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- 61: Sex and Death in Literature
- Sex and Death in Literature Woody Allen once said ‘all great literature is about sex and death’, and although that my not be true for all it is definitely true for most. While some may like to believe that those two subjects should be dealt with cautiously ... we have accomplished before our deaths. We grieve when others die and are truly concerned for the dying. Why else would we try so vehemently to find cures for so many diseases? Therefore, most great literature is about sex and death, for it is those two things that are universally understood. Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, Strindberg’s Miss Julie and Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, ...
- 62: British Control of the Caribbean and Its Allusion in Caribbean Literature
- British Control of the Caribbean and Its Allusion in Caribbean Literature The British have influenced the perspective of the Caribbean people in many ways. The people's self awareness, religion, language, and culture has coped with the influx of British ideals and in coping, the people ... can be traced to the British occupancy. A final affect the British had on the people of the Caribbean was the loss of their identity, and the lack of personal identity is express throughout their literature. For instance in crick Crack Monkey, the story talks of black children looking at pictures of "children with yellow hair kneeling with their hands clasped and their faces upturned toward some kind of sun that ... she switch to slang thus slightly throwing the reader off and emphasizing confusion. A myriad of problems are left from the British control in the Caribbean, and these problems are consistently alluded to in Caribbean literature. Problems with racism, religion, education, identity, and many others exist in Caribbean culture right now. However, as the British have slow exited the Caribbean scene, the U.S. has increased it's presence in ...
- 63: The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature
- The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature In this essay all of the literature I have chosen will have to do with isolation. {1} When people have been isolated they don't see other people for a long time and this can lead to make a person stronger or ... peace so he was able to control his body and kept his silence. The isolation had made him stronger and he was able to face it without wimpering. In conclusion in all of the above literature selections the protagonist is in a state of isolation. He can choose to overcome the isolation and become stronger like the survivors in the newfoundland disaster and Farley Mowat in Never Cry Wolf, or ...
- 64: A Reflection Of Egypt In The 2
- ... of Desire: Analysis of the character of Kamal · Sugar Street: Analysis of III. Conclusion Bibliography · Beard, Michael,ed. Naguib Mahfouz: from regional fame to global recognition. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1993. · Boger, Allen. "World Literature in Review: Egypt." World Literature Today 68 (Winter 1994): 203. · Cole, Gregory. "Conversation with Mahfouz." Africa Report 35, no.2, May/June 1990, 65-66. · Dickey, C."A Baedeker to Egypt's Soul." Newsweek 115 (June 26, 1990): 64. · El ... 1957), quoted in Al-Sharuni's Dirasat fi al-Riwaya wa al-Qissa al-Qasira, p.23. · "Our exclusive interview with Naguib Mahfouz, by Ahmed Farid" http://www.arabambassador.com/interviewmahfouz.htm · Peters, Issa. "World Literature in Review: Egyptian." World Literature Today 65 (Autumn 1991): 759. · Peters, Issa. "World Literature in Review: Near East." World Literature Today 67 (Autumn 1993): 887. · Salti, Ramzi M. "World Literature in Review: Egypt." World ...
- 65: The Works and Influence of Christopher Marlowe
- ... drama depended centrally on professional actors, a theater, and an audience.”(Abrams p.411). Respectable acting companies helped to make Marlowe’s plays flourish. The city of London itself had a major impact on the literature of Elizabeth’s reign. “There were about 150,000 people living in London when Marlowe wrote his poetry as opposed to about 50,000 in Chaucer’s time” (Abrams p.402). The influx of people to London helped Marlowe become exposed to the public. His plays became very popular in London theatres because of the population boom. Another big thing happening during Marlowe’s time was printed literature. “The sixteenth century was the first century of the printed book, and the Elizabethan age was an extremely prolific one in writing and publishing”(Abrams p.403).This also exposed Marlowe to the public, not ... books. The Elizabethan era itself was a theatrical time. People loved to see plays and public shows. “Elizabethan culture was itself notably theatrical- executions were staged as public spectacles”(Abrams p.411). Lots of great literature and plays were produced as a result of the culture of the Elizabethan people. A group of graduates, the so-called University wits(Marlowe and others), associated themselves with the literary scene in London; ...
- 66: Grunge Literature
- Grunge Literature What quality in a novel is it which prompts it to be labelled as "grunge literature"? And why do so many authors of books which fall into this genre object so strenuously to the label? Grunge is the literature and fiction of young people living in inner cities around the world, it is not a new genre as publishers would have us believe, but traces its roots back through the history of the ...
- 67: Joseph Conrad
- Joseph Conrad: An Innovator in British Literature Joseph Conrad’s innovative literature is influenced by his experiences in traveling to foreign countries around the world. Conrad’s literature consists of the various styles of techniques he uses to display his well-recognized work as British literature. "His prose style, varying from eloquently sensuous to bare and astringent, keeps the reader in constant ...
- 68: The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature
- The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature In this essay all of the literature I have chosen will have to do with isolation. {1} When people have been isolated they don't see other people for a long time and this can lead to make a person stronger or ... peace so he was able to control his body and kept his silence. The isolation had made him stronger and he was able to face it without wimpering. In conclusion in all of the above literature selections the protagonist is in a state of isolation. He can choose to overcome the isolation and become stronger like the survivors in the newfoundland disaster and Farley Mowat in Never Cry Wolf, or ...
- 69: What Makes Up A Work Of Literature
- What Makes Up A Work Of Literature A work of literature may be defined as a classic because it promotes deep insight into human behavior. Both The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey give a reader ... only relative to others around them. It is possible that he expre ssed these ideas in his book, using the Chief and McMurphy as his subjects in the situations previously described. If a work of literature shows deep insight into human behavior, as do The Scarlet Letter and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, then that work can be considered a classic, as Hawthorne's and Kesey's are. ...
- 70: Themes Of Politics And Violence In Literature
- Themes Of Politics And Violence In Literature Today, all over the world, universal themes are still prevalent. Universal themes have been and are still being used in many books and plays. Two subjects that are often described as universal themes are politics ... selections, the film “Animal Farm” and the play “Julius Caesar,” the power of words led to rebellion and caused turmoil for all involved. In conclusion, politics and violence prove to be prevalent themes in the literature of today, as well as the literature of the past. Shakespeare’s writings are remarkable simply because they are as popular today as they were a few hundred years ago. Shakespeare’s writings are a prime example of how some things ...
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