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- An Analysis of Literature During the Victorian Age of Great BritainThis paper is an analysis of the background history of literature during the Victorian Age of Great Briatin.
- Gender in the Victorian Age: Vanity FairAn analysis of gender issues in Victorian England, as exemplified in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel, Vanity Fair.
- Decline of the Victorian AgeThis is an analysis of two prominent Victorian writers, Arnold and Huxley, view of their society. Whereas Huxley saw the rise or science and subsequent fall of religion as beneficial to society, Arnold did not entirely agree.
- The Duality of the Jekyll/Hyde Character as Representative of the Victorian EraThis paper relates the dual nature of the character, Jekyll/Hyde, to the duality of both the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, and also the Victorian age from which the story was written.
- Characteristics of Victorian Era Literature: Rebellion and PessimismRebellion and pessimism towards religion are themes in Victorian era literature. Many authors of the time were rebellious females. Many of the poems, especially those by Matthew Arnold commented on religion, revealing the dark side of the Victorian era.
- History of Writing: Realist Writers vs. Modern WritersThis paper gives an analysis of realist writers versus modern writers and examines their different styles.
- The Victorian Difference: Tennyson, Dickens, & WildeA critical look at the 3 periods of Victorian literature through the work of 3 authors: Tennyson, Dickens, & Wilde.
- Growing Pains - the Industrial Revolution in Britain : The Reactions of Two Victorian Poets - Hopkins and Barrett BrowningIn the poetry of Browning and Hopkins, pictorial language is used to discuss the ills of innovation, yet Browning focuses on pointing out the injustices for the purpose of making a call to action, whereas Hopkins tends to highlight the goodness of God.
- Visitors to Victorian EnglandChristiansen's "The Victorian Visitors" paints a picture of an age through the experiences of visitors, not natives.
Genesis of a Genre: Darwin and the Evolution of Victorian Science FictionCharles Darwin's The Origin of Species shook every foundation of Victorian culture, especially its literature. Post-Darwin, the Victorian era was thrown into spiritual chaos, and suddenly literature no longer had to conform to Biblical limitations.- The Conflict Between Agriculture and IndustryMany writers of the Victorian Age wrote about the Industrial Revolution and its disruption of the agricultural way of life in England.
- An Unofficial Guide to British Female Mystery WritersAgatha Christie and her fellow female mystery writers made the mystery novel an addiction for readers. Arthur Conan Doyle may have created Sherlock Holmes, but it took Laurie King to make him sexy.
- Author Anne Perry Writes Victorian Mysteries and Christmas Books...And Spent Time in PrisonSome answers about her mystery writing from Anne Perry, author of more than 50 books and the inspiration for Kate Winslet's debut film performance in Peter Jackson's film "Heavenly Creatures."
- Studies in Censorship - the Autobiography of a FleaThe seeming repressed Victorians supported a large undergound market in erotica
- Steampunk: A Primer for the Modern Lady or GentlemanWith clockwork and gears and Victorian stylings, steampunk costumes and art are retro and high-tech all at once. So where'd the name come from, and why is it getting so popular?
- The Function of Literary Societies in the Information AgeDespite the essential purpose of literary societies, the agenda that most of them adopt betrays an inherited functionality that ignores the options available through modern technology.
- Why I WriteI did not choose to become a writer--it just happened. From the age of three I have had pen and paper in hand.
- Great Novels of the Victorian EraThree great novels that were published between 1837 and 1901.
- Purposeful Narration: Fiction and Autobiography of Charles Dickens, John Stuart Mill and Thomas CarlyleIn Victorian England, the line between fiction and autobiography had little to do with the truthful representation of fact. For the Victorians, the autobiography (a term they themselves coined during the 19th century) was first and foremost, a purposeful narration.
- Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles and David Herbert Lawrence's Odor of Chrysanthemums and Horse-Dealer's DaughterA critical look at Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles and David Herbert Lawrence's two short stories Odor of Chrysanthemums and The Horse-Dealer's Daughter.
- Graphic Novel Review - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 2All my expectations were blown away by Alan Moore in his first League of Extraordinary Gentleman series, but after the lackluster attempt by others to put it on celluloid, I approached the second volume of this comic series with trepidation.
Word of the Week - What is Steampunk?Am I the only one that doesn't know what steampunk means? Join me on this journey to find the definition.- The New Weird Revolution: The Works (so Far) of China MievilleA brief look at the author and his fist group of novels.
- The Move From Feminism to Post-Feminism Documented Through Female Pop Music ArtistsPost-feminism is a realm much different than feminism of the 19th century past. Modern, liberated views of women are documented in this paper through the actions, lyrics, and mantras of female pop artists of the 1990s and 2000s.
- Comic Book: An Overview of the Evolution of the American Comic BookA brief overview of the evolution of the American comic book.
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf's Novel Orlando?A literary analysis of Orlando, by Virginia Woolf.
- Socratic Seminar: The 42nd Parallel by John Dos PassosA historical examination of the book "Socratic Seminar: The 42nd Parallel" by John Dos Passos.
- The Plight of Women in 19th Century EnglandA comprehensive outlook on how Englan's culture and foibles can be interpreted from the vantage point of the present days.
- Gay Discourse in Wilde's the Picture of Dorian GrayI myself have studied different kinds of criticisms that may as well be applied when examining the symbolism of gay discourse.
- Walt Whitman: A Man's Man, a Poet's PoetThoughts on Whitman and his poetic forms.
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