Sometimes the best way to educate ourselves involving literature is to simply read a book and begin to analyze it chapter by chapter. With that in mind, detective fiction is a great place to start, and a great detective story to start with is Lisa See's Flower Net.

Taking your first college literature course can be rather intimidating, especially if you attended a high school that didn't fully prepare you for such a class. In this article, a Literature instructor explains what you should do to prepare yourself for a literature course.

Reviews three websites that offer quality academic-type literature articles for the general reader as well as the lower-level student with emphasis on credibility as sources and general quality.

The following is a collection of some of the most beautiful literature inspired by mind-altering substances. In the canon of drug lit, the focus here is on some of the most innocent travelers.

There are several key elements in black literature. This paper uses several books as examples.

The student of cultural studies would agree that the comparative literature genre of study denies a definitive or qualitative definition....

The literature of a country is affected and influenced by how
the people of that country live. This paper will prove that The
French Revolution greatly influenced 19th Century French Romanticism.

Most college literature courses, particularly beginning level survey classes, require that you purchase a Norton Anthology. These bible-thick books can cost upwards of one hundred dollarrs, even if you buy them used, but don't panic-you have options.

A paper that discusses the roles of men and women in the literature of authors such as John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

Kids learn to dance through television or music. This is true, but studies show that kids can learn to dance through literature. Their creativity is not limited to visual displays only.

Psychoanalysis's true strength lies deeper than its simple ability to analyze literature; instead, it is psychoanalysis's ability to inspire a greater consciousness among people which is admirab

This paper will propose a problem statement involving detecting deception in marriages, discuss theoretic expectations, review literature on deception detection in close and intimate relationships, and discuss future research priorities.

Books abound with remarkable male names, so the literary canon is worth a look from prospective parents. Here are some of my favorite potential baby names taken from memorable male fictional characters in literature.

breaking down Christian methology and its use in literature

Heritage and culture are important themes explored in literature. By reading "Leti's Shoe Escandalo" from the book Once Upon a Cuento, students are introduced to its importance and then asked to delve into their own heritage.

The twentieth century is one marked by growth. Of expansion and self-realization. In many ways it could almost be considered the teen years of the nations life, and as such it was filled with pain and sorrow, mixed with moments of elation and euphoria.

A brief look at the value of literature, religion, and philosophy in shaping understanding of human nature.

Ever since man began carving symbols or hieroglyphics into stone, he has had an almost obsessive desire to tell tales, record his experience, and prvoide testimony to his inner or public passions, ambitions, and fears.

This paper is an analysis of the background history of literature during the Victorian Age of Great Briatin.

Opinion piece on the mistake that is censoring literature for young adults too heavily.

An observation of religious allusions and concepts used for both modern and ancient literature.

film critic Manny Farber and James Monaco compare and contrast film and cinema to other art types such as literature, painting, and sound.

The most misunderstood and under-appreciated cost of World War II for the United States was the damage done to the environment during wartime operations.

The two most prominent types of artifacts are the architectural remnants such as those taken on during the Periclean program and also the literature from authors such as Euripides and Aeschylus.

Dialect in literature is a helpful tool that an author may use in order to make his or her characters well-rounded.

Order and dis-order are very important literature elements.

Teaching literature is more than just reading a good story to the classroom.

Popular culture is often viewed as a distraction in the English classroom, but it can be used to advance students' enjoyment of classical literature.

While it's impossible to argue for the complete eradication of traditional literature in the classroom, these books make an excellent break for students-especially those who detest reading.

This is a cultural analysis of a children's literature selection titled Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear. Yang, a young boy, struggles to fit in with his family violin quartet and with his peers. His journey reflects that of many of our students.