Old English literature

Another book, another debate... The Boy in the Striped Pajamas In the past few years, plenty of schools have read the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in grade seven English language arts class. Recently there has been some controversy in the media if the novel and film are appropriate for children of this age. Firstly, in the long list of graphic books and movies, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is not one of them. Secondly, the Holocaust was a terrible event in history, and learning it at…

Abstract: Jayanta Mahapatra’s imagery and symbolism heightened the significance of the meaning of his poems. The ancient symbol of fertility stands as one of the most favourite metaphors for Mahapatra. The metaphor of ‘rain’ can be considered as the mirror of the poet’s psychological condition. His use of the metaphor of ‘rain’ finds fine expression in his numerous poems. Rain is an all diffusive metaphor in Mahapatra’s poetry. Rain not only binds man with the universe as a suggestive symbol…

Kamala Markandaya occupies a prominent place among Indian English novelists. She won international fame and recognition with a publication offer very first novel, Nectar in a sieve in 1954. When she started writing novels, the themes hunger and degradation, human relationships, east – west encounter had already been dealt with by a number of Indian/English novelists. But Kamala Markandaya provides variety and vividness to these themes. In her all the novels these themes are reflected in the life…

Women in Saudi Arabia became one of the major and essential aspects of the building and the progress in advancing the society and the country in every field. Women are now able to contribute to the public opinion and be part of all the things that exist in Saudi Arabia. Quite recently, women have been permitted to participate in the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia (Majlis Alshura) where the country’s issues are discussed and solved between a number of members (Alarabiya). In fact, the more…

them to their own? Thomas C. Foster claimed in his book How to Read Literature like a Professor, “…there’s no such thing as a wholly original work of literature” (Foster Online). It is quite believable that all authors borrow ideas from other pieces of writing to develop their own unique stories. The primary text that the following archetypal connections expressed through this essay are related to is Beowulf. Beowulf is an Old English epic poem with an unknown author written around the time of…

when reading literature. Memory allows the reader to connect what they are reading to something they have read, seen or heard before, and helps them to see similarities between them and draw their own conclusions. Symbols allow readers to find the deeper meaning in what they are reading and help them avoid merely reading what is on the page. Finally, patterns teach the reader what to look out for and focus on. If something is mentioned several times throughout a piece of literature, chances are…

Thirdly, oriental mysticism as revealed in Hindu and Chinese classics reached America in English translations. As a result, New England Transcendentalism blended native American tradition with foreign influences. Development Ralph Waldo Emerson published Nature in 1836 which represented a new way of intellectual thinking in America…

The change is especially clear in the use of archaic English and the borrowing of Spanish words. In addition, Fazlican and Patton (2004) conducted a study to see the change in the style of two Turkish writers. They arrived at the conclusion that there is a difference between the old and new works and they attributed this change to a natural theme shift in the new and old works or a conscious style choice made by the two writers. In the case of For whom the Bell…

The last hard copy piece of literature I read was the novel called “The Tiger’s Wife” by Téa Obreht. It is a 337 page literary fiction, involving magical realism, politics, and the supernatural. I read “The Tiger’s Wife” for english class and it took about one or two months to read the book. Although this is true, if I truly had time to read it without making annotations and journal entries, it would have taken only one day to read.The novel includes four important characters; Natalia,…

Nicholas Stammen Mrs. Calhoun English 9 12 Dec. 2016 What Makes a Classic Literary Novel? Classics are not always boring; they can be enjoyable to read. Often times, readers consider a book a classic if it is old, teaches a lesson, and has been taught in school for many years. For many, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is deemed a literary classic because it contains these traits. Many people continue to relate to this timeless novel. To Kill a Mockingbird is a literary classic because…