Modernist literature

What does it mean to be a critic? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a true definition of criticism would be “the scholarly investigation of literary or historical texts to determine their origin or intended form” and yet this seems to be a too analytical approach to literary criticism, a genre which generally requires you to question, at the very least, your initial, emotional engagement to a text. In the extracts from Longinus and Wilde, there is evidence that the purpose of criticism

What influences an author to write a novel? Many authors have used their personal experiences and ancestral backgrounds to influence the plot and events in their novel, to develop themes and relationships. The events in an author’s life affect the style and content of their literary works, which is expressed throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Pearl being an outcast from the rigid Puritan morals, and Hester's being independent and strong-willed challenges traditional society. These

Theme in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”: Good versus Evil An intricately written short story titled “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” explores the perspectives of various kinds of people because its author, Flannery O’Connor, believes that it is better to comprehend a story when it is experienced. Looking through the eyes of the characters is an effective way to know how they understand certain things. The settings, motif and characters of the story were the literary devices that helped to represent the

Ariel Dorfman’s“Purgatorio”depicts a woman (a man) in dark coat answering a series of questions posed by a man (a woman) in a white coat, with the blend of mixed emotions, sudden twists and turns, murder, love, revenge; and betrayal. Based on the story of Jason and Medea in Greek mythology, in these scenes, Dorfman delivers a vicious battle of wills, from the knife fight, up to the traumatic confrontation in order to seek redemption and to seek repentance forcefully. In this stage play, it can be

Othello is seen as one of the first black heroes in English literature. As a military general he has risen to a role of power and influence. While he may be in a position of power he is also a black-skinned foreigner and falls victim to some really explicit racism, especially by his wife’s farther who strongly beliefs

Introduction Iris Murdoch (1919-1999), the Irish-British novelist, moralistandphilosopher, is an influential figure in twentieth century European literature. Because hernovelsconsistentlyintermingleartandethicalphilosophy, Murdoch is often considered as one of the supporters of ‘philosophy’s turn to literature’ (FlooraRuokonen 77). According to Murdoch, writing fiction is essentially an ethical activity. Her fictions andphilosophicalessays are influenced by Simone Weil, from whom she borrows the

his short story that he produced, it was known that his literature contained the war: WW11.When graham Greene was growing up he experienced war in his lifetime. When he was alive during this war, he had to sleep in bomb shelters making him see all the tragic events. When historical criticism is being used in texts, it is mostly talking about the biography of the author, graham Greene, and how it influenced him in these ways. His literature, which talks about how the bombs from ww11 dropped, reflects

Literature for children in the 19th century Since the view of childhood changes in the nineteenth century, the potential of children’s literature becomes evident. With the reference to the sources of children’s literature, they can be traced back to alterations in translation and in the literature for adults, where a child or childhood are essential concepts; moreover folk literature is concerned to be a wide source for this literary genre. According to Peter Hunt Children before the

John: On this show what I enjoy doing on this show is to entertain and I also relish informing people. Which is the cause for why today’s episode is about Gloria Whelan. Gloria Whelan is a poet that wrote 40 books, and most of them are children books. She also won plenty of awards for her books and how great they are. Enough said let us welcome Gloria Whelan. Gloria: “comes in and sits down” 1. John: Is the poem the only reason that helped you decide the title of the novel? Gloria Whelan: Yes

Truong Dao Period 4 Persepolis Novel Analysis Why don’t some people like to read? That is because they don’t like looking at a wall of texts on each page. Having a book with hundred pages of text and words can cause some readers to not like reading. That is why many readers prefer reading graphic books or novels. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel about a young girl growing up in Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. Satrapi choose to tell her story in graphic novel