Category: Literature

Both John Donne and William Shakespeare are classical poets of early Modern England, whose works are rightfully considered among the best ever produced by English poetry. This fact makes it all the more interesting to compare the literary works of these two authors in order to identify the similarities and differences in their use of…

Table of Contents Introduction Kanshi (Chinese Poetry) Waka Renga (linked verse) Conclusion Introduction Japan has a history on vast and varied forms of poetry. The history dates back to the time Chinese introduced its poetry to Japan. Afterwards, the history merged into the Japanese culture. The poems stand out for their easy comprehension, and intense,…

Impersonation is one of the techniques in the literature. It is used when people’s habits, movements, or even speech and emotions are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or nature. Therefore, I agree with the post: with the help of impersonation, objects seem to come to life. Both metaphor and personification are tropes: turns of speech…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among literary critics to suggest that, despite being rather controversial, the autobiographical novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath represents high discursive value. One of the reasons for this is that in her novel Plath was able to show that,…

Table of Contents Introduction The Political Climate in Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s Kiss of the Spider Woman and Politics in Argentina Manuel Puig’s Biography and His Novel Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig uses the political and cultural environment of Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s to…

Introduction About the Author Maxine Hong Kingston is born in the 1940s and is the daughter of Chinese migrants who then operated a gambling house. They later went on to operating a laundry as a consequence of which Katherine and her sisters labored for long hours. In the year 1962 Katherine finished her graduation from…

Poems “Heritage” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” were written approximately at the same time, in the 1920s (Mane 9). The authors speak about being Black; however, their approach to Black culture differs. The main points of contrast appear in the poets’ use of time, the narrator’s identity, and religion. However, they are also similar…

The history of Cuba is full of challenges which are connected with the periods of revolutions and with the Cuban Special Period of the early 1990’s. The retrospective of these historical events is presented in many literary works in which different aspects of the issues are accentuated. Achy Obejas provided the readers with her own…

In the poem “On Imagination,” Phillis Wheatley (n.d.) expresses her deep admiration for the “imperial queen” of human minds or, in other words, for people’s ability to fantasize. The author personifies Imagination to describe best the state of mind that people experience when they are dreaming. For instance, Fancy is introduced to the reader as…

Table of Contents Tolstoy’s Outlook The Idea of Improvements in Europe Tolstoy’s Ideas on Social Improvements and Labor Tolstoy’s Ideas on Russian Society and Education Tolstoy’s Project Works Cited Tolstoy’s Outlook Leo Tolstoy was one of the greatest Russian moralists of the nineteenth century. His works are considered to be the best literary works in…