Essays on Literary Genres

For my first task, I chose William Shakespeare's how do I compare thee to a summers day. My initial reaction to the poem is one that I felt connected to the poem; the comparison of love to seasons and how they are so alike in human nature and...

Document A: John Betjeman, in Architectural Review, 1933. Document B: Edward Thomas, from Poems, 1917. Adlestrop. Introduction In 1914, there was a demolition of a monumental part of railway infrastructure in London. Such act marked a new era of practice and research. Various buildings were demolished along the North London railway station. For...

“Parks and Recreation” is a television sitcom that revolves around political satire in the United States. The show aired between 2009 and 2015and was made by Michael Schur and Grag Daniels (Moyer). It is centered on star Leslie Knolpe with the plot set in the fictional town located in Indiana....

Paul Celan and Martin Heidegger are well-known writers within the literary circles of the 19th century. Their works were taken in high regards owing to their skills and uniqueness in styles of writing and beliefs. It is worth noting that Celan had much admiration for Heidegger due to his ideas...

What we have to lose What we have to lose, a short story written by Theodroe Dalrymple conveys the brutalism expressed by the modern intellectuals in the western countries. The essay that was written shortly after September, 11th, the author mentions how the intellectuals are mercilessly destroying civilization and refuses to...

In what sense could we say / not say that (a) Euripides' "Bacchae" and (b) Williams' "Cat" stand in the Aristotelian tradition of drama? Do you think Aristotle's theory is still relevant today? The Aristotelian tradition of drama Aristotle presents one of the earliest philosophical dissertations on literary theory in his...

Aristotle’s poetic theory was the first philosophical dissertation in the West to center on literary theory, and it is the earliest extant exertion of dramatic theory.  In this theory, Aristotle describes poetry, which in Greek means “making” to explain the domain and context of literary work categories as verse drama;...

Religious and Cultural Backgrounds In religious and cultural backgrounds, fifty years after the crucifixion of Jesus, four evangelists explored Jesus's teachings through historical events. In this regard, the evangelists examined the importance of Jesus's life, his death, and resurrection at large. Eyewitnesses such as Mathew, Peter, and John played a significant...

1. Why are pagan souls dammed in limbo? Describe also the scene with the philosophers. Limbo exist in the first circle of Dante s Hell and it preserved to souls who did not get saved due to natural circumstances. The pagans are dammed in limbo since they did not sin nor...

Verlyn Klinkeborg article “Our Vanishing Night” was published by National Geographic in 2008 that shed light on the excessive use of artificial lighting. Verlyn indicate that artificial lighting is another type of pollution that directly affects ecosystems and humans. Verlyn set the audience of the article as the educated citizens...

Thesis: Kant s book on observation of the sublime and the beautiful contains numerous themes which can be directly compared to Mary Shelley s Frankenstein. Themes in the Kant s What is enlightenment are also deeply in comparison to how Mary Shelley s Frankenstein theme were or not...

Paul Celan and Martin Heidegger are well-known writers within the literary circles of the 19th century. Their works were taken in high regards owing to their skills and uniqueness in styles of writing and beliefs. It is worth noting that Celan had much admiration for Heidegger due to his ideas...