commonly prevalent. Specifically‚ the negative aspects of childhood seem to be explored in a manner in which writers use hyperbolic and satirical means to express their critique. The persecution of children seems a recurring theme in Victorian literature at which writers show their dismay‚ focusing on the oppression of children‚ often inflicted upon by adults. This is the case in ‘Jane Eyre’ where Bronte shows the reader Mrs Reed’s ill treatment of her niece‚ Jane‚ who is ordered to be taken ‘away
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reads as a sparsely written children’s book‚ but to the eye the book’s lavish depictions of isolation and despair require a much deeper analysis. The basic story of a little girl having a particularly horrid day is not uncommon in children’s literature. What separates this book from others of the same genre is Shaun Tan’s wholly idiosyncratic artwork. The slender story line depicts a young girl moving through a sequence of striking landscapes. The accompanying text is deliberately spare. The
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Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature is considered to be the most prestigious literature prize throughout the world and is awarded since 1901. According to Alfred Nobel’s will‚ it is granted annually to an author from any country who has produced‚ "the most outstanding work in an ideal direction in the field of literature ". The Swedish Academy decides who will receive the prize in any given year. The procedure lasts for a year. At first‚ the members of the Nobel Committee
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Puritanism and American Literature: “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken‚ and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us‚ we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world. We shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God‚ and all professors for God’s sake. We shall shame the faces of many of God’s worthy servants‚ and cause
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Tour Dutt was born on March 4‚ 1856 in Bengal and she died on August 30‚ 1877‚ in the prime of her youth‚ at 21. She is often called the Keats of the Indo-English literature for more than one reason - her meteoric rise on and disappearance from the literary firmament‚ as also for the quality of her poetry. James Darmesteter pays a befitting tribute to her‚ "The daughter of Bengal‚ so admirable and so strangely gifted‚ Hindu by race and tradition‚ and an English woman by education‚ a French woman
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The post-WWII American literature – its trends and themes. The United States undoubtedly contributed to the end of the World War II by the support given to the Allies. 1945 is the year of the end of the war but at the same time it is the beginning of the United States’ domination almost on all fields on the international area. Before the World War II the cultural center of the world was Paris – after the war it was New York. That happened mostly because of the intellectual emigrants from Europe
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about English expectations of Americans. At first it appears that cook is satirizing the "bumpkins" of Maryland. "To touch the shoar‚ where no good sense is found" (Cook p.699). "Standing erect‚ with legs stretched wide‚ we paddled to the other side" (Cook p.699). These statements show that he thinks of himself as being better than the Americans that he has found. He thinks of himself superior and continues throughout the poem to ridicule and put down the Americans. His
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPANDING TERRITORIES: COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Comparative Literature: Concepts‚ Its Present status and New Territories 3/30/2010 Government Engineering College‚ Surat Ankita Khanna ABSTRACT The main objective of this paper is to provide researchers interested in the history and evolution of “comparative literature” with a collection of references delineating the evolution of the concept and the development of academic departments dedicated
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Literature in the 1960’s Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history‚ literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history.Novels‚ influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers‚ inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads‚ essays‚ articles‚ and more are a big part of our lives‚ without us ever even noticing them. They show up in places we look for entertainment‚ or become the entertainment itself. They notify us on what
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Literature in the 1960’s Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history‚ literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history.Novels‚ influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers‚ inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads‚ essays‚ articles‚ and more are a big part of our lives‚ without us ever even noticing them. They show up in places we look for entertainment‚ or become the entertainment itself. They notify us on what
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