Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

(5 pp) In his novel, Room with a View, EM Forster presents a sympathetic view of the development and healthy growth of a young woman emerging from the confinement of Victorian social mores and manners.

This 7 page paper looks at Mary Shelly's famous work and the science that is portrayed in that book. Some of the science seen in the book has become more possible and more likely in recent years, whilst some is still fantasy. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of this papers examination of Frankenstein ...

Forster's concept of balance is not what one would generally think, given the type of novel, the time it was written or a reference to other works by the author. This 5 page paper argues that in A Room With A View, Forster does not blatantly provide a philosophical argument in defense of his sense of balance. Rather, ...

This 5 page paper examines such issues as the use of metaphors, free will, Satan and Milton's view of women in Paradise Lost. No additional sources are listed.

A 5 page review of Barness Orczy's nineteenth-century adventure story, "The Scarlet Pimpernel." The writer argues in this novel, one finds the basic plot upon which a great deal of popular entertainment has been based. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The conflict of Sir Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' is clearly between opposing forces that may be conveniently labeled 'good' and 'evil,' in spite of the fact that concepts of these two particular conventional opposing forces vary with regard to time and place. When one attempts to assess Scott's viewpoint in relation ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses Austen's book as it relates to analyze the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy, Charlotte and Elizabeth's views on marriage, what Elizabeth realizes about Wickham, Darcy and herself, and the fate of each character in the four marriages. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the point at which Mrs. Turpin experiences her revelation. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper that examines the concepts of culture versus materialism and practicality versus intellectualism as presented by the Schlegel and Wilcox families in E.M. Forster's 1910 novel Howard's End. Also included are discussions of the symbolism incorporated into each family characterization as well as into the physical estate of Howards End. ...

6 pages in length. In life, as in death, Edgar Allan Poe evoked a feeling of sympathy from his readership. Those who knew him well considered him deep, mysterious and contemplative; thus, coupled with the copious tragedies he suffered throughout his life, especially the loss of his first wife Virginia, it is easy ...

A five page paper analyzing the language used by Gwen Harwood in this contemporary sonnet. The paper notes particularly Harwood's use of the language of surface and texture, and discusses the poet's concern with looking beneath the surface to discern the reality below. No additional sources.

This 6 page report discusses four classic works of the medieval timeframe and the concept of courtly love. Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, Beroul’s The Romance of Tristan, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the mysterious “Gawain-Poet,” and Beowulf each shows the reader that it is important to understand that it was the subjective presentation of either the lovers’ ardor ...

This seven page paper presents an examination of The White Devil by John Webster, and Kit Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great. Comparisons and contrasts are studied to get a true picture of the similarities and differences between the works of literature. Bibliography lists two sources.

This 6 page paper presents the argument that The Reeve's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, represents that society through the auspices of ironic detail. No additional sources are listed.

An eight page paper looking at the role satire plays in this fabliau by Geoffrey Chaucer. The paper notes that the tale is generally considered to be farce, but the serious themes which emerge on analysis of the text are much more indicative of satire. Bibliography lists six sources.

Literary Devices and Thematic Development in A 20 page paper analyzing E.M. Forster's novel in terms of the author's use of literary devices such as metaphor, irony, tone, and symbol in developing the novel's theme. The paper asserts that meaning is not conveyed in the literal but in the figurative, and Forster uses the irrational ...

An 8 page paper which provides a critical literary analysis of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, "Frankenstein," including plot, characters, conflict, setting and language. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 22 page report discusses the writer George Eliot (1819-1880) and her remarkable ability to present the women of Victorian England to the literary world. Typically, Victorian literature presents an idealization of women as passionless and innately virtuous models of feminine behavior. Eliot came to occupy a central position in English literary circles and was thought of as bold ...

A three page paper looking at these two works by Mary Shelley and Aldous Huxley, respectively, in terms of their applications to the modern concept of genetic engineering. The paper concludes that Shelley warns against scientific tampering that will make "guinea pigs" out of human beings, and Huxley warns of scientific methods that will render ...

This 5 page paper explicates this early Milton work. Milton's use of texture is assessed. Several techniques are explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. The internal debate that rages inside the lead character of Henry Fielding's "Tom Jones" of deciding whether he should follow his virtue or his vice is one that carries through the entire book. Clearly, Jones is compelled by benevolent forces yet he is also motivated by temptation that has a ...

5 pages in length. The relationship that exists between Blifil and Jones in Henry Fielding's "Tom Jones" is one that resembles the hunter and his prey. Since the time of their infancies, Blifil has quite clearly demonstrated an intolerance toward the boy who was to grow up as his brother. Indeed, Blifil ...

(5 pp). Northanger Abbey was written in 1797-98 under a different title. The manuscript was revised around 1803 and sold to a London publisher, Crosbie & Co., who sold it back in 1816. The Signet Classic text is based on the first edition, published by John Murray, London, in 1818--the year following ...

This 5 page paper defines Byronic hero and then looks at Manfred by Lord Byron and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines how the clergy are presented in Henry Fielding's 1742 satirical novel, "Joseph Andrews." Bibliography lists 3 sources.