Prose Tristan

The death of Edgar Allan Poe has always been debated, but sources believe it is because of alcoholism. Poe was very well known for all of his famous poetry such as The Raven, My Tell Tale Heart, and Annabel Lee. He started out his life with a terrible childhood, which may have an effect on his vast drinking disorder. Once he left his home, he had an even worse adulthood, and was very depressed. The theory of alcoholism is the cause behind Edgar Allan Poe’s death. The website…

negotiate their border identity. It presents a struggle that at once questions, alters, and submits to multiple societal and cultural connotations and ideologies. The short prose of “Remember The Alamo” consists of a male narrator identified as Rudy, as his exposition continues, we are introduced to another male character known as Tristàn.…

Eleanor of Aquitaine brought French influences to English court and more specifically the Arthurian Legend, that transformed it into the epic story of romance and spirituality we know today as evident throughout the stories of Guenevere and Lancelot, Tristan, and the Holy Grail. Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the main driving forces in the development of the Arthurian legend. This came from her patronage during her time at King Henry’s court. She changed the…

composer, theatre director, conductor, and writer. However, he was best known for his operas. One the most famous opera is “Tristan and Isolda”. Important fact is that Wagner built a new opera house with many new features. Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack at the age of 69 in February 13th 1883 in Venice.…

A majority of people seem to agree the Wagner was an anti-Semite. Among those people, a debate has emerged as to the place of Wagner’s music in our current society. Over the course of this essay I attempt to make sense of this debate and try come to a conclusion about what place Wagner’s music should have in the 21st Century. At the same time, I am to provide context by noting his impact on music and looking toward Israel where the topic of Wagner’s music seems to be most controversial. Despite…

The Arthurian Legend is a collection of various stories which revolve around King Arthur, one of the legendary kings of Britain. These stories vary in their versions, interpretations, and spelling of names but their essences remain the same. They regale us with tales of the time prior to King Arthur’s conception to his rise to kinghood, tales of his adventures with his Knights of the Round Table, tales of the adulterous romance that occurred between his queen, Guinevere, and his knight and…

Genevieve is also the author of the published short story titled “The End” and poem titled “My Fire and Ice.” In her free time, she plays soccer and volleyball. A long time ago, deep beneath the deep blue sea, there was a beautiful cream-coloured shell that lived with her two coral-coloured starfish parents. Shell was happy, but she always felt as if something were missing, as if she were different than everyone else. Unfortunately, different was not a good thing at her school. All different…