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Major Themes of Arthurian Legend
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Arthurian legend is a collection of texts written in the Middle Ages around the King Arthur, his entourage and the quest for the Grail, which is a strong theme of the area of Britain. There is no Arthurian legend, but the Arthurian legends. This is due ...
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AMERICAN LITERATURE
American Literature
American Literature
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The literary work produced with in the United States and its surrounding colonies is known as American Literature. Currently, the American Literature is different from what is used to be in the past. From the beginning of the 21st century, an increase in the acceptability of ...
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Everyman
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It is a play of the late 15th century; it is representative of genus, and a well known play. It is considered that the poem is the translation of Dutch play name as Elcjerlijc, although many scholars have attempted to prove the priority of the English text. It is the ...
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The Things they Carried
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“The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien deals with the responsibility, remorse, and the isolation and loneliness soldiers went through the war of Vietnam, chiefly due to the emotional immaturity of the soldiers. However, it is not surprising as many of the veteran soldiers who have participated ...
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Herodotus and His Contribution to the Writing of Greek History in the 5th Century
Herodotus and His Contribution to the Writing of Greek History in the 5th Century
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Herodotus was a Greek historian from Halicarnassus. With his one great work, which he called, his “research” (in Greek, historia), he both established the ...
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The Optimist's Daughter
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The optimist's daughter is a short novel written by Eudora Welty in 1972. The story has created a profound impact on the readers by engaging them from start to the end. Due to the mixture of drama, climax and emotion the story has received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. ...
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AMERICAN LITERATURE IN 21ST CENTURY
American Literature in 21st Century
American Literature in 21st Century
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Literature is a very fine piece of art that comprises of various attributes in it. It is generally differentiated in terms of genres, style of writing, and types. Literature may be written for a drama, it is ...
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Blues as such in Black Literature
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Black Literature is one of the most significant research efforts in African American studies. Black Literature not only expands vastly the black literary tradition, this fascinating collection, full of vitality and imagination, is of immense social and historical significance in understanding the African American experience in ...
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MAYA ANGELOU
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou (St. Louis, 4 April 1928) is an American poet, actress and dancer. Considered a key figure in the American movement for Civil Rights, Maya Angelou, whose real name is Marguerite Johnson has become famous as a writer with autobiographical novel I Know Why the ...
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Comparison of the film Rashomon to the story “In a Grove”
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From the two short stories of Ryuonsuke Akutagawa, Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon is loosely based. From the short story Rashomon, the film's opening and ending scenes are based, but the main story of the film is based on “In the Grove”. ...