Essays Tagged: "A Scandal in Bohemia"

Sherlock Holmes; Scandal In Bohemia

How is "Scandal in Bohemia" different from the typical Sherlock Holmes stories?Sherlock Holmes' stories have b ... from the typical Sherlock Holmes stories?Sherlock Holmes' stories have been and still are very popular and famous. They were at first magazine novels which started being written in 1887 by the author ... first magazine novels which started being written in 1887 by the author Conan Doyle. He keeps the same style of writing for most of his stories; he has a few exceptions such as "Scandal in Bohemia". ...

(6 pages) 50 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Patriarchal society of Sherlock Holmes.

During the Victorian era as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created various adventures of Sherlock Holmes, he was surrounded by ... oyle created various adventures of Sherlock Holmes, he was surrounded by a patriarchal society. The assumption that women were inferior to men was true of that period. Women were expected to stay insi ... re inferior to men was true of that period. Women were expected to stay inside, raise the children, and perform "social" tasks. Men ate meat while women ate cake, strawberries, and custard (Bird 1). I ...

(6 pages) 40 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Phycoanalysis Of The Detective Genre

There are many ways in which text (books or film) can be analyzed. One way is by the means of psychoanalys ... xt (books or film) can be analyzed. One way is by the means of psychoanalysis. One well-known psychoanalyst is Sigmund Freud. Freud came up with numerous theories that deal with how people act it thei ... t deal with how people act it their conscious as well as unconscious minds. On of his theories is that people are controlled by their id, ego, and superego. A person's id is the source of psychic ener ...

(4 pages) 18 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Rewriting the Phallocentric in Hélène Cixous “The Laugh of the Medusa”

3 | Halfmann Rewriting the Phallocentricin Hélène Cixous "The Laugh of the Medusa""By writi ... grave;ne Cixous "The Laugh of the Medusa""By writing her self, woman will return to the body which has been more than confiscated from her, which has been turned into the uncanny stranger on display - ... to the uncanny stranger on display - the ailing or dead figure, which so often turns out to be the nasty companion, the cause and location of inhibitions. Censor the body and you censor breath and spe ...

(4 pages) 2 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers