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Realism: A Rational Response to Romanticism

A person who is overly sentimental and romantic is often checked with a reminder; to be more realistic. In the 19th century, since a...

Queer Theory

The evolution and purpose of queer theory, as well as lesbian and gay literary criticism.

Anti-Transcendentalist Texts: Tragedy at the Hands of Separation

A analysis of the theme of separation in the works of Alexander Pope, John Donne, and William Faulkner

An Introduction to Impressionism: A Legacy of Bright Shadows

“What seems most significant to me about our movement [Impressionism] is that we have freed painting from the importance of the subject....

Freud’s Psychoanalytical Approach and Shakespeare’s Hamlet

An analysis of Hamlet's characters through a psychoanalytical lens.