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- 431: J.D.Salinger
- ... America."(Hyman, Edgar p.444) ""Salinger is an oddity, an obsessive, who commands respect.."(Kazin, Alfred p.446) These are just a portion of endless quotes which describe Salinger's impact on typical modern day literature critic. Throughout his career he has turned the heads of many people and has been an inspirational writer for the generations with such books as "The Catcher in the Rye" and "The Glass House," J ... and to see Holden as a bright but sick boy who's psyche needs adjustment before he can, as he will, find his nitch and settle down."(Miller, James p.298)"Few heroes of contemporary literature have aroused so much devotion, imitation, or controversy as J.D.Salingers Holden Caulfield as the dissaflicted adolescent who's lost weekend in New York is chronicled in The Catcher and the Rye."(Galloway, David ... to them, in a language that is particularly "honest" and their own, with a vision of things that captures their most secret judgements of the world."(Kazin, Alfred p.297) Salingers most criticized piece of literature is his novel "the Catcher in the Rye". It is the work of a conservative who is not interested in overthrowing existing institutions, but in providing a decent world for sensitive youth who are ...
- 432: Margaret Atwood
- ... MARGARET ATWOOD~ "There is so much silence between the words..." SOCI 4019 September 29, 1999. An Overview of Works, Styles, and Themes Margaret Atwood has written a great number of novels and other forms of literature. The major press editions are as follows: ~ WORKS~ Poetry ¨ 1964, The Cirle Game ¨ 1968, The Animals in That Country ¨ 1970, The Journals of Susanna Moodie ¨ 1970, Procedures for Underground ¨ 1971, Power Politics ¨ 1974, You are ... 1981, Bodily Harm Children's Books ¨ 1978, Up in the Tree ¨ 1980, Anna's Pet ¨ 1990, For the Birds ¨ 1995, Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut Non-Fiction ¨ 1972, Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature ¨ 1977, Days of the Rebels 1815-1840 ¨ 1982, Second Words: Selected Critical Prose ¨ 1995, Strange Things: The Malevolent North in Canadian Literature Edited ¨ 1982, The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English ¨ 1986, The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English ¨ 1987, The Canlit Foodbook ¨ 1989, The Best American Short Stories ¨ 1995, The New ...
- 433: Paradise Lost
- Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is one of the finest examples of the epic tradition in all of literature. In composing this extraordinary work, John Milton was, for the most part, following in the manner of epic poets of past centuries: Barbara Lewalski notes that Paradise Lost is an "epic whose closest structural affinities ... a high style, thereby evoking awe or wonder" (12). Today's definition does not differ; the following summary of characteristics and conventions of the epic is taken from Thrall and Hibbard's A Handbook to Literature, wherein they write that an epic is "a long narrative POEM in elevated STYLE presenting characters of high position in a series of adventures which form an organic whole through their relation to a central ... Idol. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1968. Stein, Arnold. The Art of Presence: The Poet and Paradise Lost. Berkeley: U of California P, 1977. Thrall, William Flint, and Addison Hibbard. A Handbook to Literature. Rev. by C. Hugh Holman. New York: Odyssey, 1960. Tillyard, E. M. W. Studies in Milton. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1951. Whaler, James. "Animal Simile in Paradise Lost." PMLA 47 (1931): 534-53.
- 434: Herman Melville- Moby Dick
- Herman Melville- Moby Dick I. Biographical Insights A. The culture this great author was a part of was the time in American history where inspiring works of literature began to emerge. It was also a time when American writers had not completely separated its literary heritage from Europe, partly because there were successful literary genius' flourishing there. B. Herman Melville was born on ... life in order to gain a fuller understanding of life. B. The sea is a constant presence throughout the novel. As the sea is constantly in the background of the scene. C. References to previous literature are outlines on the Sperm Whale, but the literature he is referring to do not have name of the works only the names of the authors. "I know of only four published outlines of the great Sperm Whale: Colnett, Huggins, Frederick Cuvier's, ...
- 435: Robert Stevenson
- ... praise. Colvin reviewed Stevenson s book, An Inland Voyage, in 1878, and claimed the author is a brilliant and entertaining writer with both gifts and promise, as cited by Harris and Fitzgerald in Nineteenth- Century Literature Criticism, (386-387). Henry James was truly Stevenson s closest friend and admirer, as stated in a critical essay written in 1887 by James, where he defends Stevenson s writing from Mr. Archer. James says, Mr. Stevenson s jauntiness is essential to his genius. ( Harris, Laurie & Fitzgerald, Shelia; Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, 401-403). Though critics praised Stevenson for his works, his books did not support him financially, until he wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While in California, Stevenson became ill ... Henry James essay written in 1887 claims for the most part Stevenson s books are without women and it is not women who fall in love with them . According to Magill s Survey of World Literature, Stevenson is a moralist. His novels always seem to examine themes of what is right and what is wrong, as well as, good verses evil in the character of mankind. He tells his stories ...
- 436: Gullivers Travels By Jonathan
- ... s English government. The life of the author will be shown similar to this book because of the way he lived. Jonathan Swift was well educated and graduated from Trinity College in Dublin in English literature. He not only had a life in literature but also had a life in politics. This experience helped him write many satirical essays and novels against England and Ireland. His first political job was to work for the remarkable statesman, Sir William Temple ... government in England. Through many of Swift's articles and pamphlets in defense, he became one of the most effective public relations men any English administration ever had. The Tories saw how good Swift's literature was and hired him as an editor for their journal, The Examiner. His political power ended when a new government came to power. This was the Whig party. The Tory government and the Whig ...
- 437: Cantebury Tales
- ... than one god-like figure, and a continuing love for worshipping goddesses, exist in many texts written in this period. Yet, this does not mean that every village had a sorceress in their midst, but literature usually reflects the society within which it emerges. At the time of The Canterbury Tales, many of a people who were Christians officially, politically, and in most cases at heart, saw that there were elements ... emphasis given to each saint carries on even into today's Catholic tradition. The medieval period may have had some of this (although many of the saints were not even born yet...) but in their literature, many immortal and powerful creatures are found. This form of Paganism existed in Britain of the Middle ages, full of spiritual beings, full of magic, alive with heavenly power existing on Earth. It has been ... ages to, for fear, deny their people the knowledge of the un-Christian richness in their ancestry, and so the traditions that were not masked as Christian are lost to students of Christian history and literature. But it seems this period had not seen such extensive discrimination. The two ways of the world were not quite so separate then, and matters of the occult were not yet labeled as evil. ...
- 438: Donald Barthelme
- ... 1931 to Donald and Helen Barthelme in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barthelme had a wide range of careers during his lifetime. He worked as a newspaper reporter and as a managing editor of Location, and art and literature review (Harte and Riley, 41). His other jobs included serving in Korea and Japan in the U.S. Army (Barthelme Bio, 1), Professor of English at the City University of New York, teacher of Creative ... 1978); Overnight to Many Distant Cities (1983); and Paradise (1986). He also wrote Snow White, a parody of the popular children s fairy tale, the novel. He won the National Book Award for Children s literature for the book titled The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine: or, the Hithering, Thithering, Djinn (1971) (Marowski and Matuz, 3?). In 1976 he received the Jesse H. Jones Award from the Texas Institute of Letters for ... the privilege of being widely regarded as one of the ablest and most versatile American stylists (Robert et al, 919). Donald Barthelme passed away July 23, 1989 from cancer in Houston Texas. According to the Literature book Barthelme s stories contain plots that are unconventional episodic, a clutter of styles, absurdities, and slapstick. In his hands, a myth is likely to turn into realism, and realism into absurdity. It is ...
- 439: Kerouac
- ... means of spontaneity. Whenever an idea would come to them they would act it out without thought or concern. The Beatniks later evolved into the Hippies, and created a whole new nation through music, art, literature, and social behavior. Jack Kerouac and the Beatniks created a cultural revolution which changed America forever. During the 1960 s most critics did not consider Kerouac to be a great writer, and did not like ... never suspecting that he would become one of the most widely read writers of his generation (Kheridan 136). It is a shame that Kerouac never knew what a great impact he had on society and literature. Kerouac opened up new doors for people to express their true feelings and beliefs through literature. Jack Kerouac s creativeness and inovativeness have changed the literary, musical, artistic, and social aspects of America, through his writing and creation of the Beat generation.
- 440: Macbeth 6
- It has been said "Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good". I agree with this statement. Many pieces of literature show that dark said of human nature, but none come close to the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. In this play, the dark nature of humans is highly emphasized. Two examples of this is the ... that she may become queen. Ultimately though, her actions lead to her demise (self induced?). Lady Macbeths character is that of someone without remorse or guilt, and one who sins blindly. It has been said "Literature opens a dark window to the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good". I agree with this statement. As plainly shown by the examples of Macbeth and ...
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