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Death in Spanish Literature, 2007.
A discussion of the theme of death present in Spanish literature.
3,496 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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The paper portrays how tragedy and death permeated the history and literature of Spain. The paper examines the lives and works of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, Mariano Jose de Larra, Benito Perez Galdos, Leopoldo Alas (Clarin), Miguel de Unamuno and Federico Garcia Lorca. The paper discusses how their lives were filled with death and sorrow and illustrates how this is reflected in Spanish literature until the 20th century.
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"Tragedy and death permeated the history and literature of Spain. Despite political upheaval, literature entered the Siglo de Oro (Golden Age) in Spain, spawning many creative and prolific writers in the late 16th century. The Spanish writers wrote of how talents were no match for violence, injustice and ignorance, nor from greater forces beyond Spain's borders. The writers expressed these sentiments, along with feelings of disillusionment with human foibles and the great age that had gone on before (Weller 2)."
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"Literature; Ancient Greek Literature", 2002.
A discussion of the relationship between ancient Greek burial and death rites and ancient Greek literature.
1,409 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper focuses upon illustrating the relevance of the obvious emphasis and taboo regarding Greek burial or death rites as it is portrayed in a significant amount of ancient Greek literature. It examines how literature has long been a relevant source that historians as well as other scholars can turn to so as to glean at least a marginal understanding regarding the societal norms of the era or culture in particular.
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Introduction
Generalities Regarding Ancient Greek Burial Rites
Relevance of Literary Illustrations Regarding Ancient Greek Perspectives on Death
Burial Rites Within Ancient Greek literature
Conclusion
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"One of the first things that essentially needs to be taken into consideration is that, as a result of their significantly un-advanced and superstitiously primitive preconceptions and beliefs, that nearly all kinds of ancient literature is tinged, to some degree or another, with elements of the super natural or paranormal. The occult, witches, curses and ghosts, all are things that are mentioned, with varying degree of figurativeness and realism, within ancient British as well as Greek literature. Moreover, there appears to be a particular degree of emphasis upon the relevance and effectuality of such things as oaths and curses, especially in regard to the likes of such being implemented in concern to a particular person's death or burial. This something that is quite strongly portrayed when Euripides' Hippolytus, the protagonist within the play, reasserts his confidence to his father in so much as taking an oath that in death may neither sea nor earth receive my flesh, if I have proved false (Lawson, 1964)."
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"Death of a Salesman" - Death of a Dream, 2002.
An analysis of Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The author of this paper takes the reader through a discussion about the play, the characters, the messages and the meanings. In addition the author discusses the use of structure sound and sense in the play.
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Life and Death: Abortion and the Death Penalty, 2005.
Explains why there is no contradiction in simultaneously viewing abortion as permissible in the early stages of pregnancy but the death penalty as impermissible.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper explains why a woman's views that abortion in the early stages of pregnancy is permissible but that the death penalty is never permissible are congruent and consistent from a moral and ethical standpoint.
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"Though Abby rejects the application of the death penalty in all instances she does advocate the permissibility of abortion in the early stages. Despite the seeming contradiction of ethics or morals in these views, Abby's views on abortion and the death penalty are more congruent than they might initially appear. This is because abortion is part of a woman's overall reproductive rights guaranteed by law while the death penalty is often applied in a biased manner and represents state-sanctioned homicide..."
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The Importance of Literature, 2001.
This paper analyzes and compares the following contemporary books: 'Trash Culture', 'The Death of Literature', 'The Medium is the Massage' and 'What was Literature?'.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses four books about literature today. The author of the paper's ideas are the following: Richard Keller Simon's book 'Trash Culture' encourages studying classic literature and both its classical and contemporary interpretations. Leslie Fiedler's book 'What Was Literature?' states that the examination of the art novel is a passe exercise; that our approach is flawed if we cannot cater to the detective novel, the pornographic fancy, or the comic strip. Marshall McLuhan's book 'The Medium is the Massage' discusses messages as well as the importance of themes in novels. Alvin Kernan's book' The Death of Literature' advocates negative views against television. The paper also includes examples of modern movies and television shows and compares them to certain books.
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"Richard Keller Simon, in his book 'Trash Culture' advocates the simultaneous study of classic literature through its traditional forms and contemporary interpretation, highlighting the importance of promoting popular culture in conjunction with classic literature in order to comprehend the crucial perspective in which the books materialize. (R. K. Simon, California, 3-5) In rejecting Stallone's interpretation and condensation of the Iliad as not having the ability to convey any of the inherent messages of its classic counterpart, we deny popular culture as a possibly influential schooling device. (Spectrum, Australia, 1) "
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Polish Holocaust Literature, 2005.
