Essays and Research Papers on World Literature

This 6 page paper discusses the historical validity of Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree by Tariq Ali. The text of Stuart Schwartz (Victors and Vanquished) to corroborate points. Examples given from texts. Brief synopsis given. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines issues within Mahasweta Devi’s “Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay, and Pirtha.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 5 page paper which examines Henrik Ibsen’s themes of truth and illusion in “A Doll’s House,” “Hedda Gabler,” “The Wild Duck,” and “Master Builder.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 10 page overview of these two works of African literature. A review of character development is provided as is a discussion of the interweaving of public and private themes which arise at the hands of colonization in each of these great works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines a statement made by Milan Kundera and then applies it to his work “Ignorance.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An overview and annotated bibliography of academic research on Nguyen Du's Tale of Kieu. Bibliography lists 2 sources. JVDuNguy.rtf

This 5-page paper answers certain questions about imperialism and the life of a worker/peasant, using Ousmane Sembene's book "God's Bits of Wood," which details the story of railway workers striking against French authorities in the late 1940s.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the metaphoric use of structures in Keri Hulme’s “The Bone People”. Throughout Keri Hulme’s “The Bone People” there are a number of structural metaphors which are significant in the strengthening of the emotional contexts of each section. In addition to the recurrence of “the tower” throughout the novel ...

This 4 page paper gives an indepth synopsis of Huong's book, Novel without a Name. Scenes depicted from the novel as well as quotes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the developmental identity of the teenage individual as it involves parents first and then identity as a self sufficient adult. No other sources cited.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the novels “Palace Walk” and “Midaq Alley” by Naguib Mahfouz. Cairo-born writer Naguib Mahfouz has written almost forty novels and in 1988 became the first Arab writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and since the awarding of the prize, several of his works have been republished ...

A 3 page paper which examines the characters of Iago in Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Henrik Ibsen’s Krogstad in “A Doll’s House.” The paper examines their motivations and their responsibility for the demise of the relationships due to the involvement of both men. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page paper. Throughout history, youngsters who show greater intellectual ability have been awarded scholarships to the more rigorous academic schools. The question Hoggart addresses is how individuals from working class families integrate their origins with the experiences they have in a school with higher standards. This is also the question that is addressed ...

A 5 page paper which illustrates how the characters in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel “Midaq Alley” are actually representative of various issues that the author deemed important. No additional sources cited.

This is a 9 page paper discussing elements found in Haddawy’s translation of “The Arabian Nights”. Husain Haddawy’s 1990 translation of “The Arabian Nights” reveals to readers the enchantment he felt when he heard the tales growing up. He includes within the tales several explanatory footnotes which help readers identify the time frame, setting, historical, ...

The Chicano author Sergio Troncoso is gaining a great deal of recognition. This 5 page paper considers how his work has themes of the relative nature of truth and how this is linked with core personality and identity values. The paper focuses on the book “The Nature of Truth” to look at how truth is ...

This 5 page paper considers the author Najib Mahfuz and examines some of the artistic characteristics and thematic concern, the paper concentrates on the set of book known as the Cairo Trilogy. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer briefly addresses social status in Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Fielding's Joseph Andrews, Austen's Emma, Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, Dickens' Our Mutual Friend, Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Morrison's Beloved. No bibliography.

A 5 page paper which examines the irony and relationships in Rohinton Mistry’s “The Collectors.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper discusses the playwright's notes and the likely audience reaction to the play. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page overview of this 1960s novel. Set in the 1930s in Edinburgh Scotland, this tale is one of an eccentric female teacher at a private girls school. The author of this paper contends that the teacher’s downfall can be attributed not to maliciousness but to the insight of one of her ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses the advent of Romanticism in Arabic poetry, which began in the first decades of the twentieth century. The writer particularly focuses on the influence of the mahjar poets and the influence of Kahlil Gibran in spreading Romanticism throughout the Arab literary word. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper delves into the main female character in the story, and discusses the issue of her autonomy. Furthermore, this paper addresses the notion of autonomy from the viewpoint of different societies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page essay that examines Japanese author Natsume Soseki's novel And Then. Examination of this narrative demonstrates the psychological complexity of this work as Soseki relates his protagonist's actions toward his beloved in terms of his coming to grips with his relationship to his father and traditional Japanese values. As this suggests, And Then ...

This 5 page paper discusses the personal journal of Paul Gaugin, Noa Noa. Quotes cited from text and explained. Bibliography lists 1 source.