Essays Tagged: "story writer"
Paul Laurence Dunbar
ments of Paul Laurence Dunbar's life during 1872 to 1938 label him as being an American poet, short story writer, and novelist.I. IntroductionII. American poetA. Literary EnglishB. Dialect poet1. 'Oak ... 2. 'Majors and Minors'3. 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'4. 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'5. 'Sympathy'III. Short story writerA. Folks from Dixie (1898)B. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories (1900)C. The Heart ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Edgar Allan Poe Summary of poe life. the loss of women he love
Edgar Allan Poe"Edgar Allan Poe was a famous American poet, short story writer, journalist, and literary critic who lived from 1809-1849. He was born in Boston on Jan ... ever officially adopted by the Allans and he was eventually disowned by the family. Poe won a short story contest in 1833, and two years later became a literary critic for the magazine (The Southern L ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe
Howard Nemerov
lthough known primarily as a poet, Howard Nemerov has also distinguished himself as a critic, short story writer, and novelist. With nearly four dozen published works, Howard Nemerov has become one of ... ov's poetry is also evident. His wit ranges from the outspoken to 'the more subtle debunking in ''History of a Literary Movement'' (Nemerov 250). Nemerov once said 'the serious and the funny are one' ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Herman Melville
Herman MelvilleAmerican novelist, short story writer, and poet.BIOGRAPHYHerman Melville was born in New York, New York on August 1, 1819 (Ho ... York, New York, but before he did he was able to complete the novella Billy Budd (1924), a symbolic story about the clash of innocence and evil; however, he never saw it published (SoftKey).WRITING ST ... sian Life to Moby-Dick: or, The Whaler, readers can find traces of fast moving, realistic narrative storytelling methods of the nineteenth-century. The presence of symbolical description is also found ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Narrative Techniques of Poe
The short story writer which I have chosen to research is Edgar AllenPoe. After reading one of his works i ... eath. For example, in the 'Pit andthe Pendulum', the setting is originally pitch black. As the story unfolds, we seehow the setting begins to play an important role in how the narrator discove ... mansion are crumbling from inside waiting to collapse, help us to connectthe background with the story. Vincent Buranelli says that 'Poe is able tosysatin an atomosphere which is dark and dull ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe
Ernest Hemmingway and his Writings
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelest andshort-story writer whose writings and personal life exerted aprofound influence on American writers of his ... general idea behind Hemingway's stories usually fall intoone of two categories. First, there is the story about the manwho as already adopted his code, or disciplines, in the worldwhich he cannot othe ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
Disjunction Vs. Rebellion in Raymond Carvers short stories
Raymond Carver, poet, essayist, and short story writer, was very different from some other writers in that he clipped his writing until only t ... ater insight into a spiritual change of some sort, the lack thereof leaves something missing in the story. A more influential meaning is gained when a connection of some sort is maid between character ... n a interview later in his life,' In fiction that matters the signifigance of the action inside the story translates to the lives of the people out side the story' ( Davis 658)Carver's life, or biogra ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Albert Camus
I. Biographical InsightsA. Albert Camus' cultures consist of being a novelist, literature and short story writer of many books. He wrote an essay on the state of Muslims in Algeria, causing him to los ... be in jail where he belongs.B. The quote that I think the author is trying to carry out through the story is the second quote I wrote down, because the author is saying that you need to repent and ask ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Ray Bradbury, A Lifetime of Wonder and Imagination.
interested intheater. After high school he plunged into science-fiction writings, and the rest is history("Bradbury").Ray Bradbury is an accomplished American novelist, short-story writer, essayist,pl ... ed his first writing. Thereare many examples that show how he transforms his life into a fictitious story. Forexample, the short story "The Jar," written in 1944, is based on Bradbury seeing a pickled ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
HG wells sustaining tension.
at it has an overwhelming effect, wanting us to read on and find answers to our questions.The short story writer has to attract the reader and keep their attention throughout. In order for any story t ... a film kills the essence of it and for the viewer, it can become almost funny to watch. For a short story, however, it is able to build tension and sustain it without completely dropping down to the o ...
