Category: Comparative Literature

  • The Brutal Reality of War in Poems and Art

    The poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy was published during the Second Boer War in 1902. Hardy opposed the colonial conflict between the British Empire and combined forces of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic and decided to portray the horrors the war embodied for any ordinary man. “The Man…

  • “Jane Eyre” and “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” Novels Comparison

    The comparison and contrast opinion of the two novels (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy) is made possible by the fact that both authors wrote these books during the same time period. The aspects of the two books can therefore be attributed as being of one genre. But…

  • Comparison: “The Battle of the Ants” by H. D. Thoreau and “The Death of the Moth” by V. Woolf

    The idea of viewing the reality from the perspective of an insect is not new; whether it is an attempt to accept nature as the superior and mysterious force, or the recognition of the insignificance of the human race, an attempt to envision the society as, say, an anthill is quite common a tendency in…

  • “The Accident, Say Yes” & “The Things They Carried”: Comparison

    Table of Contents Introduction Tim O’Brien “The Things They Carried” T. Wolf’s “Say Yes” Gao Xingjian “The Accident” Conclusion Works cited Introduction The art of literature is many-faceted thing full of expressive stories and means with which they are illustrated. The characters can be compared and evaluated with an author’s own experience in terms of…

  • Women in Society of Three Plays Literature Analysis

    The position of women in society was always determined by the attitude of men to this issue. Women were never considered as the persons with the developed abilities to rule and to have much property. Moreover, the history of the social and personal relations between men and women approves the fact that women were often…

  • Comparison: “Strong Men” by Sterling Brown and “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay

    The works which are written and performed by different African-American authors have many similarities about motives and themes discussed in them. To analyze the presentation of the problem of racism in the country, it is necessary to refer to the poems “Strong Men” written by Sterling A. Brown and “If We Must Die” by Claude…

  • The Aeneid, the Iliad and the Odyssey Literature Comparison

    The Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil. This work narrates the story of Augustus by using the character, Aeneas. The Aeneid is related to Greece and Rome, as the story begins in Troy and ends in Rome. The principal aim of the work is to appreciate the achievements of Augustus, as he had…

  • “Travels With Herodotus” and “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”

    Traveling as the Core problem in the Compared Books Traveling notes have always been interesting and exciting for both, the writer of them and the reader. Different people, visiting the same countries may write absolutely different works about these countries as personal perception in traveling is one of the main characteristic feature of literary works…

  • Woolf’s “Orlando” & Defoe’s “Moll Flanders” Novels

    Introduction The theme of clothing and its impact on people has been depicted in various novels, articles, and other publications. Clothes seem to have a significant effect on how people are perceived and even what roles they should act. The mentioned topic was raised in two notable literary works – Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and Daniel…

  • Perseus and Moses Heroes’ Journey Pattern

    Introduction Myths and legends are an important part of the legacy of the past, and it is critical to be able to analyze them to gain a better understanding of the cultural heritage of a particular person. This paper provides an analysis of two heroic figures from the mythology/religion of two peoples: Perseus of the…