The Use of Scripture in Gnostic Literature 1. Quotations and Allusions as Literary Devices The use of Scripture in texts can be considered from different points of view and for different purposes. As for the Nag Hammadi corpus, the bulk of the studies devoted to this ... Painchaud,Louis -...
Much of the text reads about as joyfully as a Volkswagon manual —George F. Will The novel[A Special Destinyby Seymour Epstein] reads like the fictionalized autobiography of a young writer exorcising frustrations and resentments —Bethamy Probst,New York Times Book Review,September 21, 1986 ...
What's the use of literature? How can a literary work be related to the writer's own life, or the society, or the world? Answer and Explanation: Literature is not just entertainment - it is a reflection of life, a vehicle for change, and...
I‘met’ Grace again in my second year of study in campus. I was all of 23 years. Ten years later and the beauty of the story was still ingrained in my memory. It was a class reader at the time in a Literature unit where we were studying East African Literature. As a 13 year ol...
The present research starts from the following intuition: illustration in endpapers in children's literature is achieving a relevant role as a narratological strategy that joins the discourse. Nowadays, we can find plain endpapers in lots of illustrated books and picture books, whose only function...
Taking the winners and works of the Nobel Prize in Literature in the 21st century as the research object,examine the awards announcement and the reasons for the awards each year,aiming to explore the value orientation of the new era awards.The orientations pointed out in previous studies such ...
A literary movement is a term used to define literature created during the same time period by different authors.
“Heart, Be at Peace was the unanimous choice of the judges from among the fantastic array of titles shortlisted this year. Donal Ryan’s writing has earned him a place among the greatest names in Irish literature and this lyrical novel speaks to the very heart of modern Irish society. Weav...
Pride and Prejudice, a Jane Austen novel, is one of the most classical pieces of literature in history. It has been evaluated and critiqued a countless number of times, and has been adapted into several films. It can be argued that there is a lot to be retained by readers from this l...
The Fraud by Zadie Smithweaves together three storylines based on true events in the 19th century. A Cockney butcher arrives in London from Australia claiming to be Sir Roger Tichborne, the heir to a baronetcy and previously thought to have been lost at sea. His sensational fraud trial in ...