Literature

Amusing Stories Behind the 12 Words of Indian Origin That Made It to the Oxford Dictionary

by Sher D Fly, May 27, 2008

One of the many languages that had spiced up the English language is Indian. In fact, some of these Indian words have become so much part of the language that it is quite easy for us to forget their Indian origin.

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Poetry for Poets and Non Poets

by watapoloswmr14, Jun 19, 2008

For everyone to enjoy. What it takes to be a poet for all non poets and poets, and why poetry is cooler then you think.

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Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet Contrast

by Lifalan, Jun 18, 2008

A contrast between the usages of love in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet.

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Shakespeare as a Living Art Form

by Emma Cunningham, Jun 16, 2008

The message and themes in Shakespeare's works are always valid in our ever-changing society.

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The Sentimental School

by Mike Wallerman, Jun 5, 2008

An exploration of the sentimental school of writing so popular in 19th-century literature and of all the bizarre contradictions that it entailed.

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The Beast Within and Without

by SaP, Jun 1, 2008

The relationship between good and evil with minor proof from several books.

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Creative Flow in the 21st Century

by Sheridan Truth, May 30, 2008

The trends of American literature, and what is to come in the twenty-first century.

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A Modern Molly Bloom

by slimkit, May 29, 2008

In 2004 a British newspaper asked readers to come up with a new version of Molly Bloom's famous soliloquy; the soliloquy takes up the last 56 pages of the novel Ulysses by James Joyce; there is no punctuation apart from capital letters at the beginning of paragraphs and as there is no punctuation; some of the words look strange without apostrophes and you have to figure out when the end of a sentence happens; there are some colloquial words too which should add to the fun in this, my short, modern Molly.

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