English literature

depiction of Southern life in the mid-1850s through the observant eyes of a refined and literate house servant. But one part of the story remained a tantalizing secret: the author’s identity. That literary mystery may have been solved by a professor of English in South Carolina, who said this week that after years of research, he has discovered the novelist’s name: Hannah Bond, a slave on a North Carolina plantation owned by John Hill Wheeler, is the actual writer of “The Bondwoman’s Narrative,”…

Marc Brosseau, a cultural geographer, proposes a critical and comprehensive contour of what he calls “Geography’s Literature” through which literature intersects with “the broader intellectual agenda” of geography (Brosseau 1994: 335). In this article, Brosseau not only documents the intersection between geography and literature since the 1970s but also argues that literature can be a new object for geography. He scathingly criticises the geographers who are looking for real facts and simple…

time due to its brilliant plot and peculiar characters, it also has an abundance of historical importance as well. Firstly, Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre was one of the first modernist literature to be published. “‘Modernist Literature’ is [just] a hefty phrase that basically refers to literature written between 1899 and 1945, and involving experimentation with the traditional novel format” (Shmoop Editorial Team). The peculiar originality of this inspiring novel is that is…

what literature, more specifically “electronic literature”, compromises of. The terms “electronic” and “literature” stringed together to form a word that is used to define the evolution to creative writing merits a head scratch at first. However, this complex medium to express one’s thoughts and imagination has already been here for several years. Progress and change are unavoidable, natural occurrences in this fast paced world we live in. So to say the conception of “electronic literature”…

English 102, 11-27-16 discussion 7 share an author About the poem ADIEU by Jose Hernandez Diaz: 1. What was your first response to the work and what surprised you the most about the work? Explain in detail. My first response to this work when I read it the first time was a disappointment since I expected something more savory and with better rhymes from a Chicano poet. What surprised me the most about this work is that this poet already has a BA in English Literature from UC Berkley and many…

Appearing at a moment when the study of modernity has come to challenge the reified separation of text and society, this major work can be read as an engagement with modernity through its impact on the negotiation of an individual identity. I have taken up such concepts as they are represented in the works of the author Junichirō Tanizaki. Through examining two of Tanizaki’s defining novels, Naomi and Some Prefer Nettles, my critical response aims to critically evaluate Tanizaki’s literary…

Literature teaches us many things on a daily basis. Different ways to look at life, at nature, at the people around us. It brings us into a whole new world that we can only see by reading the words of others. Eagleton, Nietzsche and Emerson give us that opportunity to see life in a different way by the lessons they write about. These writings have their differences but also connect with each other in some way. Eagleton, Nietzsche and Emerson were important writers of their time periods.…

Gothic literature has distinct characteristics. Examples of this style includes the work of an incredibly famous poet known as Edgar Allan Poe. Poe has a morbid style which is unique and makes him a well-known name in gothic literature. He remains well-known in current culture with works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven.” Since the beginning of Edgar Allan Poe’s literary career, readers everywhere have been blown away by the gruesome tales Poe crafts from his own mind. Due to such…

a Long Journey’ is a 1991 novel by Rohinton Mistry. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won numerous other awards too. However, it came into the light when the book was withdrawn from the syllabus of the University of Mumbai's English Literature in 2010 after complaints from the family of the Hindu nationalist politician Bal Thackeray. In this light, a renowned writer Salman Rushdie points out that: The famous novel of Rohinton Mistry's 'Such a Long Journey' was withdrawn from the…

First Draft English Essay The Canterbury tales, specifically, the Miller’s tale, insult Christian ideals by denouncing the Bible and contradicting Christian customs; while it is also evident from the Prioress’ Tale that Christians are labeled and stereotyped as weak, poor and powerless. These two ideas of Christianity being mocked and laughed upon, reflect on the narrator’s strong disbelief in Christianity. The Miller’s tale is a disgrace to the Bible by engaging in sinful activities that…