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Literary Movements, 2004.
An analysis of three 19th century American literary movements.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes three literary movements that emerged in the U.S. during the latter part of the 19th century: naturalism, realism, and local color/regionalism. It cites the work of several authors as examples of the literary movements.
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"The latter half of the the century was a time of enormous change in American society. Such changes include the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War, the adjustment to the end of slavery, the increasing growth of urbanism .."
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Literary Movements, 1995.
This paper discusses literary movements: Definition, development, significance and examples (Dada, surrealism, Imagism, symbolism).
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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"Critics refer often to literary movements, citing different movements that have developed in literature and then been replaced by some other movement. Generally, the term is not defined, and instead it is simply assumed that everyone is talking about the same thing when the term is used. ... offers a definition that is too simple to be more than a beginning: "A term commonly applied to a trend or development in literature". ... definition contains the necessary elements, but they are not fully explained. The important word in his definition is "trend" rather than "development," for the latter is too unspecific and could refer to a literary device or idea used by one writer. A literary movement must be a trend, meaning that it is subscribed to by a number of writers who make use of the ideas and techniques that ... "
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Literary Movements, 2008.
A comparative analysis of "An Outpost of Progress" by Joseph Conrad, "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau and "The Dead" by James Joyce.
2,013 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the differences and the similarities of three stories under the light of different critical literary movements: "An Outpost of Progress" by Joseph Conrad, "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau and "The Dead" by James Joyce. The literary movements examined are realism, naturalism, romanticism, modernism and transcendentalism. More specifically, the paper looks at how James Joyce and Joseph Conrad are realists, modernists and naturalists because their stories have fidelity to the truth, they depict modern issues and both believe that nature has effects on people's behaviors. The paper also shows how, on the other hand, Henry David Thoreau is not a realist but a romantic because he believes in individualism and is also a transcendentalist who believes in the openness of the human mind.
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"Conrad is strictly bound to reality. He criticizes the idea of imperialism and the western people's idea of bringing civilization to other parts of the world when the west itself needs to be civilized. The term Realism is also used to describe works of art which, in revealing a truth, may emphasize the ugly or sordid. The slavery, exchanging human beings with material things, murdering, and hatred are all seen in "An Outpost of Progress" These are the facts of Conrad's day and he indicates these in his narrating brilliantly. The following quotation is about the exchange of black men for some ivory and it clearly shows that Conrad is a sincere critique of his time towards the institutions and beliefs such as the white men's superiority to the black men."
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Changing Literary Style in America, 2002.
Examining how writing styles have changed in America over the century, by examining four novels - dating between 1889 to 1987.
3,548 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This essay addresses the narrative style of four works of American Literature spanning almost one hundred years to document the change in this characteristic from the realism, experimental modernism, modernism, and post-modernism movements. Specifically, it discusses Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", published in 1889, Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", published in 1931, Walker Percy's "The Moviegoer", published in 1961, and Toni Morrison's "Beloved", published in 1987. In each case, there is a close examination of the important characteristics of the narrative style, how this style is reflective of the literary movement of the work, and a discussion of how this style contributes to the author's ability to communicate both the story and the themes of the work of literature.
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"As with all of Mark Twain's writing, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is written in a style of narration known as realism. Although this story is a type of fantasy, the transportation of a Connecticut Yankee back in time to the Middle Ages, Twain does not purport to represent anything but a view and critique of current thought in this alternative setting (ix). In presenting his social critique from this unusual setting, Twain employs the full arsenal of the realistic writer. The story is told as an embedded first person narration, where the narrator has been given a manuscript, written by an acquaintance of his to document his experience of being transported into the world of Camelot through a blow to the head. Hank Morgan, the Connecticut Yankee, fills his manuscript with description of the scene about him in minute detail, using precise language of control and reason. For example, notice Henry's eye for dirty detail as he describes the slums of Camelot..."
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Benjamin and Social Movements Today, 2007.
An application of Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project and Konvolutes to contemporary social movements.
3,194 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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The paper describes Walter Benjamin as an important German literary critic and philosopher who provided a means by which emerging social trends could be discerned through a careful and insightful analysis of various aspects of a capitalistic society. Benjamin maintained that his Konvolute framework provided a means to recognize and appreciate such social trends and this paper updates The Arcades Project into the 21st century and applies his Konvolutes to the contemporary social movements that are emerging in the United States. The paper concludes that America is faced with some unique challenges to its survival and all of the stakeholders - including illegal aliens who live there - are going to have to come to grips with the new realities of life in a multicultural America.
