What sets 'Little Women' apart is the young woman at its center. Her name is Jo March, but her character is Louisa Alcott.
Nov 4th, 2009 | 0 comments | 96 Views
(1 votes)
Loading ...All Posts Tagged With: "Literature"
Louisa May Alcott: Essay: The Character of Jo March
(1 votes) Loading ...
Ernest Hemingway: Reflections on Ernest Hemingway
When Joseph Conrad died, Ernest Hemingway, by way of an obituary notice, wrote a little piece in the TRANSATLANTIC REVIEW, in October 1924, and what he said was that if it could be shown that by grinding T. S. Eliot down to a fine powder, and by sprinkling the powder upon Conrad's grave, then Conrad would immediately jump out of his grave and commence to write, then he, Hemingway, would leave for London immediately with a sausage grinder in his luggage.
Sep 14th, 2005 | 0 comments | 3,075 Views
(6 votes) Loading ...
Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
In writing INVISIBLE MAN in the late 1940s, Ralph Ellison brought onto the scene a new kind of black protagonist, one at odds with the characters of the leading black novelist at the time, Richard Wright.
Aug 24th, 2005 | 1 comment | 2,993 Views
(8 votes) Loading ...
Allen Ginsberg: About Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg, the visionary poet and founding father of the Beat generation inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the 20th century with groundbreaking poems such as "Howl" and "Kaddish."
Dec 29th, 2002 | 0 comments | 1,635 Views
(7 votes) Loading ...
William Styron: About William Styron
The work of William Styron, which includes novels such as SOPHIE’S CHOICE and THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, has generated both praise and controversy over the past fifty years.
Oct 8th, 2002 | 0 comments | 251 Views
(2 votes) Loading ...
