Musée des Beaux Arts is briefly examined.
Who are "they," lines 1,2, and 9 in the poem Musée des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden?
Postwar Emerging Issues in Literature
I need some assistance with the following please: The postwar era was initially a placid one in which life, at least on the surface, seemed placid. By the end of the 1950s and into the 1960s, several undercurrents that were stirring in the previous decade began emerging into the mainstream discussions of America. These includ ...continues
Changing themes are uncovered in a variety of poems.
Differences and similarities of the following works are explored: “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison “The Applicant” by Silvia Path “When the Negro was in Vogue” by Langston Hughes “A month in the Country” by Jay Wright “If I must die” by Claude McKay
Discover a question related to any work or by an author you like and do research to explore this question. You can choose one work, multiple works by the same author, or multiple works by multiple authors. Then, determine whether your question would best be answered by a response , comparison, analysis, explication, or evalu ...continues
Notes on “A Rose for Emily” are given.
Read William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. The following two images are taken from the beginning and ending of this story: “. . . only Miss Emily’s house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps – an eyesore among eyesores.” “. . . confusing time with its mathema ...continues
Romeo and Juliet is discussed.
A summary of what happened in Act III of Romeo and Juliet is included.
In the context of Machiavelli's THE PRINCE, do you consider the "hero" of the film a leader who rules by "civil" or "wicked" means? Why? Give specific examples from the film. Chapter 8 http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/Projects/digitexts/machiavelli/the_prince/chapter08.html Chapter 9: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ ...continues
Help with an outline for a research paper is provided.
These topics are brainstormed: The American Dream- American literature questions people's dreams of a perfect world, of freedom of movement, of expansion, of seeking new experiecnes and new opportunities to become whatever one wants to be. Quotes from Langston Hughes such as “Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life ...continues
Ideas about character creation are given.
This posting offers help with this task: Create a character, real or imagined, with a distinct manner of behaving or style of talking. Put this character in a situation where he or she plays a public role (the public persona shown to others) and contrast it with the character's private persona (the real character when no one ...continues
A literary comparison is achieved.
Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living" and Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" are contrasted. Compare and contrast Parker's and Bambara's use of style. How do they differ and why? To address the above question, you may also consider and incorporate the following questions: How well do you come to know the young wom ...continues
