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A Rose for Emily, a Short Story Overlaid with Divergence

May 22
9 min

A Rose for Emily, a Short Story Overlaid with Divergence

This article includes a brief analysis of a short story with its elements of Gothic Literature, conflictions and ambiguity.

Modern North American Literature 101: The Legacy of Modern North American Literature

Natàlia Vila

May 21
9 min

Modern North American Literature 101: The Legacy of Modern North American Literature

This last article in the series concerns itself with the impact Modern North American Literature has had globally.

Modern North American Literature 101: Regionalism in Modern North American Literature

Natàlia Vila

Apr 30
11 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Regionalism in Modern North American Literature

This seventh article covers regional writing in American literature and how it contributed to the formation of national identity.

Race Component in August Wilson’s Fences

Hazal Kazancı

Apr 23
8 min

Race Component in August Wilson’s Fences

This article focuses on how racial discrimination is explored in August Wilson's play Fences.

Female Autonomy in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter

Deborah Zaccai

Apr 23
7 min

Female Autonomy in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter

This article aims to examine the theme of female autonomy prevalent in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Modern North American Literature 101: American Literary Criticism and Theories

Natàlia Vila

Apr 18
10 min

Modern North American Literature 101: American Literary Criticism and Theories

This sixth article focuses on the main literary theories and criticism that impacted the US in the twentieth century.

Edited and Unedited: Raymond Carver's 'One More Thing'

Natàlia Vila

Apr 10
6 min

Edited and Unedited: Raymond Carver's 'One More Thing'

This article analyses how communication is presented in the edited and unedited versions of Raymond Carver's short story 'One More Thing'.

"Lady Lazarus" and The Death of The Feminine

Megan Maistre

Apr 10
4 min

"Lady Lazarus" and The Death of The Feminine

This article analyses Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" and the significance behind the persona's death and resurrection.

Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Paul Bowles’ Existentialism in The Sheltering Sky

Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz

Apr 9
8 min

Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Paul Bowles’ Existentialism in The Sheltering Sky

Paul Bowles’ The Sheltering Sky is a travel novel whose outlook is profoundly influenced by Western vision of the East.

Modern North American Literature 101: Representation and Diversity - whose voices, for whom?

Natàlia Vila

Apr 3
10 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Representation and Diversity - whose voices, for whom?

This article focuses on the need for faithful representation that mirrors the diversity of identities and expressions in the US.

Modern North American Literature 101: Genres and Themes, the Core Fabric

Natàlia Vila

Mar 13
10 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Genres and Themes, the Core Fabric

This fourth article in Modern North American Literature covers the movements and literary trends that most influenced its literature.

Alienation and Exile in "The Things They Carried"

Megan Maistre

Mar 13
7 min

Alienation and Exile in "The Things They Carried"

This article looks at he first short story in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" and the displacement felt by the American soldiers.

Approaches to American Studies 101: Ethnic Inscriptions on the American Land

Maria Stachouli

Mar 5
14 min

Approaches to American Studies 101: Ethnic Inscriptions on the American Land

This article will explore how various cultures left their mark on the American land in the form of ethnic inscriptions and how they co

Modern North American Literature 101: Fundamental, Must-Read Works

Natàlia Vila

Feb 26
11 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Fundamental, Must-Read Works

Foreword The series “Modern North American Literature 101” presents the major historic, social, economic, and most importantly, literary...

Modern Drama 101: American Theatre and Tennessee Williams

Megan Maistre

Feb 20
8 min

Modern Drama 101: American Theatre and Tennessee Williams

This article looks at American theatre during the post-war years, highlighting the work of Tennessee Williams.

Modern North American Literature 101: Socio-political Overview: Roots and Context

Natàlia Vila

Feb 13
11 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Socio-political Overview: Roots and Context

Foreword The series “Modern North American Literature 101” presents the major historic, social, economic, and most importantly, literary...

A Place Without Pity: Loss and Motherhood in Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl

Natàlia Vila

Feb 5
7 min

A Place Without Pity: Loss and Motherhood in Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl

Cynthia Ozick published the short story The Shawl in The New Yorker in 1980, 35 years after the end of the Second World War and the...

Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology: Naturalism in the American countryside

Martin Chef

Jan 30
7 min

Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology: Naturalism in the American countryside

Throughout the ages, many writers have endeavored to portray reality through their works and through the prism of different aesthetics,...

Modern North American Literature 101: Introducing Modern North American Literature

Natàlia Vila

Jan 30
9 min

Modern North American Literature 101: Introducing Modern North American Literature

Foreword The series “Modern North American Literature 101” presents the major historic, social, economic, and most importantly, literary...

Witchcraft in Literature 101: Retelling Mythology in Circe

Anna Artyushenko

Jan 30
8 min

Witchcraft in Literature 101: Retelling Mythology in Circe

Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller which represents the modern trend of retelling the original myths from the feminist perspective