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82The American Literary Landscape: William Faulkner's Mississippi
“You’re a country boy, and all you know is that little patch up there in Mississippi where you started from; but that’s alright too.” -- Sherwood Anderson (Thompson). The only thing that could...
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87Literary Criticism: The Tragedy of Joe Christmas from William Faulkner's Light in August
A character analysis of one of William Faulkner's most enigmatic and troubling characters: Joe Christmas from the novel, Light In August. The analysis examines the root of Joe Christmas's crime against society, his questionable lineage, and examines what that crime says about society as much as it does Christmas.
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80Literary Origins: The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis Flood Account in the Bible
Perhaps one of the oldest pieces of writing known on earth, the Epic of Gilgamesh has found itself in a peculiar predicament over the last few thousand years. According to Sumerian tradition, the Epic of Gilgamesh is based upon the life of a very...
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75Modern Literary Criticism: Zadie Smith's "The Autograph Man"
The above is a quote from a modern rock song. It signifies a shift that is central to not only the thematic elements of Zadie Smith’s The Autograph Man but also to many aspects of Western civilization over the past several centuries. ...
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