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S/LI/547. An examination of the theme of the comic and grotesque in Salman Rushdie's work

WORDS:
2100
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper examines the connection between the theme of comedy and the theme of the grotesque in Salman Rushdie’s work. The paper examines a variety of Rushdie’s work, like Shame, In Good Faith, and Midnights Children. The aim of the paper is to examine the way in which Rushdie’s relationship with the comic and the grotesque complements his view of the postmodern world.

 

KEYWORDS: Shame, In Good Faith, Midnights Children, Salman Rushdie, comic, grotesque,

 

S/LI/479. Examination of the theme of power and clothing in the Lord of the Rings trilogy

WORDS:
5250
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

This paper examines the themes of power and clothing in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, and aims to assess how they are linked. The paper assesses the idea of armour and the unclothed, as well as the power of the old forest. The unity of the Elven-Cloaks is discussed, and the paper performs character analysis to further argue the objective of the study.

 

KEYWORDS: Power, clothing, Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, armour, unclothed, old forest, Elven-Cloaks,

 

S/LI/464. Review of “Goodbye to Berlin” by Isherwood

WORDS:
1300
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper reviews the novel “Goodbye to Berlin” by and English-American author Christopher Isherwood discussing the historical setting and the atmosphere of the novel, the physical and mental illness of the characters, and roots of their emotional inhibition, apathy and impassivity.

 

KEYWORDS: Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin,

 

S/LI/405. Analyses of 'The Enigma' by John Fowles

WORDS:
1700
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper analyses the novel “The Enigma” by John Fowles reviewing its plot, discussing the personalities of the protagonists and outlining the features that characterise the novel as postmodernist writing.

 

KEYWORDS: John Fowles, The Enigma, post modern,

 

S/LI/269. Swarming Like Flies: Poetic Responses to Movement in London

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2008
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of dehumanisation of individuals in modern cities examining the flow of people within the urban environment of London and comparing its poetic portrayals by William Wordsworth and modern poet Ray Davies. The changes in the attitudes to city life are discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: London, city, urban, Wordsworth, Ray Davies,

 

S/LI/198. Analysis of the novels by Angela Carter

WORDS:
4000
DATE:
2007
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

The paper examines cultural and literary allusions in the novels by Angela Carter analysing her exploitation of intertextuality, discussing her ideas about feminism, 'deconstruction' of the human self, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Angela Carter, intertexuality,

 

P/M/497. Publishing success of Harry Potter books

WORDS:
3500
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the success of Harry Potter books as a publishing project reporting on the history of their creation, their effects on childrens publishing, Bloomsbury performance and marketing strategy, Harry Potter brand exploitation, future prospects for J.K.Rowling, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: publishing, success, harry, potter, books,

 

P/LI/10. Post-modern Fictions

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

'The philosophers of the Enlightenment subscribed to the view that there was an underlying unity or direction to human history' (Thomas Docherty). The essay discusses to what extent post-modern fictions engage with a notion of history and time as progress.

 

KEYWORDS: li, post-modern, fictions,

 

S/LI/146. Post-1970s literature as a consumer product

WORDS:
2400
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper examines the way literature has increasing become incorporated into a capitalist way of thinking: literature no longer stands alone, but is a product, like any other. This has a knock-on effect on the way literature is viewed, and taught. Notions of what constitute the 'canon' of English literature are called into question, and genre begins to take precedence over individual works.

 

KEYWORDS: Modern literature, post-1970s literature, canon, consumer, literary genres, genre, En,

 

S/LI/36. Tom Stoppard

WORDS:
5000
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

This essay looks at whether Stoppard's intellectual pyrotechnics and brilliance are able to compensate for what has been seen by some critics as an absence of feeling in his work. The essay examines his entire oeuvre, from early work to his latest plays.

 

KEYWORDS: li, tom, stoppard,

 

S/LI/43. 'I'd say that what goes on in my plays is realistic, but what I'm doing is not realism' (Harold Pinter). Analyse the use of realistic elements in Pinter's drama

WORDS:
4000
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

This paper discusses the use of realistic, as well as fantastic, elements in the drama of Harold Pinter. It deals with a wide range of his work, from his first play until his most recent, and also attempts to place him within the context of modern theatrical tradition. The work makes extensive use of contemporary critical writing on Pinter, including e-lit, and analyses the way in which critical approaches to Pinter have altered throughout his career.

 

KEYWORDS: li, i, d, goes, plays, realistic, i, doing, realism, harold, pinter, analyse, realistic, elements, pinter, drama,

 

S/LI/41. 'Gloomy old sod, aren't I?' Is Larkin a life-affirming writer?

WORDS:
4000
DATE:
2002
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

The essay is about the tension between despair and humour throughout Philip Larkin's work. It deals with a wide selection of Larkin's poetry, across the various books, as well as dealing with his novels and critical writing, and attempts to place him within the context of the second half of the 20th century's poetic output, as well as discussing a wide range of critical approaches to his work.

 

KEYWORDS: li, gloomy, sod, aren, t, i, larkin, life-affirming, writer,