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Examining Poe through T.S. Eliot’s Essay From Poe to Valery (660 words, 1 pages)

Cats Meets The Raven What is an author? What does it matter who is speaking? These questions posed by Michel Foucault lead the reader of his essay in many directions and to multitudes of questions. The ideas presented in T.S. Eliots essay From Poe to Valery illustrate three different ways ... Read More

An Analysis of the Second Coming by William Butler (496 words, 1 pages)

The poem The Second Coming was written by William Butler Yeats in 1919. Yeats was an accomplished Irish poet and was known for the socio-religious ideas he emphasized in his poetry. In The Second Coming, his ideas unfold in three significant metaphors. The first metaphor relates a falcon and its ... Read More

A Paper on Life and Works of Sarah Orne Jewett (1615 words, 3 pages)

Thesis Sarah Orne Jewett, a native of Maine, was one of the first and most skilled members of the local color movement in literature. I.The Life of Sarah Orne Jewett A.Looking Back B.The rise and fall II.Jewett's Style of Writing A.Why write? B.Style of Writing C.How it affects today's literature ... Read More

A Brief Biography of Thomas More (1121 words, 2 pages)

Thomas More studied at Canterbury Hall, Oxford, and read law at the Inns of Court, being called to the bar in 1501. Thomas was happiest in the bosom of his family--three generations living under one roof in Chelsea, and the congenial group of poets, scientists, and humanists that often gathered ... Read More

Down by the Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats (499 words, 3 pages)

Down by the Salley Gardens by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats is a short poem with an overall theme of love lost and the foolishness and rashness of youth. It is unusual that Yeats chose such a short poem to express so much as he did in Down by ... Read More

A Paper on the Noble Lie in Plato’s Republic (1189 words, 2 pages)

As with all other topics discussed in The Republic of Plato, the section in which he discusses the myths of the metals or the noble lie is layered with questioning and potential symbolism, possible contradiction, and a significant measure of allusion. In Chapter X of The Republic, Plato presents The ... Read More

An Interpretation On “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds (823 words, 2 pages)

On The Subway The poem that I have chosen to write and analyze is "On The Subway" by Sharon Olds. It was written in 1987 and is in one of Olds three books that she has had published called "The Gold Cell." The other books that Olds has written are ... Read More

A Review of Shelley’s Apocalyptic Poem West Wind (310 words, 1 pages)

In this apocalyptic poem Shelley characterises it as a destructive and fearsome force, yet it is also a harbinger of the inevitable coming of Spring. It is, therefore, both Destroyer and Creator, and Shelley sees the West Wind as a symbol of the regeneration which will follow the destruction and ... Read More

An Analysis of A Wayside Comedy by Rudyard Kipling (976 words, 4 pages)

Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. He was sent to England to go to school and returned to India in 1882. He worked as a journalist in Lahore for the Civil and Military Gazette. He also worked on Pioneer in Allahabad later (www.kipling.org). Kipling returned ... Read More

A Biography of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra (965 words, 2 pages)

MIGUEL de CERVANTES Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, born September 29, 1547, was a Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet. Cervantes was the author of the novel Don Quixote, a masterpiece of world literature that was a great influence to other renaissance writers. Cervantes was born to a poor family in a ... Read More

An Analysis of David by Michealangelo (851 words, 1 pages)

Michelangelos David Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in the small village of Carprese and grew up in Florence. Florence was the artistic center of the early Renaissance, a period of outstanding artistic innovation and accomplishment that began in the early 1400s. The master pieces that surrounded Michelangelo were his best teachers-ancient ... Read More

An Analysis on the Life of Michael Leunig (824 words, 2 pages)

Michael Leunig Essay By Malcolm Wanstall Question Write an essay in which you discuss how Michael Leunig challenges us to examine our life in the modern world. Make sure you refer closely to the visual techniques he uses to convey his ideas Answer Michael Leunig is a very successful cartoonist ... Read More

Analysing George Gordon Byron as a Poet (3328 words, 6 pages)

George Gordon Byron a Natural Born Poet Their are many different opinions on the written works of George Gordon Byron which could include one very big question. Was he a natural born poet or simply a product of abuse and mental illness. His writings may have been more a way ... Read More

An Essay on the Religious Themes in the Poetical Work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1567 words, 2 pages)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow incorporates religious themes into his poetical work. His religious beliefs were in favor of his Christian faith, unlike others who found all the negative aspects of Catholicism. His poetical works such as "Christus", "The Divine Tragedy" and "The Bells of San Blas" show his positivity toward the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Burial Process in the Beach Burial by Kenneth Slessors (601 words, 2 pages)

Beach Burial by Kenneth Slessor Similar in theme and tone to Bruce Dawes Homecoming, Kenneth Slessors Beach Burial describes the burial process during war, and allows the reader to compare how vastly different this process is to a burial during peace time. The poem presents the poets attitudes concerning war ... Read More

An Analysis of the Devil Figure in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (553 words, 2 pages)

