In 1930, William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” was published in The Forum. To help characterize the success and mass appeal of this eerie tale, “A Rose for Emily,” has had a television adaptation, a spinoff into a novel, has been the inspiration for a song and continues to be the subject of […]
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” is a dramatic piece intended for the stage performance. In the theatre community Shakespeare’s play is only referenced by the birthplace of the playwright because,[the Sscottish Play], is thought to be cursed. Shakespeare is responsible for least 40 plays and has contributed the English language with the invention of 1,700 words. Born […]
In 1964, John Cheever’s short story, “The Swimmer,” was published in The New Yorker magazine. In it, is a tiny eclectic world, centered around the main character, Ned Merril. Ned parades his self about the community. He crashes his neighbor’s pool parties and takes swims in their pool. ‘Neddy’ Merrill is “a slender man…far from […]
Zora Neale Hurston, a 20th century writer, paints a bleak and grim image with the short story “Sweat,” a story about a couple in a challenging relationship. The story begins by introducing the hardships of the main characters. There is no specific indication of what time period this story takes place in. It is reasonable […]
Well recognized contemporary American playwright David Henry Hwang examines the fabric of lineage. In 1988 Hwang was given a Tony Award for his screenplay M. Butterfly which was nominated the following year for a Pulitzer Prize. In his short dramatic play Trying to Find Chinatown a rhetorical question is posed on the issue of identity. […]
How you know muse, is amusing. Poets display talent in their ability to make a deeper connection to the mundane, or maybe they help the reader explore ancient civilizations, or maybe they are the reader connecting and exploring their own imagination. For poets, inspiration is a spark, it lights a fire and provides them with […]
The English poet William Shakespeare, known by many around the world by last name alone, was born closer to the end of the sixteenth century. Shakespeare is credited for authoring 20 facts, 27 plays, and 375 poems in his 52-year lifetime extent. During the sixteenth century scientists like Gerardus Mercator and Conrad Gessner for example, […]
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