Literature papers

An examination of the typical aspects of Romantic literature found in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's, "Faust."

Reviews Cormac O'Grada's book "Black '47 and Beyond" about the Great Irish Potato Famine.

A comparative analysis of Toni Morrison's "Beloved" and Octavia E. Butler's "Kindred".

A review of the novel "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.

An in-depth analysis of F.S. Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" and how it offers an accurate portrayal of the spirit of the 1920s.

This paper provides a Dionysian analysis of the poems "On the Pier" by Brenda Hamilton, "The Guild" by Sharon Olds and "Pride" by Yusef Komunyakaa.

This paper discusses the Dionysian myth in two poems "Poem" and "Homosexuality" by Frank O'Hara.

A discussion of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and her treatment of a young black girl who desperately desires social acceptance.

A summary and review of Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism".

Reviews Sandy Troy's book "Captain Trips", a biography of Jerry Garcia who was the lead guitarist and singer for the rock band The Grateful Dead.

A review of the idea of grace under pressure with Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and The Sea".

Compares the ways that Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" reflect many aspects of the modern period.

Looks at character crystallization through the intruder in Flannery O'Connor's stories" "A Good Man is Hard to Find", "Good Country People" and "The Lame Shall Enter First".

An analysis of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "Aunt Imogen".

Reviews Philip Caputo's book, "A Rumor of War", about the Vietnam War.

A examination of the legend of King Arthur and the ideal of knighthood that were epitomized in "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Mallory.

A brief look at the life and works of Jupiter Hammon, the African-American poet.

A comparison of Graham Green's "The Last Word" and Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from the Underground".

A discussion on the meaning of evil in the lives of the characters of Edgar Allan Poe's novels, "The Imp of the Perverse", "The Black Cat "and "The Tell-Tale Heart".

A review of a collection of poems by various poets.

This paper discusses and compares the portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the works 'The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson' by Robert Caro and 'Lone Star Rising' by Robert Dallek.

An analysis of Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" in the literary tradition where nature is seen as a symbol for fate.

This paper explains how Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' describes conflict theory in the context of early American immigration.

This paper discusses and compares the ancient characters of Gilgamesh and the Monkey King.

An analysis of the symbolic imagery in "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck.

An examination of the lessons taught by the Bhagavad-Gita, the first-century B.C. Hindu Sanskrit poem.

An examination of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville and its mythological references to horrible creatures.

An analysis of the plight of the oppressed according to "They Say: Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race" by James West Davidson.

An examination of the ideas and philosphy of Suzanne Morton as expressed in her novel "At Odds :Gambling and Canadians 1919-1969".

An analysis of the symbols of good and evil in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".

An analysis of the perspective on religion in "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

This paper discusses the impact of Paul's letter to the Romans on western Christianity.

This is a review of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

An analysis of the status of women in Kate Chopin's book "The Awakening."

An examination of the written version of the legend of "Perceval," published by French writer, Chretien de Troyes.

A portrayal of how Icelandic literature represents the difference between city and town life.

This paper discusses and analyzes the work "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

This paper discusses theories of art and studies "The Abuse of Beauty" by Arthur Danto.

This paper discusses the structure and theological questions posed in William Blake's poem, "The Tyger".

A look at the role of women in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

An analysis of Edna Pontellier and her marriage in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening".

An analysis of the theme of power in John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons", P. J. Gibson's "Long Time Since Yesterday" and Susan Hazen Hammond's short story "The Women Warriors".

This paper explores the themes of magic and religion in Rudolfo Anaya's novel, "Bless Me, Ultima."

An analysis of Alexander Pope's statement on the quality of criticism in reference to "An Essay on Criticism."

A critical review of H.V. Nelles' novel, "A Little History of Canada".

This paper looks at Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and Jean Rhys's 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and discusses two literary peas in a pod, with regard to Jane and Antoinette.

An analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's depiction of Puritan society in his work, "The Scarlet Letter", and how Puritan values have influenced American society.

Reviews William Least Heat Moon's book, "Blue Highways", about his journey into mind, soul and culture.

