Literature papers

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.

This paper examines Carl Sandburg's poem "A Father Sees a Son Nearing Manhood," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Rudyard Kipling's "If".

A look at Middle Eastern authors who are celebrated with Nobel prizes, yet are prosecuted in their home countries.

An analysis of the representations in Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess".

An biography of the life and legacy of William Blake.

A discussion on the contention that middlebrow fiction doesn't exist and that it is a marketing department's invention.

A look at the Harlem Renaissance and Negritude poems and a film that celebrate the rebirth of Black culture.

This paper discusses Bell Hooks' treatment of the issue of racism, focusing on the work "Killing Rage: Ending Racism".

An analysis of the function of memory in William Wordsworth's sonnet "Surprised by Joy".

This paper reviews and discusses the book 'The Wages of Whiteness' by D.R. Roediger.

The paper examines women and sexuality in Giovanni Boccaccio's "The Decameron" and Visnu Sarma's "The Pancantantra."

A comparative analysis of the quest of the hero in Homer's "The Odyssey" and Alighieri Dante's "The Inferno".

An analysis of the true meaning of freedom as defined in Eric Fromm's book "Escape from Freedom".

A character analysis of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried".

An analysis of Maya Angelou's celebration of womanhood and blackness in "Phenomenal Woman".

Presents a psychological analysis of author and poet Sylvia Plath.

A discussion and and analysis of Jonathan Swift's condemnation of human nature in his famous novel, "Gulliver's Travels".

A comparison of the Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomy of Frank O'Hara's poem, "Homosexuality" and Stephen Dobyns' poem, "Counterparts."

An analysis of the portrayal of family issues in eight of Alice Walker's works.

A look at the true nature of man in Jack London's "To Build a Fire", Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".

This paper looks at the foundations of literary German, through a study of Heinrich Heine's work "Religion and Philosophy".

An analysis of the themes of responsibility and guilt in "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller, "Long Time since Yesterday" by P. J. Gibson and "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper" by Susan Hazen Hammond.

An analysis of the rhetorical devices used by William Blake to convey energy in his "Songs of Innocence and Experience".

An analysis of the social and cultural influences that influenced John Milton's poem, "Paradise Lost".

This paper looks at Greek mythology and discusses the Greek system of gods and goddesses.

This paper focuses on Willy Loman's false sense of reality in Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman".

A discussion on how Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" contains elements of fairy tales.

A comparison of W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw" and Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper".

A critique of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

A detailed layout of "The Dice Game" and "Dharma" in the great epic heroic poem, "Mahabharata."

A critique of Russell Shorto's book "The Island at the Center of the World".

An examination of the ways that one could find and destroy Bram Stoker's vampire, Dracula.

A description of the concepts of reward and punishment in Mark Twain's story, "Good Little Boy."

An analysis of the concept of dystopia in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

A review of Eliyahu Goldratt's novel "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement."

Reviews Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as a romantic and morality novel.

A review of the novel "Nisei Daughter," by Monica Sone.

This paper discusses the relationship of Japanese-Americans to America
as portrayed in 'No-No Boy' by John Okada and 'Nisei Daughter' by Monica Sone.

An examination of how Onoto Watanna perpetuates Japanese Orientalism in her novel, "A Japanese Nightingale."

An analysis of the role of destiny and fate in Virgil's "The Aeneid".

An analysis of the theme of justice in Plato's "The Republic".

An analysis of the relationship between creator and creation in Mary Shelley's book "Frankenstein."

A brief analysis of the poetic style of Edgar Allan Poe.

A comparison of the many versions of "Bluebeard" through the years.

An analysis of the part played by narrative, in the popular novel "Musashi," by Eiji Yoshikawa, in presenting a model and an outlet for Japanese society in the 1930's.

This paper discusses John Fowles' exploration of categorization in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'.

An examination of Dante Alighieri's journey to the acceptance of Divine judgment in his work, "The Inferno."

Traces the abandoned child archetype in children's literature.

An analysis of the myth of Theseus and how it developed over time.

An analysis of the painting "Orestes Pursued by the Furies" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

A discussion and review of the book "Nana" by Emile Zola.

An examination of the struggle between fate and man's will in Socrates' story "Oedipus".

This paper discusses the work 'Josephine: A Life of the Empress' by Carolly Erickson.

A review of William Faulkner's short story "That Evening Sun".

An examination of the topics discussed in two books: "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli and "On Christian Liberty" by Martin Luther.

A look at two poems that deal with different kinds of abuse: "I Cannot Remember All the Times..." by Jo Carson and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke.

A look at how love is portrayed in Michael Cunningham's novel, "The Hours."

An analysis of the themes, symbolism and imagery in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies".

A review of Joyce D. Goodfriend's book, "Before the Melting Pot".

Reviews Mark Twain's novel "Puddn'head Wilson", a social satire on slavery, and relates it to the life of Samuel Clemens, Twain's real name.

A review of Stephen M.R. Covey's "The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything".

Explores the theme of revenge in Ovid's story about Diana and Actaeon from ""Metamorphoses", Book 3.

A description of three of the most important gods in Norse mythology.

This paper analyzes the female protagonist's depression in Charlotte Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper".

Looks at the story of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and compares it to another Twain novel "Puddn'head Wilson".

A short review of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

This paper looks at the story of 'Silver Rights' by Constance Curry.

This paper studies the book 'The Dahlgren Affair' by Duane Schultz.

A review and discussion of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African", by Olaudah Equiano.

An in-depth examination of the life and works of Oscar "Zeta" Acosta.

A review of the novel "This Earth of Mankind" by Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

A book review of C.S.Lewis' novel, "Out of the Silent Planet."

An exploration of the myth of the lost continent, as portrayed in ancient Greek, Mayan and Tamil legends, in the context of modern scientific knowledge.

This paper provides a review of the book "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis.

An examination and interpretation of the underlying sexual themes in Irving Washington's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A discussion of the shift in the definition of the genre of children's literature and what is considered appropriate for children in today's society.

Discusses the theme of the importance of the arts in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis".

A book review of the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf.

Compares the role of the tragic hero, as seen by the character of Willie Lowman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and that of Oedipus in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King".

Discusses the colonial strife in India as presented in E. M. Forster's novel "Passage to India".

Analyzes John Milton's poem "Lycidas" by reacting to Samuel Johnson's essay on "Lycidas".

A discussion on Iago's soliloquies in "Othello" by William Shakespeare in Act I.3.375-396.

A review of Robert Inchausti's book "Subersive Othodoxy: Outlaws, Revolutionaries, and Other Christians in Disguise."

Compares songs and sonnets using examples from William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Reviews the theme and tone of "The Sickness unto Death" by Soren Kierkegaard.

Reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor", which centers on the temptations of Jesus in the desert.

An analysis of the plot of the true story, "An Innocent Man," written by John Grisham.

An analysis of the politics of Dante as defined in his "Commedia".

An analysis of how T.S. Eliot's poems, "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" and "The Wasteland's The Burial of the Dead", are examples of modernist poetry.

An analysis of the poem "Constantly Risking Absurdity" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

This paper discusses James Joyce and how his works have ensured him an important place in literary history.

An analysis of the theological elements in John Milton's "Paradise Lost".

This paper studies the work "Middlemarch" by George Eliot noting how Eliot portrays the optimistic and pessimistic vision of humanity.

This paper studies Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and discusses Elizabeth's war against social restrictions.

An analysis of the poem "The Bronze Horseman", the drama "Boris Godunov" and the tale of "Boris and Gleb" by Alexandr Pushkin.