dos Passos's work "The… read more
Essay 3 pages (825 words) Sources: 2
Art Representing Life in the Murders Thesis …
Art Representing Life in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Art often represents life; nothing inspires the imagination like reality. No other writer knew this more than Edgar Allan Poe, whose literature spans the gamut of love poetry to gruesome tales of horror. While Poe is recognized mainly for his contribution to the horror genre, it should be forgotten that… read more
Thesis 4 pages (1216 words) Sources: 4 Style: MLA
Shakes Poems Irony and Juxtaposition Essay …
Shakes Poems
Irony and Juxtaposition in the Works of William Shakespeare
Though William Shakespeare is most famous primarily for his plays and secondarily for his sonnets, he also wrote a fair amount of other poetry that, while not perhaps reflecting the true extent of his genius and talents, nonetheless show the adroitness Shakespeare possessed in manipulating thoughts and language. Many… read more
Essay 5 pages (1568 words) Sources: 2 Style: MLA
Iphigenia and Clytemnestra Research Proposal …
Clytemnestra and Iphigenia
One of the most striking aspects of ancient Greek tragedies with the Trojan War and its aftermath serving as their narrative backgrounds, is the portrayal of Greek women as central and very active protagonists/antagonists, such as Antigone in the play by Sophocles and Penelope in Homer's The Odyssey. For the most part, the heroines and anti-heroines portrayed… read more
Research Proposal 3 pages (909 words) Sources: 2
Love in the Time of Cholera Thesis …
Cholera
Aging always puts a burden on the body and the spirit, and since no one has yet discovered a fountain of youth, all humans (in novels and in real life) must contend with the aching reality of getting old and confronting one's morality. But the process of aging -- and the medical particulars that accompany the passing of years… read more
Thesis 10 pages (3261 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA
Poe Illuminating the Obvious: Dark Humor Thesis …
Poe
Illuminating the Obvious: Dark Humor and Macabre Guilt in the Works of Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe is known for being the progenitor of the mystery story and for being one of America's most darkly imaginative authors. His most famous pieces are undoubtedly his poem "The Raven" and his short story "The Tell Tale Heart," both of which… read more
Thesis 3 pages (1015 words) Sources: 6 Style: MLA
Shakespeare William Research Proposal …
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is perhaps one of the most important contributors to the development of universal literature. His contribution is important not only in the area of poetry and playwright, but also from a philosophical point-of-view. He was not only an acute observer of his contemporary society, but also a very profound interpreter of human values and behaviours. One of… read more
Research Proposal 9 pages (2697 words) Sources: 0
Sexuality as Liberator and Labor: Marguerite Duras Research Proposal …
Sexuality as liberator and labor: Marguerite Duras' novella the Lover vs. Dark Spring by Unica Zurn
The potency of sexuality as a metaphor in literature derives from its simultaneous ability to represent both new life and death. It can lead to the birth of a new human being, but it also implies a death of an old identity and self… read more
Research Proposal 4 pages (1386 words) Sources: 2
Moonstone, a Cornerstone in English Term Paper …
[. . . .] After having presented the history of the Hindu diamond and how it arrived in England, the frame of the actual story is built by the first storyteller: Gabriel Betteredge, house-steward in the service of Julia, Lady Verinder. The reference to Robinson Crusoe the steward quotes in the beginning of his story sends to the imperialistic journeys novels and reinforces the… read more
Term Paper 3 pages (1074 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA
Memoriam" Tennyson
"In Memoriam" by Lord Alfred Tennyson is a poetry collection consisting of more than ten years of work. The work began as a dedication to Tennyson's friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly when the poet was 24 years old. This was a great emotional blow to Tennyson, and he invested a large amount of personal emotion in… read more
Essay 5 pages (1710 words) Sources: 2 Style: MLA
Will in the World How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt Research Proposal …
Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World
Stephen Greenblatt is not stranger to the life and times of William Shakespeare. He has written many historical books about Shakespeare and is University Professor of Humanities at Harvard. His knowledge of Shakespeare comes across in a fluid and engaging style, open to all readers. His non-fiction book, Will in the World provides an… read more
Research Proposal 4 pages (1227 words) Sources: 1 Style: APA
Delicious Evil in Titus Andronicus Essay …
Titus
Delicious Evil in Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is without question the bloodiest and most horror-filled play in the Shakespearean canon. The viciousness of the events and characters in the play is matched by a baseness and relative lack of poetry in the language that is noticeable even to a novice reader of Shakespeare; there is simply less flowery detail… read more
Essay 3 pages (930 words) Sources: 1+
Walker, Baldwin, Alexie -- Short Stories Essay …
Walker, Baldwin, Alexie -- Short Stories
From Homer's Iliad to a modern day short story, the theme of place, background, and roots of the author plays a predominant role in the way the story is written, its intended audience, and the manner in which the characters interact to form something real for the audience. The idea of place, not just… read more
Essay 4 pages (1771 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA
Shepheardes Calender by Edmund Spenser Thesis …
Edmund Spenser
The Social Critique in Edmund Spenser's Pastoral Epic: The Shephearde's Calendar
The pastoral tradition of poetic verse is driven by a touch of romanticism for the common man. Indeed, by its very design, the style is intended to glorify the connection between peasantry and the land in its mythologizing of those who tended to the flocks. The 'pastoral'… read more
Thesis 18 pages (5349 words) Sources: 5 Style: Chicago
Lamb by Blake Research Proposal …
Imagery Explored in Blake's "The Lamb"
William Blake explores innocence, tenderness, and compassion in his poem, "The Lamb." Through a world in which he creates powerful images, Blake demonstrates how these can easily coexist. The poet compares the image of a lamb to that of Jesus, which includes meekness, tenderness, and forgiveness. By contrasting a supreme being with a lamb,… read more
Research Proposal 2 pages (602 words) Sources: 1
Comedy and Culture in U.S. Literature and Society Essay …
Moore Flight
Sincerity, Sarcasm, and Distance: Commonalities in Lorrie Moore's "How to Become a Writer" and Sherman Alexie's Flight
Write what you know. There is probably no more common adage in the world of creative writing, whether it be fiction, journalism, or any other genre that forces the imagination to squeeze out words and meanings in new and hopefully startling… read more
Essay 4 pages (1258 words) Sources: 2
Amadou Hampate Ba's Cultural and Religious Dialogue Research Proposal …
AMADOU HAMPATE BA'S CULTURAL and RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
The objective of this study is to examine how Amadou Hampate Ba uses stories as didactic tools on the mystical ways of the Tijanyya tradition. Amadou Hampate Ba was convinced that traditions could serve to assist Africans in discovering who they are in order to progress in new directions while retaining their identity.… read more
Research Proposal 25 pages (8023 words) Sources: 1+ Style: MLA
Taming of the Shrew the Effect Essay …
Taming of the Shrew
The Effect of the Frame and the Depiction of Women in the Taming of the Shrew: Unlikely Relationships.
The Taming of the Shrew has long been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, and with good reason. Not only is the usual beauty and wit of his language readily apparent throughout the play, but the characters Shakespeare… read more
Essay 3 pages (969 words) Sources: 1+
American
Chitra Bajerjee Divakaruni and Eric Liu are two successful Americans who have mainly three things in common that come to mind at a first glance at their biographies: their nationality (they are both American), their foreign roots (the former was born in India, the other in China) and their love of words. The first difference that comes to mind… read more
Essay 3 pages (1175 words) Sources: 0
Anthropomorphic Art & Anthropomorphism Essay …
Anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphic art
How are anthropomorphic characters used by visual artists as a metaphor for the human condition?
