Elizabeth Kostova

American Author Project: Elizabeth Kostova Although there were many people who tried to re-create Bram Stoker’s Dracula, only Elizabeth Kostova was able to really capture the true essence – albeit 113 years after the original was written in the first place. Even though nobody can compare to the Bram Stoker original, Elizabeth Kostova did entirely get the ideas written down in such a way that it was easy to tell she paid attention to the tiniest of details. Elizabeth Kostova is important to American Literature because she keeps classic tales in her modern-day stories, only twisting minor details and leaving the root story in place, almost as if to teach somebody today the original story and make it more relatable and understandable. Elizabeth Kostova has had an interesting life. “Kostova was born in Connecticut but lived in various college towns and spent time in Europe during her formative years, thanks to her father’s academic career.” (Notable Biographies, Sidelights) She traveled with her sisters and parents from state-to-state depending on where her dad was needed. Her education was also difficult to pinpoint, as she went to multiple colleges. “She graduated from Yale University in 1988, and…

Birdsong by Stephen Faulks is a novel to show the effect war has on a person who served in battle and the importance to understand the history of war for those who wish to learn about the past. This novel is about the Great War and its impact it had on the life of Stephen Wraysford, the protagonist of the novel, and his granddaughter Elizabeth Benson. Stephen had an affair with a woman named Isabelle Azaire who ends up getting pregnant and wasn 't sure about the feelings for Stephen so she left…

Dr. Q Honors English 17/3/23 The Fundamental Actress of The Importance of Being Earnest- Dame Judi Dench “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a British comedy written by Oscar Wilde, which was transposed into a movie by the director Oliver Parker in 2002. Lady Augusta Bracknell is a dominant character which has a profound impact in both play and movie; her role is essential. She symbolizes the stereotypical upper-class woman during the Victorian Age. She is the tool through which Oscar…

EA In “The Crucible”, the theme that is proposed is “the truth versus faith”. Being shown throughout the play that the majority of the characters in the play are lying, for example, Proctor cheating on his wife, Elizabeth, the judge and governor lying by giving the impression that they serve the cause of God’s justice. The main lie throughout the play is “i am not a witch”.Abigail, along with the other girls, lie about their ability to see spirits. The girls are caught dancing in the forest, and…

her act to John, and he kept it a secret for a little but. As many wouldn’t dare to do, John confessed to his affair to save his wife, and others in the town. The affair tainted his marriage for many months, but he put this aside and did something out of the love he always had towards Elizabeth. Once he realized what he had to do to save the woman he truly loves, he confessed to everything. In the courtroom John states, “God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a…

different aspects in his life, he takes the tasks that arise and deals with them without a complaint, just as Piercy describes. For instance when Lydia and Wickham ran off to London to elope, he did not complain about their decision, he went out to find them and to make things right. Darcy was not directly involved with the incident so why did he get involved? It was his job as a lover of Elizabeth to. He wanted to restore the Bennet family name which would in turn make Elizabeth feel grateful…

proving to be the main antagonist. Pride and Prejudice contained a multitude of characters who acted as they wished without consideration, but like Wickham, Elizabeth Bennet was to be another strong candidate for such unrestricted thought. Introducing her as a strong personality from the start, Austen credited Ms. Bennet with a great deal of individualism in the novel. As silly as it was, Ms. Bingley was jealous of her and Mr. Darcy’s mutual affection and asked Elizabeth to walk around the room…

Even if the suspense from Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth is taken away. 9. Lady Catherine is portrayed as someone who cannot stand anyone to be against her. Lady Chaterine 's character does not develop throughout the story, but her prideful and vulgar manners are really visible in the story, specially when she came all the way from her estate to tell Elizabeth that, by marrying Darcy, she would be "polluting the shades of Pemberley". This is ironic, because she has to approve the union between Darcy…

Mrs. Bennett live in Longbourn with their five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia. Upon hearing news that a young, handsome, and rich bachelor, Mr. Bingley, is coming to town, the women in town go crazy. Mrs. Bennett in particular becomes infatuated with Mr. Bingley, and is determined to get one of her daughters, Jane, married to him. Soon after, there is a ball, to which Mr. Bingley brings his sisters, brother-in-law, and Mr. Darcy. At the ball, Bingley takes a profound…

Classic literature is inspirational and allows someone to relate to the feel of the story, some may be complex and some simple, classic literature is very hard to find and there isn’t a distinct test to see weather something is classic or not. Great works of literature are pieces that get you thinking and involved or attached to certain ideas or characters. They give more of a singular attachment, where you don’t love everything you love a specific thing and you focus on that one thing. There…