Abstract Charles Dickens is an outstanding novelist of critical realism in British of the 19th century. One of his representative work Hard Times reflects his understanding and concern about the society and people in the 18th and 19th cen...

Abstract Thomas Hardy is an outstanding English writer. He possesses a very important position in the history of English literature. Hardy wrote prodigiously with about twenty novels. Tess of the DUrbervilles is one of the greatest works...

Abstract As is known to all, values reflect a persons sense of right and wrong. There is no doubt that certain values have been forged in the long-term communicative and practical activities of a society. As a result, the exploration of A...

Abstract American Dream is a cultural phenomenon as well as the dominant melody in American literature. And Sister Carrie by Dreiser is the typical representative of American literature influenced by the American Dream. In the novel Siste...

Abstract Jane Austen, a 19th century English famous novelist, is one of the most influential women writers in the world's literary history, and her novels sweep the false romanticism trend in the early 19th century and develop the outstan...

Abstract As far as today, the answer to whether the American society is equal or comprehensive or not is uncertain. Set in the US, the novel The Kite Runner, published right after the 911, describes the psychological states of the Afghan...

Abstract The Industrial Revolution is an important stage in the history of human development, and it has created a huge productivity and made social outlook a world-shaking change. The industrial revolution also has profound influence on...

Abstract In light of the relationship between history and literature, there is a famous Chinese saying that history and literature are the family members of one family. In other words, to some degree literary works can reflect some featur...

Abstract Thomas Hardy is prominent for pessimistic and fatalistic thoughts in his works. In Jude the Obscure, Hardy denounces unfair and unreasonable education and marriage system in the Victorian society by describing Judes unfulfilled a...

Abstract Since the 20th century, a dramatic change of marriage can be seen in the United States. With words likeCohabitation, homosexuality, divorce, it's a popular choice today. A large number of studies on American marriage views have b...

Abstract Harmony is an important philosophical category. It is a state of the identity, an ideal existence of all sorts of contradictory relationships. The harmonious relationship among different things and among the internal factors of t...

Abstract The word loneliness is originated from the medical field. Later, the psychologist borrowed it and brought it to the research of social psychology. Loneliness is the common theme in the works in the 20th century. And Katherine Man...

Abstract Jane Eyre is a typical feminism work written by Charlotte Bronte. The book is about Janes struggling in a hostile society. Mr Rochester was fascinated by Jane, and they fell in love. The Wide Sargasso Sea, regarded as Jane Eyres...

Abstract Barn Burning is one of William Faulkners short stories, which has won the attention of critics at home and abroad. The story mainly focuses on Sarty Snopes behavior, which has influenced his family and himself. On the basis of cl...

Abstract Tony Morrison, the first black American female writer, being awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, describes black womens life from unique perspective. Most of her works concern about black womens tragic fate that black women are u...

Abstract There has been a long history of research on The Scarlet Letter at home and abroad which focuses mainly on four aspects of religion, symbolism, feminism, and nature. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter is a masterpiece of Puritan liter...

Abstract Mark Twain is one of the greatest authors in the 19th century. His works also represented the American Realism Literature. In his life, he created a great deal of works, among which The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is widely co...

Abstract As a famous Irish writer, Samuel Beckett writes plays, novels and poets, among which play is his highest achievement. He is a representative of Theatre of the Absurd. Waiting for Godot is the greatest works of Samuel Beckett, and...

Abstract Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy is the greatest Russian writer at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He is also one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature. Resurrection is his mast...

Abstract In the process of globalization, the communication between China and America is more and more frequent. However, owing to the differences in their culture, people have different response when it comes to family and friends. Under...

Abstract Madame Bovary, written in 1856, is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert who is widely regarded as the greatest novelist in western literature. In this book, Flaubert described lots of individual characters and social...

Abstract Jane Austin was a famous English author, whose works typically focus on country womens life and marriage. She was endowed with a smart head and a gift of writing. Pride and Prejudice is one of her representative works, vividly re...

Abstract As one of the most influential British writers, Jane Austen has an irreplaceable place in the world literature. Although she has died for so many years, her influence is continuously increasing. With more and more readers new fin...

Abstract Toni Morrison is a household name in American and world literature arena, and she is the first black female Noble Prize winner in literature. As black female writers, Toni Morrison and her contemporaneous female writers, like Ali...

Abstract The novel The Kite Runner is the Afghanistan American writer Khaled Hosseinis debut, which not only describes the growth of the two Afghan teenagers Amir and Hassan, but also gives a sketch of the religious, racial and social sit...

Abstract Doris Lessing is a British author of novels and short stories. Most of her works focused on the female consciousness. As a representative of the female consciousness, Lessings novel The Summer Before the Dark is regarded as a typ...

Abstract Gullivers Travels is the masterpiece of Jonathan Swift. When it was published in 1726, it brought great influence on English society. In the novel, Swift used different satirical devices to convey his thought, which create variou...

Abstract Symbolism, an artistic and poetic movement or style which uses symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions and states of mind, was very popular with authors in 20th century. George Orwell, as one o...

Abstract Land complex is the theme of Pearl Bucks The Good Earth. It refers to the close relationship between people and earth, and peoples supreme love toward earth. In this novel, the charm of the hero lies primarily in his land complex...

Abstract F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the best American writers in the 20th century. He experienced the frivolous, carefree and prodigal life of this decade, examining everything that happened in this age with his unique and sharp eyes....