Literature
Alienation: The theme of the 20th-century novel
by Joan Inong
As the 19th century was coming to a close, the theme of alienation became important in the realm of novels and literature in general. Two major world wars helped turn alienation into a popular subject that still remains, to this day, a theme of importance in literature.
After the first world war, poets began to question humanity. In particular, poets like T.S. Eliot were addressing the "emptiness"
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by Joshua Jones
What better poetic form in the world is there than the sonnet? Since Petrarch the sonnet has been the
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The sonnet is one of the most celebrated forms of prose poetry. Sonnets are divided into two main categories,
British Authors
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- Graphic novel reviews: Clerks the Comic Book, by Kevin Smith
Religious Literature
- Book reviews: Sister Wife, by Shelley Hrdlitschka
- Book reviews: Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for Jewish Women, by Dinah Berland
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- The central importance of human sexuality in the Hebrew Bible
- Literary analysis: Use of the word "Te" in Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tseu
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Book Review: Life of Pi, a Novel by Yann Martel
The life of Pi was written by Yann Martel and is a story that was told to him by the
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine on September 21 in 1947. Stephen was the only biological son of Donald and Ruth King. Older
The Context, Characters and Themes of Macbeth
Macbeth was written at some point between 1603 and 1606 and coincided with the accession
Macbeth would have scant defense in a court of law. After all, no matter what the inducements, he was the one who wielded the knife
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- American Authors
- The suppression of individuality and natural impulses in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
- Biography: Lois Duncan
- Book Revies:Singing with the top down by Debra Williamson
- Book reviews: Necessary Evil, by Aaron Baker Cole
- Robert Pirsig on metaphysics: Lila and Ishmael
- Cultural references to The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
- Audio book reviews: The Whole Truth, by David Baldacci
- The life and work of Mark Twain
- British Literature
- References to The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in popular culture and film
- Literary characters: Lockwood, Wuthering Heights
- Social injustice in A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
- Literary characters: Hindley Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights
- Book reviews: Getting to Know the General, by Graham Greene
- Social mobility in Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
- Literary characters: Mr. Linton, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Isabella Linton, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Catherine "Kitty" Bennet, Pride and Prejudice
- Book reviews: The Tenth Man, by Graham Greene
- Book reviews: The Bear Fell Free, by Graham Greene
- Suffering in Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
- Book reviews: Spies, by Michael Frayn
- Literary characters: Mr. Green, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Mrs. Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Mr. Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Catherine, Wuthering Heights
- Literary characters: Charles Bingley, Pride and Prejudice
- Book reviews: Alex Rider Series, by Anthony Horowitz
- Book reviews: Thou Shalt Not Kill, by Anne Perry
- Book reviews: The Honorary Consul, by Graham Greene
- Book reviews: The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene
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