Compare and contrast the satirical aspects of Fernão Mendes Pinto’s Peregrination AND José Saramago’s The Elephant’s Journey.

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PORTUGUESE LITERATURE – Comparison of Two Literary Texts

Compare and contrast the satirical aspects of Fernão Mendes Pinto’s Peregrination AND José Saramago’s The Elephant’s Journey. (2500 words). Find attached all the sources needed in order to write such essay, ALL OF THEM in English, just like the essay to be written which also has to be in English. Of course, knowledge on Portuguese literature appreciated. Quote, add footnotes and references. Be comparative, analytic, not too descriptive. Each paragraph should focus on a different subtopic within the book or the novels. For example, for ‘Peregrination’ each paragraph could focus on a different chapter or a different scene.

Compare and contrast the two secondary sources provided (the Vox video and the scholarly article by Macdonald and Scherf). explain which of the two sources help you understand the novel better and why.

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Frankenstein

This paper is both about the novel Frankenstein and about understanding various kinds of secondary sources that are available about the novel.

In a 600-750 word essay, compare and contrast the two secondary sources provided (the Vox video and the scholarly article by Macdonald and Scherf). You should use the week’s lecture as well as the quiz to help you understand the two sources and identify the correct vocabulary to use when writing about them. Here are some other ideas to help you out:

– For your thesis (main argument) statement, explain which of the two sources help you understand the novel better and why. Of course you may say both do for different reasons, and explain those reasons.

– You can focus part of your essay on explaining the differences between popular and scholarly sources. Use quotations or references to the two sources to help you.

– Find some quotations from Volume I of Frankenstein that support your ideas or help you understand one or both of the secondary sources, and integrate these into your essay

Research one of the books listed above to learn more about it and to learn more about how it shapes the creatures identity. Use quotations from Frankenstein to support your argument, as well as quotations or paraphrasing from your research sources.

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Education of the Creature

Write a paper about the education of the Creature.

In Volume II of Frankenstein the Creature finds three books, which aid in his education: Milton’s Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives, and Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther. Two other books that Shelley references are Volney’s Ruins of Empires (which unfortunately it is difficult to find quality information about), and also implicitly is one written by her mother, Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

Research one of the books listed above to learn more about it and to learn more about how it shapes the creatures identity. Use quotations from Frankenstein to support your argument, as well as quotations or paraphrasing from your research sources.

You should aim for 2-3 outside sources (besides Frankenstein) in your essay.

While you are welcome to consult popular sources for background information, you should cite only academic sources in the paper. That includes:

The primary sources
Articles found on databases through the library
Articles or websites from museums and libraries (e.g. The British Library, The Library of Congress, The British Museum, etc.)
Articles published on academic websites (.edu)
Other articles that explicitly indicate they have been peer reviewed by scholars (here is a good one, for example: https://romantic-circles.org/editions/frankenstein/V2notes/ruins)

Compare and contrast the role (or figure) of the poet in ‘Point Rash-Judgement’ by William Wordsworth (lines 1–86) and ‘Ode to the West Wind’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley (lines 29–70), referring closely to the extracts during the course of your discussion.

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Role (or figure) of the poet

Compare and contrast the role (or figure) of the poet in ‘Point Rash-Judgement’ by William Wordsworth (lines 1–86) and ‘Ode to the West Wind’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley (lines 29–70), referring closely to the extracts during the course of your discussion.

Choose any one of these writers and, first, find a direct quote of his/hers that reflects his/her philosophy. Choose a current situation or problem, explain its origin, then tell how that writer’s philosophy might be applied to either explain or solve that situation or problem.

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Richard Wright

Choose any one of these writers and, first, find a direct quote of his/hers that reflects his/her philosophy. (One of the best places to find that quote is ). Next choose a current situation or problem, explain its origin, then tell how that writer’s philosophy might be applied to either explain or solve that situation or problem. In other words, if that writer were around today, what might he/she do to deal with that situation or problem? How successful do you believe the application of that philosophy to the problem would be?

(Hint: The more narrowly you define the situation/problem–meaning the more you focus on an event as opposed to a subject area–the easier it will be to apply a philosophy to it. For example, it’s better–and easier–to discuss Marcus Garvey’s philosophy regarding the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in particular than it is to discuss it regarding police brutality/abuse in general.)

How does the idea of empire change across historical periods and affect the production of literature? Refer to TWO literary texts studied on the module in your answer.

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LITERATURE OF EMPIRE

How does the idea of empire change across historical periods and affect the production of literature? Refer to TWO literary texts studied on the module in your answer. (The two literary texts are Albert Camus, ‘The Adulterous Woman’ and Edward Said ‘Orientalism’)

Write an essay about the transformation of Gulliver from patriotism to misanthropy. You are responsible for the entire book.

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The Transformation of Gulliver from Patriotism to Misantrophy

Write an essay about the transformation of Gulliver from patriotism to misanthropy. You are responsible for the entire book. Your article will be between 1000-1250 words.

Choose to analyze an optional story from the ancient literature treasure. The focus of the analysis should be on the content of fiction, Form and contemporary connection.

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Literature analysis the sirens

Choose to analyze an optional story from the ancient literature treasure. The focus of the analysis should be on the content of fiction (what?), Form (how?) And contemporary connection (literature versus the ideas of antiquity). Also reason about the topicality of the story, that is, what in the work is eternal and what it can say the people of today.

Write an essay on the importance of critique in the texts we read by Beccaria and Kant. Do these authors develop their critiques far enough?

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Essay Question provided in paper details

The texts we read by Beccaria and Kant aimed to bring into question the assumptions that tied the legal and moral order closely to the prestige of sovereign rulers and the Church. Beccaria and Kant promoted instead a doctrine of enlightened republicanism according to which the law is thought to apply to all and protect the equality of freedoms.

Write an essay on the importance of critique in the texts we read by Beccaria and Kant. A “critique” is a systematic analysis and assessment of something. A critique challenges assumptions that get in the way of thinking the critique through. Do these authors develop their critiques far enough? DO NOT use external sources. Your paper should give equal consideration to each thinker.

Analyze Frankenstein and Parasite, and compare the two to the Beast. Critically analyze the ways in which the figure of the beast is presented.

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Gothic Narratives

Analyze Frankenstein and Parasite, and compare the two to the Beast.
‘Focusing upon two texts, critically analyze the ways in which the figure of the beast is presented’.