European Literature Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (9,457) essays
European Literature essays:
Life After Death: The Renaissance Era.
... Life After Death: The Renaissance Era "All this meant change, and was therefore resented by the medieval mind." -William Manchester Medieval Europe was a time when nobles ruled and knights battling to the death were Saturday evening entertainment. This era, which seems so ancient from Europe ...
George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
... literature, one can most always see recurring themes, ideas, characters and underlying messages. We see literary work as a diverse collection of thoughts and ideas, but if something we see as dynamic is really a clichéd story, how dynamic is our literature? When looking objectively at literature ...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde protrays the culture of the Victorian Era.
... and all other products of human work and thought, and through history, the Victorian Era has been one of the most influential times in English history. In the book "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author uses images of crime, urban life, and ...
"Animal Farm" by Mr. George Orwell.
... Animal Farm Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian government in the phases before during and after the Russian Revolution. It was written in 1945 by a Mr. George Orwell, who did not want to come right out and write a scathing attack on the Russian government ...
"Night Fears", by L.P. Hartley and "A Superstitious Mans Story" by Thomas Hardy.
... totally stopped believing in superstitions, as in the horrors of the wars and the horrors of humanity, or worse than the horrors of ghosts. In a horror story I would expect to see the supernatural play a big part in the story. Death ...
Essay discussing the validity of critics as well as Oscar Wilde in defense of his literary work "A Portrait of Dorian Gray."
... works, "without making reference to personality of the author," the gross flaw. Even in this contention the critic eludes that the novel is "silly" and ... literary ...
Conrad's view's of imperialism as expressed in Heart of Darkness. AP literature essay
... and the most productive. Kurtz links ruthlessness to productivity and while his actions may only flourish in Africa, he still gathers ivory for Europe. By paralleling and linking the evil in Africa to Europe, Conrad poignantly shows the hypocrisy of the white view of black ...
Americanisms in England.
... and pence, but of dollars and cents. In brief, a gallant attempt upon a strange tongue, and by a writer of the utmost skill--but a hopeless failure none the less. In the midst of his best American, George drops into Briticism after ...
"The Crucible" by Joseph Conrad.
... and desperation, the naïve Tituba and Abigail are able to deflect the penalties of witchcraft off themselves and maintain their state of self-preservation. In conclusion, while the trials of life may deem some sinners champions, the trials of the eternal life ...
Research Article on George Orwell
... Farm is a spiritual parody of the Communist Manifesto (Calder 5-20) Animal Farm was followed by Orwell's eighth and last novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Another of Orwell's best novels, 1984 is the story of Winston Smith. Smith is a member of a totalitarian party ruled by the god-like Big Brother ...