In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend, clearly the story's antagonist, represents Satan in the story. Indeed, Arnold Friend is an allegorical devil figure for the main reason that he tempts Connie, the protagonist, into riding off ... Read More

My Reaction to John Crowe Ransom’s Theory about New Criticism (537 words, 1 pages)

In Response to John Crowe Ransom's Theory After reading Wimsatt Beardsley's articles, I found that I agree with many of their ideas concerning New Criticism. I see nothing wrong with focusing on the work objectively by paying attention to dramatic form and theme and I admire how the theory is ... Read More

The Irish Literary Renaissance through the Words of Yeats and Joyce (1426 words, 2 pages)

Irish Literature and Rebellion In the heart of every Irishman hides a poet, burning with nationalistic passion for his beloved Emerald Isle. It is this same passion, which for centuries, Great Britain has attempted to snuff out of the Catholics of Ireland with tyrannical policies and the hegemony of the ... Read More

A Contrast in the Character of Huckleberry Finn (1616 words, 2 pages)

Agony and Edification in Huck Finns Conscience English poet William Blake once wrote, Conscience in those that have it is unequivocal. In Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the theme, mans conflict with his conscience, is manifested through Huck Finn. While Huck is forced to confront the hypocrisies of ... Read More

Dead Poet’s Society: An Essay about Personal Parallels between the Author and Neil (694 words, 1 pages)

In Dead Poet's society, a handful of students discover through the teachings of their English teacher Mr. Keating what kinds of lives they had been leading, and what their lives could be. One student in particular, Neil Perry, discovers a whole new world and his life once and for all ... Read More

Historical Overview of False Theories about the Structure of Our Universe (1218 words, 2 pages)

Today, we have a thorough understanding of the structure of our universe. We know that the earth is round, is the third planet from the sun, and the sun is the center of our universe. We also know that the space around our universe simply goes on forever - it ... Read More

A Brief Biography of Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1630 words, 3 pages)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Born into a prominent family on February 27, 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up in the bustling town of Portland, Maine. His parents Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow provided a strong, but refined, Puritan background, while encouraging Henry to excel in academics (Wagenknecht 2). Longfellows education began early, ... Read More

A Biography of Hadrian, Emperor of Rome (587 words, 1 pages)

Hadrian Hadrian (in Latin, Publius Aelius Hadrianus) was emperor of Rome from 117-138 AD. He declared and end to the expansion of the empire and drew back to the limits established by Augusts. One of the most cultured of the emperors, he was a patron of virtually all arts. He ... Read More

Review of Allen Ginsberg’s Poem the Howl (1635 words, 2 pages)

Ginsberg and "Howl" Allen Ginsberg's epic poem "Howl" is not only representative of the literature of the "Beat" Generation, as many scholars contend, but is also representative of the life and times that Ginsberg was raised and lived in. Based strongly enough on his life to be considered autobiographical, the ... Read More

Review of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Terrible” Sonnets (1491 words, 2 pages)

Gerard Manley Hopkins' "terrible" Sonnets In the mid 1800's a very spiritual poet was born. Gerard Manley Hopkins was born July 28, 1844 to Manley and Catherine (Smith) Hopkins, the first of their nine children (Drabble 473). His parents were High Church Anglicans, and his father had just published a ... Read More

Cultivation Theory and The Mean World Syndrome by George Gerbner (833 words, 2 pages)

George Gerbner George Gerbner was born in 1919 in Budapest, Hungary, immigrated to America in the late 1930s due to his hatred of the fascist Prime Minister. Gerbner obtained his U.S. citizenship and earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1942. He earned ... Read More

Evoking Sense of Loss in Frank O’Hara’s The Day Lady Died (358 words, 1 pages)

In his poem, "The Day Lady Died", Frank O'Hara refrains from using all the conventional patterns of elegiac poetry. Instead of the common reflection of grief, utilizing tragic laments and a recount of greatness now gone, O'Hara's seemingly ordinary poem very subtly evokes a sense of loss. At first, O'Hara's ... Read More

An Analysis of the Canterbury Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (875 words, 1 pages)

Externally Different, Internally the Same The Canterbury Tales is the most famous work of Geoffrey Chaucer, a late fourteenth century English poet. Chaucer envisioned English poetry which could be read by anyone who spoke English. The Canterbury Tales was his attempt at making that vision a reality. The story begins ... Read More

An Analysis of I Went to Heaven by Emily Dickinson (797 words, 1 pages)

Richard Matsuura American Literature Experiencing Emily Dickinson Our latest assignment in the American Literature course was to look at poetry done by Emily Dickinson and try to decipher the meaning of two selected poems. I knew this would be a challenge for me due to my lack of experience with ... Read More

The Shy World of Emily Dickinson, a Poet (310 words, 1 pages)

Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 to an old Connecticut River Valley family. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts where her father, granfather, and older brother served as treasurers of the Amherst College. She graduated from Amherst Academy in 1847. Then, Dickinson attended Mount Holyoke Female seminary for ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013