There are few female authors that have had an impact on literature as great as that of Willa Cather. Not only was she an exquisite author, but she broke through into writing during a time when few female authors were successful. Her life, which was directly influential to her writing, was of a s...

\"Does not my fortune sit high upon my brow? Dost not see the little wanton god there all gay and smiling have I not an air about my face and eyes, that distinguish me from the crowd of common lovers?\" --Aphra Behn, The Rover She was not the first woman ...

Poetry EssayIn "Dulce et Decorum Est," Wilfred Owen uses a range of literary devices to give the reader a highly realistic portrait of the true horror of war. While the most important part of Owen's poem is the structure, since the poems organization is critical to a clear understanding of the poet'...

Louis L'Amour was born on March 22, 1908, in Jamestown, North Dakota. His father, Louis Charles, was a veterinarian and farm machinery salesman and was also involved in local politics. Charles served as alderman of Jamestown's largest ward for many years as well as deputy sheriff, but he lost his ...

Thesis: Sarah Orne Jewett, a native of Maine, was one of the first and most skilled members of the local color movement in literature.I.The Life of Sarah Orne JewettA.Looking BackB.The rise and fallII.Jewett's Style of WritingA.Why write?B.Style of WritingC.How it affects today's literatureIII.The C...

Female Authors and the Portrayal of WomenIn writing, each individual has a unique style; one that they can call their own. The kind of style and the quality of the story is what separates a good writer from an extraordinary writer. As part of my research process, I have read a number of bookswritten...

"With poignant insight and compassion Carson McCullers (1917-1967) wrote of human loneliness, unfulfilled love, and the frailty of the human heart."Of all the characters in the work of Carson McCullers, the one who seemed to her family and friends to be most like the author herself was Frankie Addam...

"I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (Lowers, p.6) In a way this quote by Voltaire describes the way he lived his life. He was a freethinker who believed that everybody should be able to say and write what he or she wanted. He was the mos...