New Modes of Poetic Discourse in the Poetry of the Romantic Period: Wordsworth, Blake and Coleridge Wordsworth and Coleridge, in the Preface to the 1800 version of the Lyrical Ballads, state the following: “The majority of the following poems are to be considered as experiments. They were written chiefly with a view to ascertain how … Read more
Horror Presented In Birdsong INTRODUCTION The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘horror’ as ‘an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.’ Both Owen and Faulks use the experiences of young soldiers to illustrate the horrors of the First World War and the feelings of fear, shock and disgust created in these men by the atrocities of … Read more
Kill Bill Hides a Male Adolescent Taste for Violence Introduction The claim risks becoming rather self-defeating. It assumes that violence is a predominantly masculine trait but betrays confusion about its stance on masculinity and aggression. One must choose whether violence defines men, or men define violence; this question tries to sustain both possibilities simultaneously and … Read more
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Introduction Arthur Asher Miller is one of the most influential playwrights of the twentieth century, whose plays have had resonance not only in America, but all over the world. This renown as a playwright of depth and insight has increased over his career, and he has been described as “a moralist, … Read more
Analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address as a Dramatist Narrative Kenneth Burke’s “dramatism” is a theory that isolates motive in communication. Dissecting all aspects and directions of speech, Burke’s dramatism can be used effectively in analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address. Using dramatism’s pentad component, Lincoln’s intentions and the gravity of the setting in which … Read more
The Superiority of Moral Worth over Physical Charms ‘The critic is he who can translate into a new manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This … Read more
Aesthetic and Decadent Writing Decadent and Aesthetic writing was borne of a tumultous period at the end of the nineteenth cenury – a period often referred to as the fin de siecle. The cultural politics of the time were represented in the themes appropriated in the work, such as artifice, a yearning for ideal beauty … Read more
Angela Carter’s Wise Children Angela Carter’s Wise Children is a novel centring on the story of the Hazard family, a theatrical dynasty which dominates the British stage for nearly a century. The narrator of the story, Dora Chance, is one of the Chance twins, identical twin girls who are illegitimate twice over: their famous father, … Read more
The Emergence of Modern Day Horror from 19th Century Gothic Exploring modern-day horror films and novels, it is possible to draw a parallel between the nineteenth-century gothic genre and contemporary horror. Such a shift is inseparably connected with the spread of psychoanalysis created by Sigmund Freud, Jacque Lacan and Julia Kristeva and that gradually influenced … Read more
My Favorite Villain A villain is an evil character in any fictional writing or motion picture. He is an evil incarnate that is always satisfying his wishes and fancies. The story revolves around a conflict between a hero and the villain. He is there to harm the hero and those people who are related to … Read more
I think, therefore I am The statement “I think, therefore I am†is a declaration made by the philosopher cum mathematician, Rene Descartes, in his “Discourse†first published in 1637, and later amplified in his Meditations on First Philosophy . There are many interpretations of this statement, some profound and philosophical, others, profane and flimsy, … Read more
Tips for Creating Brilliant Descriptive Essays Though much focus tends to be on the creation of argumentative essays, descriptive essays are a critical component of the student’s academic life. Here, a descriptive essay implies an essay genre which requires the student to describe either an object, place, emotion, person, situation, or phenomena. Descriptive papers encourage … Read more