James Joyce's 'Dubliners' & More
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Approximately 5 pages in total length. A collection of three short essays on various topics pertaining to James Joyces' 'The Dubliners' and works by Graham Greene and No Bibliography.
Filename: Dubliner.wps

"Eveline" by James Joyce
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A 6 page paper which presents a general overview of James Joyce's short story "Eveline." Eveline, despite the fact that her family life was somewhat dysfunctional, was afraid to take the final step and move on with the life which was offered her. She was typical of individuals who feel they are not prepared to live a life away from those who possess the control and power. Eveline also presents us with a picture of one who may never be ready or prepared to be independent. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAevelin.wps

"The Dead" and "The Country Girls"
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which James Joyce and Edna O'Brien treat the concept of death in The Dead and The Country Girls, and the importance of snow as a metaphor for death in both narratives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLDead.rtf

A Comparison of John Updike's "A & P" with James Joyce's "Araby"
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A 5 page comparison of these two exceptionally captivating works of fiction. Contends that John Updike excels in being able to take the works of classic literature and molding it into a more contemporary format and that this is what has occurred with "A & P". Indeed, "A & P" is just a retelling of James Joyce's "Araby". As would be expected, there are many common literary traits shared between John Updike's "A & P" and James Joyce's "Araby". Each focuses on the initiation of a young man to the trials and tribulations of life as well as the distinctions which exist between reality and fantasy. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlitJyc.wps

A Short Biography of James Joyce
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A two page biography of the author, together with several very short reviews of stories in his anthology "Dubliners." Bibliography lists five sources.
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Alcoholism and Fantasy in the Plays of Sean O'Casey
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An eight page paper looking at three of O'Casey's major works -- Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, and The Plough and the Stars -- in terms of the way the playwright intertwines alcoholism and imagination throughout the texts. The paper concludes that in all three of these plays, life is most comfortably lived in an anesthetizing haze of liquor and fantasy because naked reality is too horrible to contemplate. Bibliography lists nine sources.
Filename: KBocasey.wps

Analysis of the Norman MacCaig’s Poem “Assisi”
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This 7 page report discusses one poem by the Scottish poet, Norman MacCaig (1910-1996). MacCaig has been hailed as one of Scotland’s greatest poets. Balance is always a key point in MacCaig’s poetry, whether it is the balance between light and dark, man and nature, or man with other men. His skills of observation were also often directed toward the nature of identity and how one individual perceives him/herself and others. Such is the case with MacCaig’s poem “Assisi” that was published in his collection titled “Surroundings” in 1966. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWmccaig.rtf

Andrew Lang; Storyteller of the Arabian Nights
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This 11 page paper considers the way in which Andrew Lang adopts the role of storyteller in his interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights. There were, and still are, many contemporary issues in these tales, and in presenting them in the descriptive and captivating manner that Lang accomplishes we can see not only his love of fairytales and fantasy but also a demonstration of his own life, personality, desires and moral reasoning. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TElangan.wps

ATTRACTION OF THE IRISH IN “TRANSLATIONS”
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This paper discusses the charms of Ireland and how they impact Lt. Yolland, the very proper British official. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTtransl.rtf

Brian Friel’s “Translations” -- A Drama of Cultural Ambivalence
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This 12 page report discusses Irish playwright Brian Friel’s work “Translations.” In it, he tells the story of the British to dominate all of Irish culture and heritage by translating and changing ancient Gaelic names of villages and towns into English. Many drama critics, social commentators, and literary historians have described it a “metaphor” or a parable of the struggles in Northern Ireland regarding the British, cultural assimilation, and the determination to maintain a separate and unique identity. Friel demonstrates that the translation of language was no simple exercise in words and the use of one language over another, it was the beginning of an institutionalized encouragement of cultural ambivalence that had become one of the means by which the English were determined to eradicate uniquely Irish thinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWbfriel.wps