Mythology is a classic anthology of mythic stories, covering myths from Greek, Roman, and Norse civilizations. Author Edith Hamilton compiled this collection of stories from a variety of sources, including ancient poets like Homer and Ovid. Among the topics covered are the names and occupations of the twelve Gods of Mt. Olympus, the legends of heroes like Theseus and Hercules, and stories about Norse Gods like Odin and Thor.
American Indian Mythology is a compilation of myth, legend, and oral tradition compiled by linguists, anthropologists, tribal elders, and historians. The stories chronicle animal parables as well as tribal origin stories, creation myths, and heroic narratives encapsulating the many distinct cultures of Native American society. The compilation presents a broad array of tribal tradition in a respectful and fascinating context that focuses on the uniqueness of the various tribes that once ruled what is now America.
Johnathan Ronald Reuel Tolkien is one of the greatest British writers that the world has seen Better known by his writing name J R R Tolkien he has written many novels in his lifetime One of his most famous series of novels you have probably heard of Lord of the Rings However not many people know that Tolkien set the scene for Lord of the Rings with a novel called The Hobbit or There and Back Again Tolkiens novel The Hobbit was published in 1937 for the first time while he waited some time to w
Ulysses Odysseus declares that there is little point in his staying home by this still hearth with his old wife doling out rewards and punishments for the unnamed masses who live in his kingdom Still speaking to himself he proclaims that he cannot rest from travel but feels compelled to live to the fullest and swallow every last drop of life He has enjoyed all his experiences as a sailor who travels the seas and he considers himself a symbol for everyone who wanders and roams the earth His trav
The Raven Edgar Allan Poes poem The Raven describes how the narrator in the poem was almost asleep while reading an old book and thinking of his dead love when he encounters a raven at his window The voice the bird reminds him of his love whom he will never see again Poe uses many literary devices like alliteration and rhyme throughout the poem He creates a mood which is somber throughout the poem The poem contains eighteen stanzas that contain the ABCBBB rhyme pattern The entire poem is mostly
The Odyssey This storys main character Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca has traveled for ten years of wondering after the Trojan War He is being held captive on the island by the nymph Calypso who wants him for her husband Odysseus has suffered the revenge of Poseidon who is the god of the sea by blinding his son Polyphemus the Cyclops While his absence his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus has to deal with the group of suitors who had plagued Penelope Athena make a plea for allowing Odyss
Porphyrias Lover Essay In this poem the characters are a mystery and not so easy to analyze There are many analogies and some symbolism stating that the two main characters arent just two lovers meeting together but its possibly a risky chance theyre taking a secret and some of the characters may even be describe as immoral In other words one of the characters is possibly a vampire transforming his lover into an immoral human during their meeting theyre having as well Behind each line there are
The role of the witches in Shakespeares Macbeth Macbeth was the last of William Shakespeares four great tragedies and was considered his darkest work He was born in 1564 and Macbeth was written and set in Scotland 1606 and is still credible four hundred years on The renaissance audience was hooked by a plot of treachery in which the main character Macbeth succumbs to temptation and manipulation that eventually destroys his life The play is based on fact and it is true that at the time in which
In Heart of Darkness darkness symbolizes many things In the beginning of the book it represented the uncivilized the uneducated and death By the end of the book it represented the civilized and their true inner self the evil side of a person In the beginning of this book the darkness symbolizes the uncivilized Africans The Europeans say they want to civilize and educate the natives but in reality the Europeans are keeping the natives under their control To the Europeans the Africans are in dark
In Hamlets soliloquy his overall tone is disappointment and grief for Old Hamlet his fathers death and the marriage of his uncle Claudius and Gertrude his mother His grief and disappointment can be seen through the use of figurative language Hamlet uses imagery diction and allusions to convey the tone to the reader He reveals his inner most thought feelings and gives the reasons for his misery In the first line of his soliloquy l ii 133 134 Hamlet says O that this too too sullied flesh would me