Academic Papers On Literary Texts
A Literary Analysis of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness And Its Influence On Chinua Achebe.
Like in Most of Literatures of the Empires there is Racism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness The Saturday Nation in Nairobi has been intermittently publishing discourses about Joseph Conrad the author of Heart of Darkness. On 15th January 2017, it published a page-long article about Chinua Achebe and Joseph Conrad, the article was written by Mr. […]
Musih Tedji Xavière’s Fabiola as a Bildungsroman in Progress: A Review By Eric Ngea Ntam (PhD)
Book title: Fabiola Author: Musih Tedji Xaviere Publisher: Maryland Printers, Bamenda Year published: 2017 Number of pages: 221 Where I got it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WY8XCH https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/xaviere Why I read it: I was intrigued by the idea of reading an African YA novel When I read it: 2017 Review written by: Eric Ngea Ntam (PhD) The […]
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Summary + Themes + Symbols + Analysis)
Let’s start off this poetry analysis with a brief summary of the rime of the ancient mariner. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” was written in the 1700s by Samuel Coleridge. In this lyrical ballad, a man going to his cousin’s wedding is stopped by an old, haggard mariner who tells him an eerie and […]
Social Representation in Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac is a French play written by Edmond Rostand in 1897. It tells the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, a clever and talented cadet with an unfortunately large nose. This insecurity of his prevents him from confessing his love for his beautiful cousin, Roxane. Instead, he romances her through a proxy; he helps […]
Call for submissions: 60 Years of Chinua Achebe and the State of African Literature (Pay: TBD))
The Republic literary journal is currently accepting essays for its October/November 2019 issue,. This upcoming issue will focus on the theme: 60 Years of Chinua Achebe and the State of African Literature. The editors are particularly interested in essays that focus on Nigeria and Africa. Essays can explore one or more of the following topics: […]
Greek Letters: How I Learned To Speak and Write Greek
I was born an orphan in Athens in the 1950s and was adopted by Greek Americans who had very strong bonds to Greece and, throughout my life, have reinforced those bonds in me. This helped me on my journey to learning the Greek letters and alphabets. We have relatives in Athens, and on the Ionian […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Essay Competition 2019 / How To Apply
Research essayists at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral) level are invited to enter for the ongoing UN High Commissioner Refugee Essay Competition 2019. All essays must reflect the 2019 African Union’s Theme: ‘The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions for Forced Displacement in Africa’. This competition is being organized by UNHCR […]
Major Themes and Symbols From The House of Bernarda Alba
In the play, The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca, oppression, death, depression, and desire are recurrent themes that relate to each other. The play, la casa de Bernarda Alba, also focuses on what happens when freedom and individuality are restricted. Almost all the characters in The House of Bernarda Alba fall into […]