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""People-watching" has always been a popular pastime for many people, but Walter Benjamin used this technique and others to elucidate a number of influential but largely incomplete thoughts concerning the capitalist origins of modern Western society and how these forces affect the social movements that have emerged over the years. In an increasingly multicultural society, understanding how and why other people behave the way they do has assumed a new level of importance today. In fact, in recent years, people in the United States have been forced to face a number of harsh realities, with one of the most pressing and poignant of these issues being illegal immigration and its impact on the nation's security and employment."
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Modernism and Imagism, 2004.
This paper discusses "Modernism" and "Imagism" as literary movements.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper considers "Modernism" and "Imagism" as literary movements and includes their defining characteristics, origins, writers associated with the movements such as Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, Harriet Monroe, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and others. The paper describes the development of each movement in the 20th Century.
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"At the turn of the twentieth century, the literary scene in both the United States and Europe began to undergo a significant transformation. The experience of World War I further fueled changes in literary conventions as writers and critics began to turn away from the traditions created during the Victorian and Edwardian eras and instituted a new narrative structure in both the poetic and prose forms."
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Literary Theory, 2002.
An overview of the different forms of literary theory
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is about literary theory. Literary theory in its varied forms from structuralism to post-structuralism, from feminism to post-modernism, and from psychoanalytic to liberalism, have made an array of critical evaluations about the links between language, the writer, the text and the reader.
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Marxist Literary Theories, 2002.
A look at "Marxist Literary Theories" by David Forgacs.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper summarizes an article entitled "Marxist Literary Theories" by David Forgacs, from a book entitled "Modern Literary Theory, A Comparative Introduction", edited by Ann Jefferson and David Robley. The article, and this paper, provide an explanation of the basic modes and underlying assumptions of Marxist literary theories.
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Dickinson's Place in New England Literary Tradition, 2005.
A discussion on Emily Dickinson's place in the literary tradition of the New England region.
2,479 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper looks at why it is difficult to place the writings of Emily Dickinson in a specific literary tradition and what factors make this placement difficult. The paper considers why Dickinson was so introverted, what in her life and writing should be used to connect her to a literary tradition, and to whom should the connection be drawn.
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"Dickinson's outright rejection of everything conventional rang with the same notes as the crescendo of feminism that was building among middle class women in the 1850s. She refused to subjugate herself to the institution of marriage, she battled pressure to join the church, and she corresponded openly with notable figures of academia. It is certain that the feminist movement would have greatly appreciated, and benefited from Dickinson's voice. Her education and natural boldness made her prime feminist material. The match, however, never grew any more potent than those conveniences. Thought she sought to achieve greatness, Dickinson's reclusive nature would have prevented her from being interested in participating in movements of that nature. In fact, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that Dickinson had no particular loyalty to her sex."
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Puritan and Romantic Literary Consciousness, 2004.
An analysis of Puritan and Romantic literary consciousness.
707 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper discusses Puritan and Romantic literary consciousness and explores various literary works. The paper contends that the Romantic and American Transcendentalist ideal is clearly embodied, not only in this excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Nature," but also by the life and teaching of the instructor portrayed by Robin Williams in the film, "Dead Poet's Society."
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"The ideals of Romanticism suggested that the human animal must mature emotionally as well as intellectually, to reach his or her own artistic potential, and the best way to do this was to do so in nature. In nature, Emerson wrote, one is filled with the innocent love of spontaneous experience, much like a child. But this childlike innocence can also catch the eye of the 'powers that be' or the orthodox leadership of opinion in a very negative, as opposed to a positive way. Because the Romantic teacher does not teach the curriculum as required, and because he integrates immediate, bodily, and visceral experience into the teaching of poetry and literature, the guru figure portrayed by Williams is symbolically cast out of the fold of the scholarly halls and into the harsh, cruel world where he is not allowed to practice his pedagogical vocation."
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Literary Relations, 2002.
An introduction to literary interpretation.
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A paper that presents the various literary relations that create the basis for literary interpretation.
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Literary Nationalism, 2002.
An examination of the debate over American literary nationalism which began in the early nineteenth century.
