1992 in literature

novels from the perspective of literary theory (Alley 2006, Hughes 2004, Schiff 2004, Marcus 2007 a.o). The present paper, however, examines the two narratives from the perspective of (Critical) Discourse Analysis (cf. van Dijk, 1977; Fairclough, 1989, 1992 a.o.) with the help of different automated text-analysis tools. The main purpose of the analysis is to identify those linguistic features that establish, maintain and strengthen the intertextual links between the two…

GITHA HARIHARAN AS A POST-MODERN INDIAN WOMAN ENLGISH NOVELIST/ Dr. P. SATYANARAYANA, Vice-Principal, Balaji College of Education, Anantapuramu, A.P. India. Abstract: In this paper, I analyse the novels of Githa Hariharan, basing on Theme and Technique. There a quite a large number of novels that use mythical events, characters and motifs as narrative strategies. The use of the Sita myth in Githa Hariharan’s ‘The Thousand Faces of Night’ focuses on the tragic predicament of Indian Women. In…

classic literature is a more complex and debated subject than one might imagine it to be. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word classic as an adjective used to show that something is the very best of its kind, an example of excellence or something that has been popular for a long period of time. The word literature also has a wide range of meanings. It can mean any written work such as a brochure, novel, article, poem, play, or booklet about a particular subject. ““Literature,”…

Chocolate is undoubtedly one of the most widely well-known Mexican works on the international scale. It has been first published in 1989 in Spanish, then in 1992 in English, and then translated to over thirty languages. Like Water for Chocolate, written by Laura Esquivel, gained enormous popularity among literary works in the United States. In 1992, the film's script, that was based on the novel, swept the prestigious Ariel Awards. In 1993, it became the biggest grossing foreign film ever…

“The Ruined Maid” and “The Lesson” Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” and Toni Bambara’s “The Lesson” are two different writings that focus on some of society’s most negative aspects. Written only seventy years apart, these writings differ greatly in the negative aspect of life they expose. While “The Ruined Maid” and “The Lesson” could be considered polar opposites, these writings also have a lot in common. Closer inspection reveals that the literary elements of each writing are very different,…

In 1992, Poet Sherman Alexie, wrote the poem titled. “Evolution”. “Evolution” starts with a mention of a pawn shop on the reservation across the border from the liquor store”(1-2). In the first verse of “Evolution”, “Buffalo Bill opens a pawnshop on the reservation”(1). Buffalo Bill, born as William Frederick Cody, was an American buffalo hunter, and an Indian fighter. He had a reputation for accurate marksmanship, knowledge of Indian ways, and endurance(Encyclopaedia Britannica,2017). Buffalo…

for its strength, nobility, and power” is part of the poem La Araucana, written by Alonso de Ercilla Zúñiga, and considered as the first work piece of literature in Chile. A Spanish soldier, he wrote his epic poem while he spent two years in Chile in the 16th century. As with other dimensions of Chilean social, economic, and cultural life, literature has also been influenced by the European heritage, primarly Spanish, and by the political, cultural, and economic relevance of the Catholic Church…

The Exquisite Relationship between Lakha and Bakha Touching the Strings of Humanity in Anand's Untouchable - P.Venkata Sudhakar M.A..M.Phil., Bed ABSTRACT Mulk Raj Anand, one among the big three, has his own platform in Indo-Anglian Literature. All his major works spill exploitation and humanity. Especially a few encounters in Anand's first novel, Untouchable reflects humanity. Now-a-days, we see a lot of ingratitude between parents and their children and how the sensitive relationships are…

achievements he’d earn, Cormac didn’t stop at just the subject of literature. He as well had a passion for creative writing where he won the Ingram-Merrill Award in the year of 1959 and 1960. He was greatly complimented for his work, after his first book was published, The Orchard Keeper, he sailed to Europe where he met people and expanded his area of genres that took a good cause in his later and more modernized novels. In 1992, the most known book to his, All the Pretty Horses was released…

Legacy One of the most prominent writers in the nineteenth-century, Charles Dickens inspired other distinguished authors, such as Dostoevsky, Freud, and Kafka. Authors were intrigued by Dickens’ expansive plots and in-depth characterization (David 1). Throughout his entire writing career, Dickens wrote over forty novels and short stories (“List” 1-3). His creative works have been used and adapted into seventy movies (“Adaption” 1-2). Although Dickens died over one hundred fifty years ago,…