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- 331: The Queen Of Spades, Pushkin
- ... in Russian literature can reasonably be compared to that of Shakespeare in the literatures of the English language. Pushkin's literary genius seems to have been almost limitless: in addition to the long narrative and short lyric poems for which he is most famous, he also wrote short stories, stage plays and literary criticism. His letters are among the best in European literature. Many literary historians believe that the legend which suggests the composer Salieri may have murdered Mozart can be traced back ...
- 332: Accordion Crimes: Dismal Reality Checks
- ... the character, sometimes simply because you have the feeling he is ignorant of the truth, other times he dies before any resolution can be reached. One must remember that Accordion Crimes is a group of short stories that are bound together by an old accordion, with no character overlapping into two stories. The plot of Accordion Crimes is a difficult one to describe as it is rather a collection of short stories and there is only one thing constant in every story, which is the accordion. ...
- 333: Charles Dickens
- ... Charles Dickens expressed his views and feelings for the lives of the poor and the need for social change in Victorian life. The characters were people he knew and the events that happen in the stories are similar in what he went through. He shows us how tough life was back then and how the society classes dealt with their problems. CHRONOLOGY · 1812 - Charles Dickens born at Landsport, Portsmouth on Feb ... was published. Dickens started to write a serial for the Bentley Press that lasted two years and was later turned into a novel called Oliver Twist. Charles Dickens soon became known for his sketches and short stories. For thirties years Charles Dickens continued to write with will, imagination and energy. By 1870 Charles Dickens wrote fourteen novel, two volumes of sketches and short Christmas stories, he had a fifteenth novel in ...
- 334: A Comparison of the Women of Wharton and Deledda
- ... there are many more similarities in these works. Released only nine years apart both novels deal with a struggle of the heart, of the faith, and a struggle of their moral soundness. And in both stories the women are portrayed on opposite sides of the conflict. In this paper I intend to show an apparent bond between these stories' characters, and the gamut ran between the female personae. Published in 1911, Ethan Frome is considered one of the best contemporary short novels of its time. Ethan Frome illuminated Wharton's familiar writing style with a spark of imagination. In this story, as I expressed in the opening paragraph, lie two women. The first is Zenobia ...
- 335: Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet
- ... who had a profound love and vast knowledge of his homeland: Benét, Stephen Vincent, (b. July 22, 1898, Bethlehem, Pa., U.S. - d. March 13, 1943, New York, NY), American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for John Brown’s Body, a long narrative poem on the American Civil War (Fenton). Born into a military family, Stephen was raised on military posts by his father, Colonel James Benét. “His ... given posthumously in 1944, for Western Star (1943) , an unfinished narrative poem about movement to the American West (198). “In all, Benét published more than 17 volumes of prose and verse” (Fenton). His best-known short story, “The Devil and Daniel Webster ” (1937), a humorous treatment of a theme from folklore, was the basis for an opera, a play, and a motion picture (Fenton). In 1943 Paul Engle stated: “Stephen ...
- 336: J.D.Salinger
- ... graduating from Valley Forge that Salinger wrote some of his first works. Salinger was deeply emotionalize by World war two. This had a great deal to do with his first writings. "Many of Salingers early stories do not deal directly with the war... but a war atmosphere permeates them - and it is not one of patriotism nor is it representative of the kind thought found in so much writing to come out of the war. His early stories generally portray characters who feel estranged and marooned because of WWII."(De Luca, Geraldine p.518) Salingers greatest writing was "The Catcher in the Rye". This book was a great achievement that first drew and ... of his greatest works includes "The House of Glass". Salinger's writing style enables him to write with such emotions that a family being so perfect could have a corruptional feeling to it."Salingers extraordinary stories... are dominated by the idea of the glass family as exceptional beings." (Kazin, alfred p.446) The book has such a different twist and awkwardness to it, yet makes perfect sense and is highly ...
- 337: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... being forgotten and at the same time a way to earn a living. In 1945…the film industry was already staggering to its feet. The entire nation had gone through hell and there were many stories to tell about heroic deeds and dastardly crimes during the 3 years of Japanese occupation. A Philippine version of the war movie had emerged as a genre in which were recreated narratives of horror and ... not seem to tire of recalling their experiences of war. Movies such as Garrison 13 (1946), Dugo ng Bayan (The Country’s Blood, 1946), Walang Kamatayan (Deathless, 1946), and Guerilyera (1946) , told the people the stories they wanted to hear: the heroes and the villains of the war. The war, however, had left other traces that were less obvious than war movies that were distinctly Filipino. As Patronilo BN. Daroy said ... Tahimik’s rise to fame defined the distance between mainstream cinema and what is now known as independent cinema. Beginning with Tahimik, independent cinema and films became an accomplished part of Philippine film. Out of short film festivals sponsored by the University of the Philippines Film Center and by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines, young filmmakers have joined Kidlat Tahimik in the production of movies that, by their refusal ...
- 338: Nathaniel Hawthorne Weaves Dreams into Reality in Much of His 19th Century Prose
- ... man's sinful nature by parallelling dreams with reality represents not only his religious beliefs but also his true mastery of observation regarding the human soul. An examination of Hawthorne's own narrative in his short story, The Birthmark, published in 1850 during the latter part of the period of Puritanism expands his observations of mankind with keen insight. Truth often finds its way to the mind close-muffled in robes ... having them dream encourages his readers to recognize God's laws. Julian Hawthorne, son of Nathaniel, recognized and documented his father's utilization of dreams by writing volumes of notes pertaining to many of his short stories. In Julian Hawthorne's, Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife, Volume I, Chapter 9--Notes for Stories and Essays, Julian takes note of the specific injection of dreams in his father's tales. To write ...
- 339: Hemmingway
- Ernest Hemingway’s tough, Terse prose and short, declarative sentences did more to change the style of written English that any other writing in the twentieth century. II. Ernest Hemingway has had many great accomplishments in his historical life but just one event ... and efficiently. It was also during this period of his life that Hemingway discovered the bull fight, the Pamplona bull run and the famous San Fermin July Fiesta. He would later write several books and short stories about bull fighting and the many events that surround this tragic ritual. Among these are Death in the Afternoon and The Dangerous Summer. Quickly after Patrick's birth, they moved on to what would ...
- 340: Jack London
- Jack London was a prolific writer, one of the most widely read American writers of the early 20th century. During his short life, he wrote fifty books, plus many articles and short stories. Besides being one of the most widely read authors, he was also the highest-paid. However, Jack London did not spend all of his time writing. Besides being an author, he also was a ...
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