Essays Tagged: "English literature"

The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

gst many people, even so SherlockHolmes may be one of the most popular and recognized characters of English Literature. On May 22nd, 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle was born at Picardy Place, inEdinbu ... ,and one day he was completely absorbed in a volume of Macaulay's Essays, giving him anew aspect of English Literature. Doyle's last year with the Jesuits was spent at Feldkirchin Austria, and on his ...

(9 pages) 93 0 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Jester, Clowns, Buffons, in Twelfh Night

s more points on Malevolio as a buffonA fool can be defined in many meanings according to theOxford English Dictionary On Historical Principles. The wordcould mean 'a silly person', or 'one who profes ... on or intellect' or'one who is made to appear to be a fool' (word originated fromNorth Frisian). In english literature, the two main ways whichthe fool could enter imaginative literature is that 'He c ...

(5 pages) 83 1 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Beowulf

For centuries evil was defined by human preoccupation, and it was often indicated in the English literature. From Beowulf to Macbeth, people's perception on the nature of evil had matured a ... nto the more complex and ambiguous 'internal' evil. It had become difficult to identify evil in the English literature.

(2 pages) 51 0 4.2 Jul/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Is Hamlet Mad?

rgued over by countless learned scholars for hundreds of years. As a mere student of advanced-level English Literature, I doubt I can add anything new to the debate in 2000 words, but I can look at th ...

(8 pages) 186 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Chaim Potok

rsity he went to was Yeshiva University where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A., summa cum laude, in English Literature. He also went to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he left with an ... of Lights, premiered in 1992. Chaim has written three novellas that have yet to be translated into English; their titles are: The Canal, The Trope Teacher, and The Golem's Hand. Mr. Potok has several ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

novel we know and read today (Bates). As a supreme prose stylist, Austen secured a lasting place in English literature.Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England in 1775, the seventh of eight children ...

(7 pages) 154 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alfred Tennyson, often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry.

loreinto areas such as the earth, the human body, and how to benefitthe daily lives of individuals. English literature was alsosomething that was beginning to be developed.Historically, it began when ... to England. She heldthe throne for 63 years which is the longest monarch to hold thethrown ever in English history. To many people, she was a symbolof stability and prosperity as evidenced by the fol ...

(6 pages) 137 1 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Not So Hidden Agendas, Wilfred Owen and His Early Editors

Wilfred Owen is considered by many to be perhaps the best war poet in English, if not world, literature. Yet, at the time of his death on November 4, 1918, only five of h ... eaffirmed by subsequent editions. This means that in order to understand Wilfred Owen's position in English literature, one must examine the different editions of Owen=s poems and the agendas of each ... nd Windus, 1931.Breen, Jennifer. AIntroduction.@ Wilfred Owen: Selected Poetry and Prose. Routledge English Texts. London: Routledge,1988.Lewis, C. Day. AIntroduction.@ The Collected Poems of Wilfred ...

(6 pages) 70 1 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Chaucer and the "House of Fame". Discusses the cultural nature of fame and its textual expression with reference to oral heroic poetry and the modern construction of the canon of English literary trad

HEROIC POETRY, CHAUCER'S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAMEAND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISHLITERATURE.YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORALAND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN ... rk is dependent on many factors. Many traditional andclassical ideas result in the formation of the English canon, yet as Chaucer indicates,the 'fame' of these works can easily become annihilated. The ...

(8 pages) 64 0 1.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Native Canadians in Literature

at has passed, with all of its mistakes and dust we might otherwise wish to hide under the carpets. English literature, since at least the sixteenth century, has a firm grounding in Canadian history. ... anadian relations are not explored because they did not have the same detrimental impact as that of English speaking Canada. In particular, specific examination of the English literature from the 1700 ...

(18 pages) 197 0 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Schlisinger's canon vs. my high school's canon

believe this is not true. At my high school, teachers encourage students to read not only standard English literature, but also to study the great writers of other cultures.There is a great deal of E ... as if I received this type of education. The teachers encourage students to read not only standard English literature, but also to study the great writers of other ethnicities. My high school is a pr ...

(4 pages) 78 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Poetic analysis of Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson was an English dramatist and poet, born in 1572 and whose classical learning, gift for satire, and brillian ... whose classical learning, gift for satire, and brilliant style made him one of the great figures of English literature. Although he had very little formal education he had a vast knowledge of Latin an ...

(4 pages) 63 0 3.6 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Kate Chopin Biography + comments on her writing.

g her a reputation as the "Littlest Rebel" and becoming a local legend.Kate studied both French and English literature in school and became an accomplished pianist. She attended many social events and ...

(3 pages) 155 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Romeo And Juliet "Consider the role of Fate, Fortune and The Stars in the play."

most easily recognisable and well known pieces in all the Shakespearean works, if not the whole of English literature. Shakespeare's play is based on a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke in 1562 named ' ...

(9 pages) 82 0 2.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge asks the ultimate question - how great is the power of imagination, and answers it, with simple but poignant words, Beware! Beware!

ridge is one of the most celebrated and debated works, poems and other, from the Romantic period in English Literature. Coleridge wrote this piece in the period from 1797 to 1798. It is largely specul ...

(5 pages) 188 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Shakespearean Theatre

The most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glove-maker in ... indness". His plays contain a greater variety and number of words than almost any other work in the English language, showing that he was quick to innovate, had a huge vocabulary, and was interested i ... d words.Before 1660, when King Charles II introduced many French customs, no women had acted on the English stage. Boys or young men played feminine roles; "some trained in the London choirs and some ...

(11 pages) 112 1 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

This essay I wrote for my English class. It describes the importance of Hamlet's soliloquys on his character development.

tragic character through these speeches.Among some of the most exemplary and insightful passages in English literature exists the Hamlet soliloquies. They produce age-old questions that man seeks to a ...

(5 pages) 148 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

A comparison essay between Shakespeare's,Hamlet, and Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman, on the issue of tragedy.

to this, the true definition of tragedy goes much deeper. The notion of tragedy has been a part of English literature since the beginning of the Classical times. Tragedy is available in almost all li ...

(9 pages) 259 1 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Critical Comparisons Between Whitman And Dickinson

clusion, never really leaving her birthplace, was very adventurous internally. She was well read in English literature, often deeply exploring her own thoughts. While Whitman and Dickinson are referre ...

(4 pages) 83 0 3.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Macbeth Give a detailed explanaion of the play. Give deatials ofhow the dowfall of Macbeth was assisted by his wife and his and her desire for greed and if he was responsible for his own actions.

controversy and murder. This piece of writing is one of THE most controversial pieces of writing in English Literature to date. This play is 'Macbeth' which was written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth ...

(5 pages) 113 1 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth