Dr. Seward's blind rationalism in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897)

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Recall of historical context (resurgence of occultism central to the novel s significance as a reactions against materialist science, Stoker s narrative is also ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Evidence paragraphs.. Seward as the radically modern scientist.. Irony in Seward's portrayal.. Van Helsing's Criticism of Seward's Blind Materialism.. Seward's rejection of Van Helsing's theories.. Consequences of Seward's...»

The young Shakespeare and his contemporaries: reconstructing convention in taming of the shrew

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   09/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « here does not endeavor to explain historical phenomenon or so thoroughly and on the narrative command of exaggeration that he reverses their sum significance. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Modern theories illumination on conventions of the past with temporally disparate ideas.. The process by which society can endow an individual with a constructed identity.. The ideals of gender.. The character of...»

Exploring Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot's revisions of "the waste land"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/24/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « as an important example of the significance of revision in historical, secular, to that of the second, which is is unable to move into the narrative since the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The title.. The epigraph.. Burial of the dead.. A game of chess.. The fire sermon.. Death by water.. What the thunder said.. The degree of pound's influence.....»

Reflections of race and American culture in the 'Tom' show

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « various adaptations within their proper historical contexts. s novel, removing Tom s significance, and emphasizing four versions, a major narrative shift was ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Minstrelsy, political theatre and the ?Tom' show. The Antebellum ?Tom' show: Adaptation and parody. Uncle Tom after the war. Concluding remarks. Illustrations. Works consulted....»

Gambling Art: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Custom-House Introduction

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   10/19/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « that subtly convinces the reader of its significance. nor a continuation of the narrative that develops House." The Essex Institute Historical Collection 122 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Custom House introduction . The manufactured naivety of the readers . The emotional intimacy between the reader and the characters . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Gregorius : Medieval blockbuster

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/29/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « The historical period was marked by a steady state It had significance both in its immediate effects and idealization of this process in the narrative works of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The poem Gregorius . The life of a man marked by instability. Maintaining social stability. The message that Classen locates in these literary works. The restitution. The ambiguities that Hartmann did not...»

The novel “Charlotte Temple” as an example of a popular novel

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   02/05/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « a classic because unfortunately its significance has not woe that no matter what the historical time frame This form of narrative implies that the America that ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The widely held belief that this was 'A Tale of Truth'.. The portrait of society that emerged from this popular novel.. Representation of a hold over of a type of European class system.. Women of virtue: Pious, pure, submissive and...»

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