Essays on Writers

The idea of deceiving innocent people for personal gain was prevalent during the medieval era. The fourteenth century poet of Canterbury Tales communicates the repercussions of dastardly deception through the perspective of the Pardoner, which reflects on the corrupt values of medieval society. Chaucer implies...

The book “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” is a novella, the main character is the Ivan Ilyich, he and all his friends and his family are part of bourgeoisie, he distances himself from his family and focuses only on his work, living conformed to society in...

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Russian author Leo Tolstoy, is a story that explores the life and death of Ivan, a middle-aged man who has spent his years climbing the social ladder in a 19th century society. The story revolves around those who are...

The story White Fang begins with two men, Bill and Henry, along with their team of 6 sled dogs on a long journey to deliver a coffin of a deceased Lord to a remote town named Fort McGurry. Although during the trip they have to...

W.H. Auden’s timeless and universal poetry transcends the barriers of the Modernist period. O’ What is that Sound, written in October 1932 and Spain written in March 1937, both explore the effects of war and the loss of love. Although both these poems differ greatly...

Textual integrity is how well the poet uses context, form, language and purpose to produce a piece that has meaning and value, in other words, it is something that can resonate, move or change the minds of the audience. In Auden’s poems “Spain” and “In...

Poetry does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology rather it stimulates the intangible. Inherently subversive, poetry is an artistic abstraction so polyvalent in nature and paradoxical in language, that it invites individuals to derive meaning in the poem independently and to a...

Suffering is the state of aguish or pain of one who suffers. Although human suffering is not severe in the modern world many are living in today, it is still an eminent presence in most places. W.H Auden is meticulous for his didactic insight into...

English-American poet of the twentieth century, Wystan Hugh Auden, states in one of his earlier poems ‘In memory of WB Yeats’ (1939), “For poetry makes nothing happen”. This quote deters the test of time and as the visionary voice of poets serves as a beacon,...

Doing a research for this thesis there were found the important details pertained to the novel of Vladimir Nabokov, which will be described at the next chapters. These facts are showing on which foundation the novel was based. First of all, “The Real Life of...

5 years, the amount of time it took author Vladimir Nabokov to put words to paper and create Lolita’s obscure world, having finished the novel in 1953 publication had to wait 2 more years before seeing the light of day. Only after Graham Greene reviewed...

Creative work is merely an echo of life. Many forms of art are inspired by the events that take place in the real world. The experimental novel, Pale Fire, written by Vladimir Nabokov, describes the many ambiguities of John Shades life viewed in perspective from...

“Writing is an extreme privilege but it’s also a gift. It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift giving a story to someone “Amy Tan knew she had a gift and perfectly executed it by writing “Two Kinds”. Amy Tan‘s life exceedingly impacted her...

Amy Tan is a prolific Asian American writer who has been successful in depicting the sentiments of children of Chinese immigrants to the United States. Most of her work focused on the relationship dynamics of mothers and daughters inspired by her own conflicted experiences with...

In the books Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the major theme presented contributing to the plot was greed. Greed is a theme that is displayed through the actions of characters in both of these books and plays a...

Introduction Written by Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff is one of the best non-fiction books ever written using the new method of writing so-called ‘New Journalism’ which was invented by Tom Wolfe himself. Published in 1979, The Right Stuff was a great success as it...

Tom Wolfe’s From Bauhaus to Our House successfully portrays the timeline of architecture that has been recorded throughout history. History by definition is “the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.” Architecture is constantly shaped by history, nearly every structure has some sort of...

Ray Bradbury was an Amerian author, who did an effective job when conveying his message of his stories. Bradbury enjoyed writing about science-fiction and horror stories. His short story, The Veldt, takes place almost 50 years into the future with advanced technology. He was able...

Europe in the 18th century was an absolute mess. The Seven Year War ended and the Treaty of Paris was signed, meaning France had no money, no army and was forced to give up everything they once had to Great Britain. Years later, France continued...