Not long after the publication on the polka, Chopin's first literary piece was published. A poem entitled, "If It Might Be" was just the beginning of Kate Chopin's literary career in 1889 (Chronology 3). ... Chopin took these criticisms to heart. She stopped writing for months and was exiled by her literary acquaintances. ... Eventually the bad reviews and criticisms ended, but the damage was done. ...
Two of his literary works, "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", are perfectly evident of Poe's style. ... Poe also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. ... Poe got a job as a literary critic where he became well known as a great writer and important critic. ... He is thought to be America's first significant literary critic to write about the theory of composition" (May 1810). His views on literary criticism appealed and still appeal to the reading public. ...
His complicated life lived with an obsession of money mixed with complex women and excessive drinking influenced his literary works and style which caused much criticism. ... Fitzgerald wrote for the Nassau Literary Magazine and the Princeton Tiger and wrote scripts and lyrics for Princeton Triangle Club musicals while going to Princeton(Bruccoli). ... Fitzgerald experienced criticism left and right. ... No matter what people said about Fitzgerald's literary works, he remained true to his passion....
He also took part in the second Battle of Saratoga, Monmouth, Sullivan's raid on the Iroquois villages, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, and the surrender of Cornwallis, among others (Contemporary Literary Criticism, 25). ... L"Amour ignored criticism and decided to do what hardly anyone had ever done before: make a living as a Western writer. L"Amour's determination led to increased critical interest in his work; the literary establishment eventually could no longer continue to disregard such a popular writer. ... He has received the Western Writers of America Award-Novel in 1969, f...
Among her early literary influences were the nuns from the school she attended. ... She received much negative criticism for her attention to such private emotions, as it was considered being too explicit and unproper (Kimbel 95). ... In spite of such criticism, The Awakening has become a source of inspiration for women even to this day. ...
"Lust" is a literary work which is written in a first person narration. ... " In addition, it focuses on "major events" in history that may have influenced a "cultural change" when a piece of literature was written ("Schools of Literary Criticism." ...
How great of a writer do you think Mark Twain was, lets hear your criticism. ... Before he began his literary career he held many diverse jobs ranging from being a river boat pilot and an occasional gold miner to working as a journeyman printer. ... Numerous critics have admired the literary structure of, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," for its economy and efficiency. ...
How great of a writer do you think Mark Twain was, lets hear your criticism. ... Before he began his literary career he held many diverse jobs ranging from being a river boat pilot and an occasional gold miner to working as a journeyman printer. ... Numerous critics have admired the literary structure of, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," for its economy and efficiency. ...
An unpleasant visit from Peter Hovenden, the old watchmaker, is enough "to torture Owen's soul with the bitterness of worldly criticism" (Hawthorne.272). ... While Owen was creating his butterfly, not only did he deal with his own mistakes and criticism but he also had to deal with criticism from others. ... His family background gave him no inspiration; his college work did not prepare him; his friends and family scoffed at the idea of a writing career and the citizens of his hometown showed no interest in a literary man- (Whitelaw.101). ...
According to literary researcher Patrick Galloway, one must be "initiated to her trademarks when reading Flannery O'Connor's novels or short stories." ... (qtd. in Hawkins 30) Although there are moments in her works that are disturbing, Flannery O'Connor's use of paradox is an effective literary technique which resonate with the reader, deepening the feeling and meaning of her stories. ... In this literary work, O'Connor uses symbolism in the choice of names, almost to the point of being ironic and humorous. ... Regarding McMullen's criticism about symbolism and...
Vietnam, the heart and soul of teenage rebellion to the government for creating a draft that sent over the creative and intelligent youth, was a war that deemed to get rid of the political idea, communism, which spread as quick as the napalm that blazed over the serene green landscapes. The narrator...
Five years after the publishing of Old Creole Days, Cable and his family were forced to move to Northampton, Massachusetts to escape the severe southern criticisms of his stories. ... The characters in these stories would eventually be known as models for Chopin's most famous literary character, Edna Pontellier. ...
After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Even though Mistry seldom goes back to India literally these days, he does persist in taking literary journeys. ... In a newspaper article that appears on the Internet, which unfortunately provides neither a date nor a source, Mistry replies to criticism leveled by Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist writer, during a BBC-TV panel discussion before the 1996 Booker Prize award ceremon...
After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Even though Mistry seldom goes back to India literally these days, he does persist in taking literary journeys. ... In a newspaper article that appears on the Internet, which unfortunately provides neither a date nor a source, Mistry replies to criticism leveled by Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist writer, during a BBC-TV panel discussion before the 1996 Booker Prize award ceremon...
In 1917, one of Lu Xun's friends asked him to write for a radical populist literary magazine, New Youth. ... Lu Xun has expressed in the story that the traditional Chinese society is hugely lacking compassion and kindness towards each other, which is one of the criticisms of the traditional way of life in China that he believes need to be improved. Another criticism that Lu Xun makes in "Kong Yiji" is the large segregation among the short-coated class and the long gowns. ...
Henry James's - The Turn of the Screw From the moment of its publication, The Turn of the Screw has continuously been a challenge both for the common reading and for criticism. ... It renders the idea of perspectivism, the fact of story - telling, which undermine the literary well-known conventions. ...
The Yellow Wallpaper The short story, Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is written in first person and it is from our nameless character's writings that we are introduced to her world and her life. It is through this that we see our main characters transition into a world that only s...
The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...