This paper analyzes Polish-centered Holocaust literature and films and compares them to similar Holocaust literature from other countries.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper explains that, in analyzing Polish-centered Holocaust literature and films, it becomes clear that certain themes are recurrent: Imagination vs. reality, exposure vs. nakedness, the inversion of Biblical meaning and of human order in general, pre-destined catastrophe and the appropriateness of humor. The author states that the Polish-centered themes are more vivid and their representation more graphically intense than the general writing about the Holocaust because of the concentration of death camps and the density of its tragedy; Poland is often perceived as the "ground zero" and the pivotal point by which Holocaust writers come to grips with the slaughter of the Jews and others. The paper analyzes many examples of Polish Holocaust literature: Alfred Andersch' "Efraim's Book", Arnold Wesker's " Sophie's Choice", Pierre Gascar's "Seasons of the Dead", Claude Lanzmann's film/ quasi-documentary "Shoah", Aaron Appelfeld's novella "Badenheim 1939", K. Tsetnik's "Salamandra", Henri Raczymow's "Un Cris sans Voix", Emanuel Ringelbaum's "Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto" and the Academy Award winning movie "Life is Beautiful".
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"In Shoah literature, certain questions present themselves again and again: Do these themes - which often reflect a universal character of sort - diminish the particular suffering and injustice of the event? Can any writing truly capture the enormous moral crimes of the Holocaust? Sparking a hotly-discussed debate, Theodor Adorno wrote that poetic treatments of the Shoah were a form of "barbarism." In light of this criticism, it has often been asked by both writers and critics alike, what justification does a writer have for treating the subject matter at all? This charge has seldom been directed at any other subject of fiction, but it might be argued that such outrageous criticism is simply evidence of the subject's moral and tragic dimensions."
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Mature Themes in Children's Literature, 2002.
Discussion of the beneficial role children's literature can play in helping children cope with stressful situations.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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Summary: Children's literature can be useful in aiding children in this aspect of their growth. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the representation of death, and the fear of death, plays a prominent role in terms of character, plot and setting. The character of Harry Potter is defined, from the outset of the book, by the death of his parents.
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Timeless Qualities in Literature, 2002.
Shows how literature which appeals to the basic human nature, rather than simply entertains the reader, has the quality of being a 'timeless' piece.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper uses a quote by Samuel Johnson ("Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature") as the foundation of an argument concerning the "timeless" qualities in various works of literature. Two stories are examined in order to better address this quote and these stories are "The Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy and "The Tell- Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.
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The American Dream in American Literature, 2002.
Discusses the theme of the "American Dream" found in both "The Great Gatsby" and "Death of a Salesman".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The 'American Dream' is the assertion that any individual can become fabulously wealthy and that fabulous wealth, in turn, produces great happiness. It pervades American society and, consequently, American literature. Its thematic impact on The Great Gatsby and "Death of a Salesman" is explored.
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Decadence in Literature, 2004.
A study of decadence as a cultural phenomenon in Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray" and Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice".
2,442 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines how Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray" and Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" are literary works situated in the cultural phenomenon known as decadence. This cultural phenomenon began in the late nineteenth century and involved the production of a range of interrelated aesthetic, social and sexual personae. It looks at how the most prevalent of these in the work of Wilde and Mann are the beautiful boy, the dandy and the degenerate, because they represent the "Other". It also discusses how both novels also deal with the dichotomy of the Apollonian and Dionysian artistic impulses in literature, which serve to define the calm exterior/decaying interior that codifies decadence.
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"Felski argues that Decadent literature offers "explicitly feminized male protagonists, who are identified with love of artifice, excess, and everything unnatural." This is certainly true in the case of Dorian Gray. She also mentions the "association of femininity with ornamentation and detail in Western culture." Both Dorian and Tadzio's clothing is described with much attention to the detail and adornments of the garments. Wilde's novel regards the protagonist's cultivation of sense experience, passion and sensation in the pursuit of beauty. Dorian studies exotic perfumes, collects musical instruments and precious stones, and once attended a masquerade ball wearing a costume covered with 560 pearls."
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The Tragic Hero in Modern Literature, 2002.
A discussion of tragic heroes in modern, American literature.
9,500 words (approx. 38.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 194.95
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Today, people do not often see the unquestionable splendor of royalty, the unrelenting actions of the hand of fate, or the importance of human interactions. Does that mean that a tragic hero could not exist in the modern world? This paper reviews what a tragic hero is and illustrates this type of character with examples from "Oedipus Rex". Then, the heroes of "The Zoo Story", by Edward Allbee, "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", by Ken Kesey, "Death of a Salesman", by Arthur Miller, "The Catcher in the Rye", by J.D. Salinger, and the "Autobiography of Malcom X" are compared to the definition of a tragic hero. The paper concludes that modern society may not believe in crowns, robes and the hand of fate, but it believes in the ability to create revolution. It is in these revolutions that tragic heroes emerge.