Subjects: Art Essays
About American author Ernest Hemingway.
on lost hope and faith. Ernest Miller Hemingway are one of the most famous American novelist, short-story writer and essayist who born in Oak Park, Illinois on 21 July, 1899. He had four marriages and ... eople that was a "lost generation." The book is just like Hemingway's life. People like to read his story, because of his unique style and symbols, like in The Sun, he talks drinks in every chapter, a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
This is an essay on Kate Chopin's use of irony entitled Irony in Short Fiction. This paper focuses on two of Chopin's short stories: The Story of an Hour and Desiree's Baby.
hey are all intertwined with a cruel, twist of events known as irony.Kate Chopin, an American short story writer, made much literary use of irony. Many of her short stories started out well enough but ... ey leave the reader quite stupefied, wondering whether to laugh at the obvious, ironic twist in the story, or to cry with the victim in the story whose life was so dramatically affected by the horribl ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Speech about Events of 29th August 1985
s realize that what we watch on Television and in movies is not actually a real innovation from the story writer or the producer but the root of all these ideas is nature itself and all that it can do ... sion Space rocket Atlantis was moved to its launch pad for the 51 - J mission (August 29, 1985 in History).Whether this was a day of celebration or mourning is something which is yet to be decided! Al ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Frankentstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein is a novel that was written by Mary Shelley. It was first published in 1818.The story was about a man named Victor Frankenstein who created a monster that committed a series of mur ... th a poet named Byron. Also staying with Byron was his physician Polidori and JaneClarmont, a short story writer. Byron suggested they should all write a horror story. This iswhen the story of Victor ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Analysis of "Evaluations" and "When Done for Thee" by Alfredo Litiatco
n on July 9, 1908 in Manila to Kapampangan and Tagalog parents. He was a poet, an essayist, a short story writer, a critic and an editor. He discovered such writers as Ligaya Victorio-Reyes and Estrel ... oners of light verse in the Philippines," and Jose Garcia Villa ranked him as "among the best short story writers in the Philippines."His poem "Evaluations" is about how he had observed his reactions ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry
The Life and Works of O.Henry
O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York ... ath in 1910, he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as America's favorite short story writer. **O. Henry wrote with realistic detail based on his first hand experiences both in Tex ... s writer, J. Frank Dobie, later referred to O. Henry's "Last of the Troubadours" as "the best range story in American fiction." **The "Gift of the Magi", one of O. Henry's most famous works, was almos ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies
Tim O'Brien: Bibliography
known for his fictional portrayal of the Vietnam War, Tim O'Brien is an American novelist and short story writer who has been compared to Ernest Hemingway, Stephen Crane, and Joseph Heller. The novels ... have read all of O'Brien's books, and "The Things They Carried" is my favorite one. He is a natural storyteller who can spin a tale with the rest of them. The main theme is not that war kills a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"
Washington Irving was an American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called ... vel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called the father of the American short story. He is best known for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", in which the schoolmaster Ichabold Crane ... the hero comes back to society after a transforming experience and then differences can be seen.The story is very well constructed. It begins with a panoramic view of Hudson River, where we can see th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Washington Irving
American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called ... vel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called the father of the American short story. He is best known for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' in which the schoolmaster Ichabold Crane ... hy merchant, and his mother, an English woman, was the granddaughter of a clergyman. According to a story, George Washington met Irving, named after him, and gave his blessing. In the years to come Ir ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Symbols of a Great Author
American novelist and short story writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne has captured the hearts and imagination of America. Through his vi ... ugh his vivid writing style and mystifying themes, he has become one of America's most famous short story authors. Though he uses various literary techniques, Hawthorne seems to enjoy using symbolism ... suffering infused the novel with imaginative energy, leading him to describe it as the 'hell-fired story.'"(Abel) On February 3, 1850, Hawthorne read the final pages to his wife. He wrote, "It broke ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors