Category: Literature 5177

The first theoretical explanation of the nature of tragedy is associated with Aristotle’s work Poetics. According to the Greek philosopher, tragedy has an advantage over other genres. It can emotionally affect a person, stimulate cathartic empathy, encourage the reader or viewer to participate in the moral and psychological assessment of events that unfold. Through the…

The poem Daystar by Rita Dove depicts women’s lives in the role of a mother and a wife. The author illustrates the state of loneliness of the protagonist, as well as the peacefulness of her quiet moment of the day. It is also reflected in the title of the poem. The rest of the day…

Table of Contents Meaning of Place and Movement Social Context Shift of Conception Features of the Characters Deep Inferiority and a Simple Mind Alec’s and Clare’s Characters Crucial Attributes in the Story Conclusion References “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” can be seen as a straightforward love tale. However, the book covers many topics that Hardy and…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Though fiction is often viewed as a realm that is thoroughly divorced from reality, its very nature implies that it reflects the sociocultural realities of its authors’ environments. The specified observation applies to Shakespeare’s famous “Much Ado About Nothing,” which, despite its comedic nature, makes the…

Table of Contents Setting Plot Characters Work Cited “The Land of heart’s desire” is a play scripted by an Irish poet, playwright, and 1923 Nobel winner named William Butler Yeats. Setting The play is set in a room with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in the center and a large alcove to the right. There are seats…

Literature has often been described as the representation of human life and his social, cultural, religious and ethical backgrounds. One can consider Macbeth, as a Shakespearean play and Tess of the D’Urbervilles, as a Hadrian novel. Literary works of most of the writers demonstrate various identity based concepts such as gender, race, religion, culture, and…

Table of Contents Brief Summary Predominant Paradigms Reflected in the Book My Paradigms Compared With the Ones From the Book Overall Response to Reading References Brief Summary Pelzer (1994) in his book A Child Called “It”: One Child’s Courage to Survive has related his story of the sustained horror of maternal child abuse that he…

Table of Contents Introduction The Essay on Man Candide Conclusion References Introduction The literature of the Enlightenment is generally of the great interest for the philosophers, researchers and simply for people keen on literature of that period. The Alexander Pope’s “Essay on the man” and Voltaire’s “Candide, or Optimism” are regarded as the satiric literature…

Table of Contents Introduction Modern literature Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Literature turns out to be one of the most captivating things, any person can enjoy any time. It does not matter where this or that piece of writing came from, but its unique style, its contents, and its idea – all this can easily amaze…

Place refers to the environment in which people or animals live. In literature, living in a good place is one of the essential features that living things cannot survive without. In literature, place is mainly connected with activating the reader’s senses and evoking emotional responses (Shiga and Lane 1982, 47). The theme of the place…