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    Literature in English

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    Batch: 2012-2015 Course Code: 50121212 Course Name: Projects I Roll #808 Assignment #A 126 Ancient Literature The Epic of Gilgamesh Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ an epic poem from Mesopotamia‚ is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five independent Sumerian poems about ’Bilgamesh’ (Sumerian for Gilgamesh)‚ king of Uruk. Four of these were used as source

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    The US Mexico Border Pre-1519 U.S.-Mexico border region is inhabited by many Native American groups who have lived in the area for centuries. 1535 Spain establishes colonial government in Mexico. 1819 Adam-Onis Treaty: U.S.-Mexico boundary established by Spain and the United States. 1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain. 1824 Mexico becomes a republic. | 1846 The U.S. Mexico war begins. 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the Sacramento Valley area of California

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    Literature In Dracula

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    Throughout history authors have used many different techniques to convey their message to readers. These techniques compliment Stoker’s work and help bring their story to life. Bram Stoker’s classic gothic romance novel Dracula‚ illustrates horrific actions of a count‚ and disturbing events that occur in Transylvania. Many literary techniques are used to emphasize Stoker’s works. Literary devices such as sensual imagery‚ gothic setting‚ and tone add to the decadent ghastliness in his novel. Sensual

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    British Literature

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    British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims

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    Italian Literature

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    Italian Literature A study of Italian literature has strongly influenced not only the Europeans but also the world. It shows passionate sensitivity to goodness and true beauty of life. The Italian love for Christian virtue‚ faith‚ hope‚ and charity radiates in both their prose and poetry. For Italians‚ true love and nobility‚ which are manifested in their literary works‚ are inseparable. FAMOUS POETS PROFILE WORKS SHORT DESCRIPTION of WORKS Horace Virgil Livy Ovid

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    Restoration Literature

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    and hardened during pope’s era. Imitation of the french : The literature and literature tendencies of the restoration period were deeply influenced by the French models.since shakespeare and other Elizabethan held no interest for the authors of the age began to imitate the french master with whose works they had just grown far .Here begins the So-called period of French influence which wrought a profound influence on english literature for the next century instead of italian inflence which had been

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    Dystopian Literature

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    “Dystopian Literature is not concerned with shaping the future but with teaching us about the problems of the present”. Discuss "Lord of the Flies" and "Animal Farm" in light of this comment. Many critics have argued that several extreme historical circumstances of the 20th century have led to the flourishing of dystopian literature. Dystopias usually extrapolate elements of contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend‚ often the threat of oppressive regimes in one

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    Literature Reviewer

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    In almost every piece of literature there can be found references to the author’s or the narrator’s culture. Having an understanding of this culture can help one better understand a literary work. Reading a work that contains references to a culture can also spark interest and inspire the reader to learn more about the culture that is represented in the work. One such piece of literature is the poem "Ah Mah‚" written by Shirley Geok-lin Lim. This poem contains many references to Chinese culture that

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    postcolonial literature

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    Bibliography: 2. Haggard‚ H. Rider. King Solomon’s Mines (penguin popular classics)‚ 1994 3 2. Johnson‚ David‚ Poddar‚ Prem - A historical companion to postcolonial literatures in English (Edinburgh University Press)‚ 2005 3 4. Daniels‚ Patsy J: The voice of the oppressed in the language of the oppressor : a discussion of selected postcolonial literature from Ireland‚ Africa‚ and America (Routledge 2001) 5

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    literature review

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    Journal of Studies on Manufacturing (Vol.1-2010/Iss.1) Jain et al. / Supply Chain Management: Literature Review and Some Issues / pp. 11-25 Supply Chain Management: Literature Review and Some Issues Jinesh Jain*‚ G. S. Dangayach*‚ G. Agarwal*‚ Soumya Banerjee** *Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Malaviya National Institute Technology‚ Jaipur(India) Email: jineshjain1234@rediffmail.com‚ dangayach@ gmail.com‚ agarwal.drg@gmail.com **Department of Computer Science & Engineering‚ Birla

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