Literature Essay Samples Page 55

LECTURES ON THE BOOK OF AMOS The historical background The prophet Amos is the first on the list of classical prophets, who included Hosea, Isaiah as well as Jeremiah. He is the first among the prophets whose oracles have come down to us in the form of a whole book, according to M.L. Barre, the…

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in 1265. In his life, he created two major books of poesy: Vita Nuova and The Comedy. The Comedy, which was later renamed The Divine Comedy, is an heroic verse form interrupt down into three books in each of which Dante recounts his travels through Hell, Purgatory, and…

Geyluv is a story about two men with a different sexual orientation. Benjie, a gay man falls in love with his close straight friend mike. Benjie confessed his love for mike then follows a flashback on how they met and became friends. The story is written in a style involving the queer theory due to…

Alcestis is a myth that is “the most touching of all the Greek dramas to a modern audience” (Lind 213). It is a tragicomedy by the playwright Euripides and it centers on the king and queen of Thessalia. Admetus, the king, has been fated to die yet, due to his alliance with Apollo, is given…

Literature vs. informational Text Did you know that informational texts are more accurate than literature texts? In literature it haves less information unlike informational text that includes more information. Also in literature the purpose is to entertain/engage and in informational it’s to inform/educate. Another difference it that the tone for literature can take several tones…

Elite’s portrayal of urban life in the early 20th Century within his poem “Preludes” seems to paint a very bleak picture indeed, drawing to light the hopelessness of urban life in the opening years of the 20th century heavily, and with various different methods. Within Poem 1 and Poem 2 of “Preludes”, Eliot comments on…

After reading the poem, I felt that it was very sassy. I interpreted it as a life lesson, and to never dwell on your past mistakes. The poem was short, sweet, and easily understood. I really enjoyed this poem; it reminded me of how I want to live my life. The structure of the poem…

1592 — Kane is now thirty-eight. With the spring, he fits out a privateer and sails from Bristol across the Atlantic for the West Indies once again. His second-in-command is Godfrey Taferal, the eldest brother of Marylin, whom Kane rescued from Negari. Godfrey is a trusty man of thirty, who has sailed as a merchant…

Bless Me, Ultima is the story of transition. The protagonist Antonio and his journey through life make up the central plot. The subconscious plays a key role in shaping up the plot and Antonio’s character. In a way Antonio’s dreams show the transition of his character. In Bless Me, Ultima we find that the central…

“Ragtime” is an E. L. Doctorow’s novel that was published in 1975 and later won the National Book Critics Circle Award. E. L Doctorow himself is a famous American writer who is widely known for his unique works of historical fiction. The novel itself belongs to the epic kind of literature. It’s a contemporary realistic…