Category: Literature

  • How Sincere Is Garcilaso’s Love Poetry?

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Reference List Footnotes Introduction Garcilaso de la Vega was the primary writer to compose the Italian Renaissance technique in Spain. Many scholars acknowledge Garcilaso as the founding father of the golden age of Spanish poetry. His sonnets, poems, and pastorals, portray beauty and love while assertively accommodating their…

  • The Green Mile: Interview with Stephen King

    Rationale After reading the novel The Green Mile written by Stephen King and watching the movie of the same name directed by Frank Darabont, the decision to develop an imaginary interview with the author of the work regarding its adaptation as a movie came to my mind in several seconds. It was evident that it…

  • Symbols in “Greenleaf” Story by Flannery O’Connor

    To start with, Flannery O’Connor was an American novelist and story writer born in the 1925 year. In 1965, she published the book, consisting of several short stories, called “Everything That Rises Must Converge.” This book involves a piece of literature called “Greenleaf,” describing the story of Mrs. May, who experiences a conflict concerning social…

  • A Good Story Well Told: Book Narration Analysis

    Peter Pan is a classic children’s story and it endures simply because it is a good story well told. Sir James Matthew Barrie rewrote Peter Pan numerous times, and the author got as close to perfection as can be achieved in a children’s story. Peter Pan has been analyzed over and over again, and some…

  • The Memoir “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson

    Just Mercy is a memoir that was written by Bryan Stevenson. The book describes his career as a lawyer and showcases the defense of marginalized clients. In the center of the narrative is a story about Walter McMillian – an African-American who was accused of murder, convicted, and then received a death sentence. The book…

  • The reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula

    Published in the 2004, Reconquest and crusade in medieval Spain, illustrates how the clash between Muslims and Christians in the Iberian Peninsula later became a crusade. According to the author, Joseph F. O’Callaghan, the clash, which took place between the 12th and 13th centuries, was propagated by the papacy. As described in the book, popes…

  • Political Reading of Gabriel Albiac’s “en Dos Tiempos”

    Table of Contents Introduction In Two Times Historical Analysis Political Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction History happens in two places, two times and two dimensions. This is the key premise of Albiac’s essay “En Dos Tiempos”. It is explained that regardless of the event, there are witnesses of the times and those who read about…

  • “The Persistence of Vision” by Varley and “The Organization Man” by Whyte

    “The Persistence of Vision” short story’s central theme focuses on the near future, which Varley demonstrates via the eyes of the unknown, forty-seven-year-old man dissatisfied with the status of the United States. The economics and ecosystem are in a gradual downhill trajectory, employment is miserable, society tends to fracture, and the land’s condition worsens each…

  • “Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan

    Amy Tan is an American author who serves as one of the greatest advocates of Confucianism through his literary works. Her novel The Joy Luck Club is an example of how she incorporates certain philosophies into her works in order to preserve and promote them in contemporary society. In the novel, she explores several aspects…

  • Requiescat by Matthew Arnold

    Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew! In quiet she reposes; Ah, would that I did too! These lines begin with Baroque music with a striking very long note of the rhythmic pattern of a solo violin followed by an orchestra consisting of strings, violins, violas, and cellos. The opening lines…