Author Background William Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897. He was a Modernist and like the rest of Modernists, his writing and its style were responses to the fast occurring changes and technical innovations that marked the twentieth century. He experimented with language and format. In As I Lay
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Analysis of An Englishmans Home by Evelyn WaughAnalysis of An Englishmans Home by Evelyn Waugh
Analysis of ‘An Englishman’s Home’ by Evelyn Waugh Author Background Analysis of ‘An Englishman’s Home’ by Evelyn Waugh – Evelyn Waugh is considered to have been one of the best writers of English prose in the twentieth century. Sharp wit and satirical insight mark most of his writing. He was
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Comparing Woodspurge and The CockroachComparing Woodspurge and The Cockroach
Compare the poems Woodspurge and The Cockroach The Woodspurge is a poem written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and is about a wild flower that catches the poet’s attention in a patch of open land where everything apart from the woodspurge is uniform, dull and non-inspiring. On the other hand, the
Analysis of A River Runs Through It by Norman MacleanAnalysis of A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
Analysis of ‘A River Runs Through It’, by Norman Maclean Author Background Norman Maclean was born in Iowa but moved to Missoula, Montana. He worked as a fire fighter, fisherman, logger and later as a teacher of English. He came to writing rather late in life but his only book
Analysis of Heart and Mind by Dame Edith SitwellAnalysis of Heart and Mind by Dame Edith Sitwell
Heart and Mind – Dame Edith Sitwell Background Dame Edith Sitwell and her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell well known for their eccentricities were great attractions in Victorian society. Edith Sitwell wrote poetry in a dramatic mock nursery rhyme style. She is famous for war poetry that mourns the death of
Analysis of The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkAnalysis of The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Reader – Bernard Schlink Background Analysis of ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink – ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink was a novel published in Germany in 1995. The English version was released in the US in 1997. The story which has many autobiographical elements deals with the problems the second
Summer Farm – Norman McCaigSummer Farm – Norman McCaig
Summary Summer farm by Norman McCaig is an intensely metaphysical poem. Many of the description are not meant to be taken literally but there are hidden meanings and significance to them. Much of what is in the poem is about himself and his position in the universe. The poet is
Analysis of Animal Dreams by Barbara KingsolverAnalysis of Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Animal dreams – Barbara Kingsolver Author Background Barbara Kingsolver was born in Maryland but spent her early childhood in Kentucky where her father was a doctor ministering to the rural poor. Later they moved to Africa for a while where too her father worked among Africans who lived in deprived
Writing an Argumentative EssayWriting an Argumentative Essay
How To Write An Effective Argumentative Essay While writing an effective argumentative essay a basic format can be followed which includes the introduction, the body, the first point with supporting information, followed by other points with supporting information and last of all, the conclusion. An argumentative essay and a persuasive