The Greatest Gift Giver The Greatest Gift Giver Theodore Roethke was born to Otto and Helen Roethke in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. He had one sister named Helen June. His father was a floriculturalist and greenhouse owner, which was where Theodore spent a lot of time as a young boy. His imp...

Bloom's Canon I have spent the past two months learning how to use contemporary adolescent literature in a high school classroom. That makes me a danger to people like James D. Black, a teacher at Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia. In his essay, "The Monuments of a Culture&...

The history of literary criticism has always been filled with vicious tit for tat disputes over the correct way to interpret literature. In the late 16th century there was Sir Philip Sydney and the Puritans, David Hume and John Locke in the 18th century and Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault in rec...

America, The Land of Opportunity Most people, nowadays, want to become wealthy and live in the lap of luxury. Everyone wants that million dollars, and to make it to the Promise Land. We use literature to spill our thoughts and tell stories about history. History and literature are linked in tha...

The evolution of British literature is a fascinating discovery of talentthat continues to impress us. Literature has been blessed with greatwriters that come from a relatively small country. Literature often tellsus much about society, the author, and ourselves. When we read Chaucer'sThe Cante...

Joseph Conrad: An Innovator in British LiteratureJoseph Conrad's innovative literature is influenced by his experiences in traveling to foreign countries around the world. Conrad's literature consists of the various styles oftechniques he uses to display his well-recognized work as British literat...