Looks at vengeful acts, such as cannibalism, in William Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" and in its parent story Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

Explores the thesis presented by James H. Morey in "The Fates of Men in Beowulf" regarding the "Beowulf" poet's description of the deaths of the ruling kings.

Evaluates J.R.R. Tolkien's criticism of "Beowulf " in his article "The Monsters and the Critics".

An analysis of the human-like features of the Egyptian gods as described in the book "Egyptian Myths" by George Hart.

A comparative analysis of Harriet Jacobs's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and Frederick Douglass' "Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass".

An analysis of the inevitability of despair in war in Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms".

An analysis of the universal lessons that can be learned from Toni Morrison's "Beloved".

An analysis of the moral dilemma in William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning".

This paper analyzes the significance of the loss of moral values in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

This review of Mary S. Lovell's "The Sound of Wings" discusses Lovell's views of Amelia Earhart's achievements and her significance as an aviator as well as her husband's influence as to how she is perceived today.

A look at how Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" captures the social and political picture of the 19th century.

A comparative analysis of "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and "Coming of Age in Mississippi" by Anne Moody.

An analysis of the theme of coping with misfortune and adversity in John Milton's poem "Comus".

A discussion of utopia and dystopia in George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories".

A comparison of approaches to escape racial degredation in "the Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison and "Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man," by James Weldon Johnson.

An examination of areas of mythology related to Atonism, Zarathustrism and Judaism.

An analysis of the character of Satan in the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton.

An analysis and comparison of Constance Curry's "Silver Rights" and Tim Tyson's "Blood Done Sign My Name".

Looks at the protagonist Prospero in William Shakespeare's drama "The Tempest".

This paper analyzes Ernest Callenbach's work 'Ecotopia Emerging' and discusses living in such a society.

A look at the influence of classical literature on modern society.

A discussion of the life of the German writer Heinrich Heine and the message of German and Jewish nationalism in his poem "The Loreley."

This paper looks at the subject of incest while comparing and contrasting Genesis 12 and Genesis 20.

Discuses the isles, especially Laputa, to which Gulliver adventured in Jonathan Swifts' "Gulliver's Travels".

An analysis of the use of nature in Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses" .

An analysis of W.G. Sebald's novel "Vertigo."

A review and discussion of Voltaire's book, "Candide".

A discussion of the theme of separation in Robert Frost's poem, "Mending Wall."

This paper looks at the aspect of mercy portrayed in William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.

An analysis of John Ashbery's poem "Le livre est sur la table" as a response to William Wordsworth's poem "The Solitary Reaper."

An analysis of Virginia Woolf's narrative in her novel "To The Lighthouse".

A review of "A Floretine Chansonnier: Text Volume" by Howard Mayer Brown.

An analysis of the irony, foreshadowing and imagery in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado".

A look at the dynamic of God in Margaret Walker's "Jubilee".

An analysis of the imagery in the poem "Preludes" by T.S. Eliot.

An analysis of the illusion of masculinity in William Shakespeare's "Troillus and Cressida".

An analysis of Isabella's effective use of silence and chastity in William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure".

An analysis of the importance of the setting in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".

A brief analysis of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".

This paper discusses Middle Eastern poetry, noting that such poetry tends to concern the conflict experienced around the poets.

An analysis of the views of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as defined in his "The Social Contract".

An analysis of the transformation of betrayers to Christ-like figures in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" and Jorge Luis Borges's "Three Versions of Judas"

An analysis of the poem "A Blessing" by James Wright.

An analysis of the poems "Out, Out" and "Putting in the Seed" by Robert Frost.

An examination of the social and political themes in the writings of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai and Turkish poet Ozkan Mert.

An analysis of the race relations in "The Last of the Mohicans" by James F. Cooper.

An analysis of the light and dark imagery in William Blake's poetry.

A biography of the life and work of the French novelist Voltaire.

An analysis of Zane Gray's novel "Riders of the Purple Sage".

A discussion of the events in "The Whiskey Rebellion" by Thomas. R. Slaughter, "The Long, Bitter Trail" by Anthony F.C. Wallace and "A Shopkeeper's Millennium" by Paul E. Johnson.