Which is the most (or what are some of the most) artful, impactful, well-written, etc. pieces in the Norton Anthology? (7th ed.) Please describe a short reason why. Thank you :)
isn't to do with religion? I read on a catholic forum (I found it through someone's tumblr link lol)
"I am also appalled that it [The Life of Pi] is now required reading in some High Schools. It is a worse book than To Kill a Mocking Bird, or worse, Lord of the Flies.
How could anyone think...
Hi I'm finding it difficult to find comprehensive learning/revision guides for Further Education (and above) English Literature, what I'm really looking for is a DVD.
I have a school project where we must find 3 books (2 novels and a short story rather) with a specific theme. The theme I wanted to do was faith. However, I am not looking for your typical novel about faith, but a deeper look at it, where faith is almost a way for people to delude themselves...
Does any one help me in finding a novel written in "British upper class" literature?
I mean a novel an upper class has written in their own class of writing and using their own words and phrases.
Allusions mean how they relate to us today. Like it would say, "As strong as Ares" But I want a legit one. Like one from a song, and tell me what song it is. and give me the link.
I need to write a debate paper and need help thinking of a question to debate. I was thinking along the lines of musical portrayal or parody in gothic but I'm having trouble figuring out a position.
Expectations? Havisham? I have been looking through Dickens' Great Expectations because I'm trying to find an extract from Victorian era that looks at the female body or deterioration of the female body?
not writing, studying the literature?
Please only answer if you know of any other type of English Literature classes, for leisure not a qualification, that are available in UK? I can't find any...
Which of Shakespeare’s following lines is an example of allusion?
(Points: 10)
“Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly? Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy . . .” (Sonnet VIII)
“His life was gentle, and the elements
So mix’d in him that Nature might stand up...
I'm taking AP Literature at school but to cut the long story short - it's practically going to be a self-study course :( However, according to plan, my class will be reading the following books: Heart of Darkness, Brave New World, Oedipus the King, Death of a Salesman, Jane Eyre, Equus, and The...
This is an assignment for my writing class. What do they each mean? My prof said they have different meanings! Help please =)))
Aside from one starts with a small letter and the other one starts with a big letter, what else? I need to find the meaning for each of them =)))
And it's literature...
Have anyone written a literature review of "The overexpose city" by Paul Virilio?
I'm doing a literature review of his paper and would love to share some ideas and theories with others:)