Dissertations on Literature

Literature is a term used to describe a body, or collection, of written work traditionally applied to distinguished, well written works of poetry, drama, and novels. The word literature comes from the Latin word Littera, literally meaning “letters”.

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Nonhuman Passages in Latinx American Poetry and Performance

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This dissertation engages with U.S. Latinx and Latin American texts through critical theories of the nonhuman as a way of reconsidering the boundaries of Man and of how this might reframe our literary pursuits....

Last modified: 15th Nov 2021

A Comparison of South American Realism and European Surrealism

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The research provides the comparison between the magical realism of South America and the surrealism of Europe....

Last modified: 5th Oct 2021

Lord of The Rings Alternate Universe: Its Construction, Significance and Impact

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The critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings alternate universe and how it was constructed, its significance and the impact it had on society....

Last modified: 24th Aug 2021

Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ and its Relevance to Modern Politics

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An analysis of Machiavelli's ...

Last modified: 30th Jul 2021

How Are Men Portrayed as the Passive Heterosexual Lover in Both Catullus’ and Propertius’ Love Poetry?

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  Table of Contents   Introduction……………………………………………………….3   Men as dependent lovers……………………….…….……………5 R...

Last modified: 16th Dec 2019

Comparison of Rape Narratives in Study Plays

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This chapter will explore the “captive’s dilemma” and examine the systematic victimization of women and their methods of survival in the three “covert” study plays, The Trojan Women by Euri...

Last modified: 16th Dec 2019

A Canine-centric Critique of Selected Dog Narratives

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A CANINE-CENTRIC CRITIQUE OF SELECTED DOG NARRATIVES Page 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgments ……………………………………...

Last modified: 16th Dec 2019

Analysing Slavery in Mark Twain's Writing

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INTRODUCTION According to widely held view on slavery, it is has been acknowledged that it is ‘a virtually universal feature of human history’ that has preserved up to nowadays.  As absolute...

Last modified: 12th Dec 2019

Maya Angelou and Richard Wright: The Dream of Freedom

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Graduation is the best day of ever young kids life, its almost as important as learning to read and write. But in reference to both being very important, racism and segregation has played the biggest ...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

An Analysis of Hybridity in Ahdaf Soueif's Works

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1. Introduction “[I am] like hundreds of thousands of others: people with an Arab or a Muslim background doing daily double-takes when faced with their reflection in a western mirror.” (Soueif 200...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

History of Artist Expression in Comic Books

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Comic books, like many art forms, have been co-opted by a hungry consumer capitalist economy which makes a Faustian bargain with its artistic meals: give me your subversive art forms and ideas, this e...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

The Shadowy Selva Oscura: Predecessors and Legacies

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The Shadowy Selva Oscura: Predecessors and Legacies This wood burns a dark Incense. Pale moss drips In elbow-scarves, beards   From the archaic Bones of the great trees. Blue mists move over Dark Wo...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

Loss of Land and Shift of Identity in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

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This chapter makes an attempt to examine, analyze and interpret the issue of loss of land correlates with loss/shift of human identity in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath through ecocritical pers...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

Cartographies of the Posthuman Feminist Body in Winter Numbers

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CHAPTER TWO Cartographies of the Posthuman Feminist Body in Winter Numbers . . . They wore the blunt tattoo, a scar, if they survived, oceans away. Should I tattoo my scar? What would it say?  Mar...

Last modified: 11th Dec 2019

India and “Indianness” in Salman Rushdie’s Works

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How does one, or indeed can one, define a nation and its associated identities, specifically one of such multiplicity and diversity as India?...

Last modified: 10th Dec 2019

Analysis of Marilyn Hacker's Letters

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Hacker’s letter, and her correspondence to Russ, reveals Hacker’s thoughts on Rich as a talented and revered yet unfair mentor. The letter presents the discourse of the child that strives but is ...

Last modified: 10th Dec 2019

Portrayals of Female Empowerment in Shōjo

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Despite the preconceived reputation of heavy sexism and portrayal of female subjectivity in shojo manga and subculture, there are also many that rebel from the norm of utilizing distressed female protagonists and regular heterosexual relationships in romances by implementing gender-bending and anti-heteronormative elements in their stories....

Last modified: 10th Dec 2019