Essays, Book Reports & Research Reports on World Literature Authors (135) essays
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Philosophical Concepts in the Work of Borges: The books used in this essay are "The Circular Ruins", "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", and "The Library of Babel".
... fictional essays about magic to short stories that wove tales of alternate realities and paradoxical concepts. "The book which is normally considered to mark this transition is his Historia universal de la infamia(1935)" (Dyson 90). In fact, upon analyzing Borges' short stories, many literary ...
J.R.R. Tolkien - On Matters of Style and Audience
... the mystic race for his other works, including the epic story of The Silmarillion. Although Tolkien is known today primarily for his stunning masterpiece The Lord of the Rings trilogy, few know that Tolkien actually began as a writer for children and young adults. Tolkien often wrote short stories ...
The character of Philemon in the short story "The Suit" by Can Themba
... The character of Philemon in the short story "The Suit" by Can Themba Philemon is dominated by a need to be in direct command of his own environment; in popular terms, he is a "control freak". He is unable to cope with any threat to his version of "the goodness of ...
Testing The Limits of Fiction
... the same style of magical realism with fiction. Marquez is known as a "master of storyteller" and an expert of short stories. One of Marquez' popular short stories is "The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World." This story is an excellent example of magical realistic fiction. Marquez shapes the story ...
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
... without an exact knowledge of the place and the mission assigned to us by fate. Many never got to know." (113) This very interesting quote comes at the beginning of chapter 5, the last chapter. By this time, the narrator or the chronicler starts telling the story in an unusual ...
Rudyard Kipling
... published in 1886. He was a prolific writer and he achieved fame rather quickly with his writing. He was the poet of the British Empire and the common solider, whom he glorified in many of his works and especially in his short stories. In 1894 he wrote "The ...
Charles Dickens Biography
... The story itself follows Davids life from a young child to an adult, and along the way exposes many of the cruelties and hardships of child labor in England at the time. It was published in 1850, though like many of ...
ANALYTICAL RESPONSE - The Australian Year 12 Analytical Response: Great Public Speakers.
... of the most common techniques was repetition, as this really reinforced the message of the speaker. Use of literary techniques such as metaphor also helped to paint a more vivid image for the audience. If the ...
Like Wate for Chocolate Book Analysis
... of the romantic descriptions. It is also most likely to appeal to those who are or have at least a slight interest in the hispanic culture, quite obviously because of the setting and description of tradition and everyday life. Most of ...
How does John Marsden use dramatic techniques?
... and act around Marina is a good way to create her character, as it reflects on how she portrays herself to the other characters. John Marsden , being the author of the text So much to tell you , developed all the characters, giving them different characteristics. But ...