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  • Interpreter Of Maladies

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    These are heady days for Indian writing and theyre only getting headier Its fortunate for American readers then that the bulk of Indian literature is written in English In his introduction to Mirrorwork 50 Years of Indian Writing published in 1997 to coincide with the anniversary of Indias independence Salman Rushdie argued that Indo Anglian writing is stronger and more important than the literature being written in Indias 16 official languages Rushdies defense of English language Indian litera

  • Analysis of Pygmalion

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    Pygmalion Play Analysis Pygmalion derives its name from the famous story in Ovids Metamorphoses in which Pygmalion disgusted by the loose and shameful lives of the woman of his area decides to live alone and unmarried With wondrous art he creates a beautiful statue more perfect than any living woman The more he looks upon her the more deeply he falls in lobe with her until he wishes that she were more than a statue This statue is Galatea Lovesick Pygmalion goes to the temple of the goddess Venu

  • Mary in The Da Vinci Code

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    The Da Vinci Code is a murder mystery set in modern times but its intrigue for many people has been its historical claims about Jesus and Mary Magdalene I wont summarize the entire plot here as it is familiar to nearly everyonethere are only six people in the English speaking world who have not read the bookand in any event there are numerous books written about it What Im interested in here is the portrayal specifically of Mary Magdalene which for many readers is the books most captivating fea

  • Context of Beowulf

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    Beowulf Be o w lf in Old English Be w lf Baugh and Cable 25 It suffered damage in the Cotton Library a fire at Ashburnham House in 1731 according to Beowulf Wikipedia This is amazing to me because the poem was destroyed and its translation seems to be a controversy subject for many scholars Over sixty translations of Beowulf have appeared since the early nineteenth century claims Cable A History of the English Language 68 However when observing research material on Beowulf none have caught my a

  • Beowulf: Movie (2007) Versus Epic Poem

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    Beowulf Movie 2007 versus Epic Poem Beowulf is the oldest surviving English poem that tells of a struggle against man and beast The story is set in early sixth century coastal Northumbria Some elements in the poem lead readers to believe the poet was a monk There have been many translations of the poem but the basic tale is the same throughout Most recently the epic has been made into a movie Although the story of Beowulf is similar in the movie and the poem there are many obvious differences O

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