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"Modern society may not believe in crowns, robes, and the hand of fate, but it believes in the ability to create revolution. It is in these revolutions that tragic heroes emerge. The act of inciting revolution and change becomes noble. By unselfish actions, courage, and honor, these revolutionaries create a new class of nobility. This idea can be seen in society, and literature is imitating it, just like Aristotle said it should. While there are still many "phonies" in the world, the tragic hero has reemerged to put them in their place."
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Prostitution in Nineteenth-Century Literature, 2005.
A look at the representation of prostitution in Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist", Emile Zola's "Nana" and Elizabeth Gaskell's "Mary Barton".
7,536 words (approx. 30.1 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 165.95
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This paper investigates the treatment of prostitution in nineteenth-century literature, in particular Elizabeth Gaskell's "Mary Barton", Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" and Emile Zola's "Nana". By closely examining literature from England and France, authored by male and female writers, it attempts to display how cultural differences and gender implications may have an influence on the chosen novelists' treatment of the subject. Areas of interest include: the historical context of nineteenth-century prostitution; the authors' portrayal of prostitution; the response of other characters toward the prostitute and the importance of death as the final outcome.
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"The subject of prostitution has had a long-standing fascination for novelists, artists, and historians alike. The idea of a woman using her body as a paid profession has forever caused a great deal of controversy, especially during the nineteenth century, when women were not supposed to display or act upon their sexual desires. It has often been said that during the nineteenth century, prostitution was becoming an increasing problem, although many facts and figures differ from one another considerably, so it would be unhelpful to quote them here. It is useful enough to consider that 'Victorians in the 1840s and 1850s thought that both prostitution and venereal disease were increasing'. "
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Character Development in Literature, 2006.
A look at the different ways that protagonists can develop in a story, including coming-of-age stories, romance stories and stories about death and loss.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines three classic works of literature, "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo and "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand and discusses the development of the main characters in each of the stories. The paper uses the stories to illustrate how protagonists are developed in literature and how their development often influences the development of the story itself.
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"An excellent example of a coming-of-age story is Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, in which the protagonist, Huck, grapples with issues of slavery and personal freedom. At the beginning of the story, Huck desires one thing: to be free of his father. But his journey down the river with an escaped slave, Jim, forces Huck to consider the differences between his own reach for freedom and Jim's. It's not legal for him to help Jim run away, but is it right? Huck's journey down the river is not just a physical one, it becomes a moral one as well, and by the end of the novel, he ceases viewing Jim as Miss Watson's property and views him instead as a human being."
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Mark Twain: Children in Literature, 2004.
Examines how American author, Mark Twain, presented children in his literary works.
1,707 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper examines the life of Samuel Clemens, who, under the pseudonym of Mark Twain, created classic works of literature at the turn of the 20th century. The paper focuses on Clemens's opinion on how children were being brought up in American society, using quotes from several of his works as examples. The paper also examines how Clemens deeply grieved the death of his daughter, Susy, and how her death affected his writing. The paper includes an outline.
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"Besides the evidence seen in the above quotation, there are others too that exemplify Clemens' concern for children. In particular he was concerned about the way they were treated, especially in schools. This was indeed a time when corporal punishment was widely used to discipline children, but left them resenting their school lives. He was also greatly concerned with the content they were forced to learn, and the way that they were forced to learn through teachers who were not fit for handling the young tender minds (Twain, 1885). This is exemplified in the following quotation, "Many public-school children seem to know only two dates--1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion...." (Twain, 1907)."
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Great Themes in World Literature, 2006.
An analysis of the themes in "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Anton Chekhov, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.
1,359 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper takes a look at the themes of love, death and memory in these three great pieces of literature, explaining that all three stories show the effects of a love that cannot or should not be and that these effects are interconnected with memory and even death.
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"In "The Lady with the Pet Dog," Anton Chekhov portrays the illicit love affair between Dmitry Dmitrich Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna von Dideritz. It is a love that ultimately cannot succeed, since both are married to other people. Both the intensity and ultimate doomed nature of the love in "The Lady with the Pet Dog" are reinforced by Chekhov's use of both the motives of memory and of death. Thus, when Gurov and von Dideritz first part, Anna speaks of the importance of memory: "'I shall be thinking of you - remembering you...Don't remember evil against me'" (Chekhov 421). At this point, she thinks the love between the two of them is over, What has replaced love is memory. Love and memory are thus intertwined in "The Lady with the Pet Dog." The interconnectedness of doomed love and memory is also reinforced by Gurov's thoughts. At first, he expects to think of von Dideritz less frequently as time goes on, yet "more than a month went by, winter came into its own, and everything was still clear in his memory as though he had parted from Anna Sergeyevna only yesterday" (Chekhov 423). It is Gurov's persistent remembering of Anna that causes him to seek her out. Love cannot be separated from love in "The Lady with the Pet Dog," since it is remembering which keeps the two protagonists from forgetting each other, and in so doing, they remain in love, even if that love is ultimately doomed."
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