705 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This essay examines the main issues that were involved in the contentious debate over American literary nationalism at the beginning of the 19th century in the United States. The English critic Sidney Smith?s biting comment ?Who reads an American book?? is discussed, in terms of how it continued, and helped perpetuate, the debate about American literary nationalism. Further, this essay outlines how Washington Irving?s tales in "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon" helped to fulfill the need for a unique, American literature that was noted by the Englishman Sidney Smith.
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"There were several main issues that fired the contentious debate over American literary nationalism at the beginning of the 19th century, in the United States. The debate surrounded the apparent inability of American authors to produce quality literature. Certainly, America had received its political independence from Britain long before the 19th century, but in terms of art and literature, America had failed to produce works that were equal (of better) in quality to those produced in Great Britain. Certainly, and most importantly, the major point of this debate was that there was no clearly unique style of American literature. Equally important was the perception that the American literature produced was inferior in quality to that produced by British authors (Early). Interestingly, this inability to produce quality literature was reflected in the lacklustre sense of American cultural identity. In Adventures in American Literature: Classic Edition, James Early suggests that a strong sense of American cultural identity needed to be rooted in a ?significant national literature?."
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Ethnic Literary Analysis, 2007.
This paper provides an African-American and ethnic literary analysis of the Novel 'Oroonoko: or The Royal Slave' by Aphra Behn and the Essay "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston.
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This article discusses two works containing either African or African-American themes, Aphra Behn's novel 'Oroonoko: or The Royal Slave' (1633) and Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to be Colored Me" (1928). The writer notes that when compared against one another, they reveal considerable differences in the perspectives of their authors: In the first case, a 17th century white Englishwoman; and in the second, a late 19th and early 20th century African-American woman folklorist descended from slaves. In this essay, using African American and ethnic literary analysis of both works, the writer explores and analyzes similarities and distinctions in the ways that both authors deal with the subjects of American or African-American identity and black-white relationships, within their respective literary works.
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"Other key characters in the novel, again drawn from an obviously white European narrative perspective, include Oroonoko's treacherous grandfather the King of the tribe, who also lusts after his grandson's love interest Imoinda, thereby reinforcing two familiar African stereotypes: overweening lust and inter-tribal rivalry and treachery, even against one's own flesh and blood. Within Aphra Behn's portrait of the African environment inhabited at first by Oroonoko and Imoinda, then, family ties are brittle, and being sold into slavery is, by implication, less heart-rending than it might be for those with stronger family ties."
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Literary Response to Computer Age, 2002.
A paper that examines the literary response to early technology and the computer age.
1,987 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper shows how the literary response during the early days of technology and the computer was mixed. Many sources feared that communication skills and literary skills would be lost as a result of technology. The paper looks at several articles and points of view in which the writers predicted opinions which ranged from unforeseen disasters, to great successes, as a result of the technology revolution.
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"Communication is a key element of our society and the ways that we communicate in the information age has become a challenge in the 21st century. During the early days of technology and the computer most people wondered what would encompass being ?literary ? in the information age. How would we take the old ritual of literary culture and transform that skill into the bits of data and information that characterize the information age. Tracy Kidder?s book, The Soul of a New Machine provides a glimpse into the world of early technology. Kidder provides an account of the work done by a group of Data General engineers who are creating a new innovative computer. The book chronicles the project throughout the course of a year and examines the changes that take place in the lives of the team during various phases of the project."
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Literary Realism and Poverty, 2008.
An analysis of the literary realism in Hamlin Garland's short story 'Under the Lion's Paw" from his book, "Main Travelled Roads" and Theodore Dreiser's work, "Sister Carrie".
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The paper examines Chapter XLV of Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" and describes the literary realism that depicts how the character of Hurstwood must survive the grim reality of poverty in the city. The paper also looks at Hamlin Garland's short story "Under The Lion's Paw" from his work "Main Travelled Roads", which uses literary realism to reveal the grim reality of farm life.
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"The first reason why literary realism exists in the work of garland's "Under the Lion's Paw" is the way that he defines the life of farmer's, and the often brutal conditions that they must work within as poor workers of the land. The reality of the farmer's life is apparent in Mrs. Council's narrative:
""Yes, I do my own work," Mrs. Council was heard to say in the pause which followed. "I'm getting purty heavy t' be on m'laigs all day, but we can't afford t'hire (Garland, p.491)."
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