Simply stated, anthropomorphism is when non-human objects or beings are given the characteristics and personal traits of human beings. A common definition of this term is the "…. attribution of uniquely human characteristics and qualities to nonhuman beings, inanimate objects, or… read more
Essay 6 pages (2001 words) Sources: 1+
Narrative My Personal Relationship With Literature Essay …
Narrative
My Personal Relationship with Literature
I can still vividly remember the first time I was completely bowled over by a work of literature. I was fourteen years old and sitting alone in my living room at one o'clock in the morning. It was, of course, entirely dark outside, and the only light in the room was the small table… read more
Essay 4 pages (1376 words) Sources: 0
Prometheus Unbound: Look at Asia's Long Speech Essay …
PROMETHEUS UNBOUND": LOOK at ASIA'S LONG SPEECH WHO REIGNS"
The objective of this essay is to examine the work of Shelley entitled: "Prometheus Unbound" and to examine specifically Asia's long speech who reigns in Act II Scene IV. There was Heaven and Earth first…" in Act II Scene IV. Shelley, allegorizing the human mind gives us a kind of fall-myth.… read more
Essay 5 pages (1436 words) Sources: 1+ Style: MLA
Adonais and Don Juan Explored Characterization Essay …
Adonais" and "Don Juan" Explored
Characterization becomes one of the most significant aspects of almost all pieces of literature. When readers can connect with a character in some form, a sense of trust develops between the author and the reader. This relationship can take many forms as not all characters are remotely close to one another. Each is defined in… read more
Essay 6 pages (1586 words) Sources: 1+ Style: MLA
Henry IV Part 1 has long been a favorite with audiences among William Shakespeare's history plays. There are a number of reasons that this is the case; there is a wonderfully entertaining blend of high (and low) comedy, noble and heartfelt speeches and scenes, and a few spurts of intense action. In short there is something for almost everyone in… read more
Essay 5 pages (1637 words) Sources: 5 Style: MLA
Sensory-Perceptual Episodic Memory & Autobiographical Essay …
Martin a. Conway's (2001) "Sensory-perceptual episodic memory and its context: autobiographical memory," the author proposes a new way of looking at episodic and autobiographical memory. The author argues that autobiographical memory provides a context for episodic memory. That is, Conway (2001) argues that autobiographical memory -- or the knowledge of one's self that one retains over long periods of time… read more
Essay 2 pages (575 words) Sources: 2 Style: APA
James Joyce's "Araby" James Joyce's Short Story Essay …
James Joyce's "Araby"
James Joyce's short story, "Araby," is the tale of a young boy coming of age through the realization that things are rarely as they appear. The young narrator must come to terms with the fact that things are never as they appear and practically never the way we want them to be. This is a tough lesson… read more
Essay 5 pages (1487 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA
London by William Blake Essay …
William Blake's "London"
William Blake's poem, "London," is poem that forces us to look at happiness and what exactly that term means. The poet goes to great lengths to describe certain scenes in the city that reveal pain and misery to him. He hears the cries of the people and he sees their suffering everywhere he turns. The imagery in… read more
Essay 2 pages (622 words) Sources: 1 Style: MLA
Orientalism the Work of Edward Term Paper …
[. . . .] Simply stated, this proposal intends to suggest the necessity for an investigation of the reasons why the other is perceived as the "enemy" and why this enemy necessarily takes the form of the Middle East. This view also relates to the underlying reasons and constitutive facets that lead to the way that stereotypes and biased images have been adopted and… read more
Term Paper 5 pages (1531 words) Sources: 2 Style: MLA
Home Burial by Robert Frost Essay …
Frost's "Home Burial"
Tragedy will either bring people together or tear them apart. Robert Frost's poem, "Home Burial," illustrates how tragedy can destroy lives, leaving little room for hope. Frost creates a troubling world in this poem as husband and wife cope with loss, doubt, darkness, and death. This home is plagued with misfortune and a lack of communication proves… read more
Essay 2 pages (700 words) Sources: 5
John Cheever is perhaps one of the most formidable American Short story writers. His works have a reflective and attitudinal tone that are consistent with the characters and places that are presented through his work. The purpose of this discussion is to explore the major themes that are seen throughout his various works.
Social Class/Setting
One of the major themes… read more
Thesis 7 pages (2079 words) Sources: 4 Style: MLA
Symbolic Imagery in the Works of Ernest Thesis …
Symbolic Imagery in the Works of Ernest Hemingway
While author Ernest Hemingway is known for his brevity, that should never be confused with his ability to pack a powerful punch with few words. To help him deliver commanding and poignant stories, Hemingway relied heavily upon symbolic imagery. Hemingway had a knack for utilizing imagery and making it look easy. The… read more
Thesis 10 pages (2909 words) Sources: 12
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