William Cuthbert Faulkner‚ Mississippi born author‚ took stage upon the winter of nineteen fifty to accept his Nobel Prize in Literature of nineteen forty-nine because of "his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel". Despite having dropped out of school at an early age and only completing a single year in college‚ Faulkner’s career as a writer is well credible through awards not limited to the Nobel Prize for Literature. Some of which include two National Book
Premium William Faulkner Nobel Prize World War II
SONNET 29 William Shakespeare When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes‚ I all alone beweep my outcast state‚ And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries‚ And look upon myself‚ and curse my fate‚ Wishing me like to one more rich in hope‚ Featured like him‚ like him with friends possessed‚ Dearing this man’s art‚ and that man’s scope. With that most enjoy contentend least: Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising‚ Haply I think on thee‚ and then my state Like to the lark at
Free Thought English-language films William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare; [Abridged] Toward the end of April‚ I took the time to watch a hilarious play at Lonestar College called “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare; [Abridged]” This play was not like anything I have ever seen‚ and definitely not what I had been expecting. “The Complete Works…” took thirty-seven of Shakespeare’s best sonnets and tragedies such as “Hamlet” and “Othello”‚ and transformed them into a wonderful show that takes on aspects of a cooking show
Premium William Shakespeare First Folio Romeo and Juliet
William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He belonged to the Protestant‚ Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland‚ but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for fourteen
Premium William Butler Yeats Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland
Williams Shakespeare’s‚ “Othello”‚ depicts tragedy through the eyes of jealousy‚ lust for power‚ and most importantly the complexity of love and relationships. This tale unfolds through a series of elegant yet‚ intense plot twists that inevitably leaves the entire ensemble of characters touched by the cold hands of death. “This play is the most intellectual of all Shakespeare ’s tragedies‚ despite its concern with elementary personal emotion“(Bell). Shakespeare’s tale of betrayal is truly ingenuous
Premium Othello William Shakespeare Iago
Lord of the Flies is a novel that has several different personalities. William Golding’s dark novel has plenty of experiences. The three main personalities are used on three British school boys. The three personalities are Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego; these personalities each go to these three boys. The boys are Jack‚ Ralph‚ and Piggy. Id represents a need‚ wants‚ and causes aggression. ("Id‚ ego and super-ego") The second type of personality is called Ego. This personality represents not knowing the difference
Premium Sigmund Freud Psychology Psychoanalysis
William James Biography (1842-1910) By Kendra Cherry Timeline of Events: Born January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. 1869 - Received M.D. from Harvard. 1875 - Began teaching psychology at Harvard. 1882 - Death of William’s father‚ Henry James Sr. 1890 - Published The Principles of Psychology. 1892 - Turned lab over to Hugo Munsterberg. 1897 - Published Will to Believe and Other Essays 1907 - Published Pragmatism and officially resigned from Harvard
Premium William James
“The Tyger” by: William Blake. Summary I believe the tiger and the lamb are metaphors for characteristics of humanity. With the human race being superior to all other creatures‚ how is it that we have those that are preferred lamb like and others that are feared as much as the tiger? What was he/she thinking? Why did you make us capable of being so devastating and carnivorous? So I pretty much think that William Blake meant the tyger to be use tiger‚ else it would go for an animal. The
Premium The Tyger The Lamb Human
"The Chimney Sweeper" is a poem by William Blake about young children who are sent to work in mines in 18th century England. For this analysis‚ I examine William Blake’s life with a concentration on the possible motives he may have had for writing this poem. I also analyze the poem itself and the message Blake was trying to convey. Analysis of William Blake’s "The Chimney Sweeper" "The Chimney Sweeper" is a poem about young children who are sold by their fathers to work in the mines. They have
Free William Blake Poetry Divine Comedy
Wayne Williams Case Study Essay Keegan Kelly On July 28 1979‚ a woman found two males bodies alongside a road. This later was named the “Atlanta Child Murders”. Between 1979 and 1981‚ a total of 20-30 African-Americans disappeared in Atlanta‚ Georgia. They were mostly murdered by strangulation or asphyxiation. A whopping 29 homicides were proved to be linked to the same killer. Police did not have a huge amount of forensic evidence to track down the killer. They only had the evidence of fibers from
Premium Murder Victim The Victim