Category: Literature

The Divine Comedy by Dante, Confessions by St. Augustine and the Aeneid by Virgil are three different works of literature, written in different times and exploring different topics. However, there is something that unites them. What can be common between these three works? In this paper, I am going to compare and contrast the works…

Table of Contents Introduction Life during war Conclusion References Introduction When the novel was published in 1984, it instantly became an essential and profitable success. Lots of critics view it as one of the greatest war novels ever written. J.G. Ballard chronicles the semi-autobiographical understandings of an eleven-year-old British boy named Jim living in Shanghai…

People are free to use a wide range of strategies for influencing the opinion of others, ranging from negotiating and providing weighty arguments to using force and inducement. The short stories The North Wind and the Sun by Aesop and The Dead Men’s Path by Chinua Achebe show that persuasion and peaceful measures can be…

The stories the Storm and the story of an hour are two allegorical fictional writings that reflect on major issue that affects relationships in the current society. Written by Kate Chopin, she humorously and romantically highlights the impact of infidelity in a lighter tone. The author focus on the on the way couples struggle to…

The main idea of the play Metamorphoses by Zimmerman is changing. That explains the title of the play, as “metamorphose” means to change the character or appearance of somebody or something. Metamorphoses, being based on Greek Mythology (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2002), is filled by examples of changing, and each story that Metamorphoses by Zimmerman includes, contains…

Children’s literature is a unique genre of literature that is specifically written with the needs and interests of children in mind. As a result, they are also marketed primarily to children and are selected by, read to and considered appropriate for children. As might be realized, the category of ‘children’ cannot possibly be considered as…

Guan Han-qing is one of the most celebrated dramatists of early Chinese literature who very much deserves the title of “Shakespeare of China,” though with a certain amount of exaggeration. He is especially noted for his particular themes and the style of dramatization. “More than any of his contemporary dramatists, Guan Han-qing seems the voice…

When examining the work of Dennison, it becomes immediately apparent that she focused more on a literal examination of the work rather than examining it from a symbolic perspective. For example, in examining her explanation over the actions of Eveline, it can be seen that she focuses on Eveline’s fear of change and how people…

Table of Contents Introduction Patterns in Ezra Pound’s Writing Style U.S. Events that Impacted Ezra Pound Areas of Pound’s Anti-Semitism Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Artistry and poetry have the unique ability to affect how one perceives the world, and together they allow for a new type of critical thinking to evolve out of artistic vision.…

A myth is renowned story that usually describes the origin of things or objects (Csapo 5). Thus myths are mostly about heroes, events or beings with undeterminable origin of facts or unnatural explanations. Therefore, myths can also be re-defined as traditional tales, legends or sacred tales which describe the origin of things, events or creatures…