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William & Thurber/Advantages of Fantasy
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie and James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." The writer argues that both works feature characters that prefer a rich fantasy life to the real world. Furthermore, in both cases, their characters use fantasy as a mental defense against the banality and frustration of their lives. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khadvfan.rtf

William Beckford/Vathek
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An 8 page essay that argues that William Beckford's Vathek (1782) is a morality tale. The narrative recounts a story that is rather like an oriental Faust. Caliph Vathek is a young man in his prime--as was Beckford who was only 22 at the time. However, Vathek's youth does not lessen his ruthlessness, as he sacrifices his subjects in order to pursue his often whimsical pleasures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khvathek.rtf

William Blake And Christianity
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This 8 page paper provides a brief biography of Blake, which illustrates the different people and events in his life that influenced his work. Christianity was one of those things. Blake was decidedly not religious but he was spiritual and that is reflected in his work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGwblke.rtf

William Blake's "The Angel": Explication
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3 pages in length. The year was 1789 when William Blake composed his short yet powerful poem entitled "The Angel." Bound in the anthology Songs of Innocence, the poem questioned the meaning of a dream where an angel visited the narrator on a number of occasions, only to be cast away most harshly. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCblake.wps

William Blake's "The Tyger" and "The Lamb"
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8 pages in length. There are a number of thematic impressions William Blake imparts upon his readers in The Tyger and The Lamb, but perhaps none are quite as prominent in a symbolic nature as the aspect of good versus evil. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCBlakeT.rtf

William Blake's London
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An analysis of the imagery in Blake's London, with particular reference to his social commentary as exemplified in the poem. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLblakepoe.rtf

WILLIAM BLAKE’S DEFINITION OF EVIL
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This 3 page paper gives an indepth analysis of William Blake's perception and definition of evil. Poems used to support the thesis include: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Lamb, and Garden of Love. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBwblke.rtf

William Blake/Infant Poems
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A 4 page essay that discusses Blake's intentions with his poems Songs of Innocence and Experience. The writer explicates and contrasts "Infant Joy" and "Infant Sorrow" and also discusses both poems by Blake entitled "The Chimney Sweeper." No additional sources cited.
Filename: khblin.rtf

William Blake/London
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A 3 page essay that explicates William Blake's poem London. The writer argues that Blake was frequently critical of English society in his poetry, subtly attacking many of the established institutions and cultural ideas of his era. In his poem "London," Blake paints a portrait of the city that depicts it has having fallen into moral chaos. Appalled at the suffering, poverty, prostitution and mistreatment of children, Blake's poem is scathing social commentary that was intended to open the eyes of the upper classes to the degradation of their society as a whole. London is also briefly compared to Blake's The Chimney Sweeper. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khbllon.rtf

William Blake/Symbolism in "The Tyger"
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:A 4 page essay that examines the meaning and symbolism behind Blake's depiction of a "tyger" as the personification of evil. The writer discusses how this poem fits with Blake's conception of "contraries" or opposites and the theological implications of the existence of evil. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khtyger2.rtf