Literature

When thinking of pairing something as influential as As I Lay Dying with another great American work of literature, the task could be achieved in a variety of different ways and assembled in several different themes. The themes of love, loss, betrayal and redemption are rampant throughout the entire scope of American literature of this time period; but if one were to choose two things to combine and contrast, it would be the wisest decision to choose agrarianism and the Southern Renaissance, on…

The poem depicts an explicit view on the purpose of literature today, as we generation Z and future generations are straying away from the meanings of literature to a more scientific understanding.The scientific community and the Language arts community are at a conflict together as one community seeks only the answers while the other takes the individual, and guides them on a journey that will bring them to the depths of critical thinking. This is implied in the poem when the author…

criticism from the general public and other writers. His new and untraditional way of writing caused more conservatives to become angered by his writing do to the scandalous ideas. Masters is a major American writer that left a lasting impact on literature. Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23rd, 1868 in Garnett, Kansas (Primeau). He was the son of a lawyer father, Hardin W. Masters, and a librarian mother, Emma Dexter Masters. His family…

subdued sarcasm and rely heavily on irony to develop their stories. The fact that Irving is most thankful to the older tradition of Native American literature that is mentioned in the end of “Rip Van Winkle.” It is ironic or completely predictable that American literature comes from an age. Irving is assured in himself at the beginning of the American literature times by purposely accepting the mythological tradition. Irving was labeled as a “genius” in the literary days. He steals the tradition…

There are many attributes to the making of a Psalm, like most literature, the Psalms have a structure, or feature, that it follows. However, the feature, or topic, for this dialogue is on what parallelism is, and why it is an important element of Hebrew poetry. Parallelism can be defined, as Lucas would say, “words or phrases in one line [which] correspond in some way to those in the other.” Robert Deffinbaugh gives a great analogy of parallelism by referencing it to “stereo vision and stereo…

When it comes to all the various works of literature we explored throughout the course, I would argue that Eden Robinson’s short story “Dogs in Winter” is one of the most interesting and significant texts in our discussion of Canadian literature. Compared to other short stories we encountered in class, “Dogs in Winter” is unique in that its narrative style does not follow a chronological order. Instead the reader is shown little instances through Lisa’s narration starting from when young and in…

French philosopher whose philosophy had a marked influence on later 19th century poetry and also on 20th century modernist thought. In my presentation, I will outline in brief Bergson’s key philosophical thoughts and how they influenced modernist literature. Bergson maintained that in animals, evolution caused a division between the instinct and the intellect. Although the two are not exclusive of each other, the faculty of intellect is developed more in man while instinct is seen at its best…

Reality. My reality, your reality, their reality. Whose reality is the correct reality? Fantastic literature has been discussed for many years. There are multiple elements that make “The Baghdad Clock” by Cristina Fernández Cubas fantastic. One element that is found throughout the story is the element of liminality. Liminality can be defined as “the state of being at the boundary of an important social category, in the process of crossing or transcending it, at a threshold between one state and…

award-winning book “The optimist daughter” written in 1973. In this research, I am going to talk about her main writings and her background such as family her love to books. And on the other hand, I am going to talk about why she is important to American literature even to this day. During the author Eudora Alice Welty lifespan, she has published more than 40 short stories, 5 novels, collections of essays & reviews, a journal, and 2 major books of photographs taken…

The ideas are left for the reader to form, without having the writer place it on the page. A dance is performed when both the reader and the writer understand each other through a work of literature. The creative mind of the reader and the brilliant work of the writer take part in the impact the piece of literature holds. This brings a deeper, more personal relationship between the reader and the material being read. Stephen Crane implements symbolism in, An Episode of War and Red Badge of…