Essays and Research Papers on Portugese Literature

This 7 page paper examines Roberto Arlt's 1929 novel "The Seven Madmen." Arlt was an Argentinean writer who was a strong influence on Latin writers who followed him. Bibliography lists sources.

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts the impact of reading romantic fantasy and the actual reality of life affect the protagonists of these novels by Miguel de Cervantes and Gustave Flaubert. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

In five pages this paper examines how these authors develop the theme of the effects of reading on the imaginations of their protagonists in these novels with the importance of gender among the topics considered. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

3 pages in length. While Catalina de Erauso's raucous autobiography entitled Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World does incorporate the undercurrent of cross dressing and alternative lifestyles, an even greater subtext is the gratuitous and very common reality of human conflict. From the moment she enters the nunnery ...

Laurent Dubois' book entitled Avengers of the New World: The story of Haitian Revolution captures what most other recollections of this event fail to fully embrace: the deeper meaning of revolution in the overall context of humanity's progress as a species. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper which examines the position of love as a sickness, or not, in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel Love in the Time of Cholera. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this character in Orlando Furioso. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Even though a bit off course from his quintessential style, Gabriel García Marquez still envelopes a familiar sense of magic realism into his otherwise wholly serious The General in his Labyrinth. No additional sources cited.

In four pages this paper presents an analysis of Esteban Trueba, the main male character in Isabel Allende’s classic novel The House of the Spirits and examines how the author employs character development elements to reveal Esteban’s character. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page paper provides a list of issues and then an annotated bibliography on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Love in the Time of Cholera. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the differences between Don Quixote and the author of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which looks at the differences between the characters of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts three short stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They are The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship, and The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper uses the novel “Who Would Have Thought It?” by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton as a springboard to consider the question of whether the term “melting pot” applies more accurately to the U.S. or Mexico. The paper argues that the term as generally understood doesn’t apply in this context, and that ...

A 3 page consideration of the story by Jorge Luis Borges. This paper considers the story from the perspective of postmodernism v modernism. No additional sources are listed.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses magic realism and racial intolerance with regard to Carpentier's book. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that discusses Cristina Garcia's The Aguero Sisters and Achy Obejas's Memory Mambo, which are novels that bear many similarities. Each narratives relates the way that passion, politics, knowledge, relationships and the past all intertwine in a complex mix. In each novel, the ways in which knowledge is acquired, as well as ...

This 12 page paper discusses “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys and the way in which the authors discuss patriarchy and rebellion against it. The novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” tells the story of Edward Rochester and his first wife; she is never seen, but is a major driving force ...

This 3 page paper explores the short story by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The contention is made that the young protagonist is enslaved by her hormones. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses two questions with regard to “Don Quixote” by Cervantes and Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper compares the literary devices used by Sandra Cisneros and Amy Tan in their stories “The House on Mango Street” and “Two Kinds” respectively. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes elements of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that analyzes a very brief, poetic short story that is basically a list of the advice that a Caribbean mother gives to her daughter. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses why most people tink Don Quixote is funny wile many others see it as a tragedy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In three pages this paper examines the types of clashes featured in this novel, considers how or if they are resolved, discusses whether or not the Garcia women ever adapt completely to American culture, and describes the kind of culture they have at the end of the story. There are no additional sources listed ...