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Articles written by George Conrad Gould
All 10 articles written by George Conrad Gould David Mamet: The Village: Mamet Creates a Dark Atmospheric Work About a New England Village. Category: American Fiction (general) Mamet accentuates a stark and lonely existence for his main characters. The village forms the backdrop which contains the separate worlds of its characters. more... Keats: Ode on Indolence: The Poem Draws a Distinction between Poetry and Indolence. Category: British Poetry Keats explores ambition and poetry in the context of discussing laziness. While poetry emerges as a powerful impulse for Keats, he finally wishes it away. more... Brink Road and Postmodernism: A.R. Ammons' last Book of Poems Explores his Relationship to Nature Category: American Poetry Brink Road exhibits themes familiar to postmoderism and responds to alienation from a higher power through a complex relationship to nature. more... Burroughs' Dreams Build on Past: My Education Portrays Vivid Landscape of William Burroughs' Past Category: Biographies/Memoirs (general) The book My Education was written at the end of Burroughs' life and presents an interesting look back to the dreams, people and places that he experienced. more... Lindsay's Arcturus: Classic Sci-Fi: David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus: Far-Off but Close to Home Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction (general) "A Voyage to Arcturus" is an adventure that starts on planet Earth and goes to the planet Tormance, where the hero Maskull encounters various alien intelligences. more... Slouching Toward Nirvana: Bukowski's Book Includes Reflections on His Place in Literature. Category: American Poetry Slouching Toward Nirvana presents his thoughts on growing old. Many of the poems are written in his 70s, but he still conveys a sense of adventure in his life. more... Chinese Poetry: Wild Grass: Lu Hsun's Collection of 20 Prose Poems Written in the 1920s Category: Asian Literature Father of modern Chinese Literature weaves brilliant imagery with modern anecdotes in his portrayal of early twentieth century China. more... Religion in Beowulf: Paganism And Evil Linked in Early Poem Category: British Poetry Beowulf portrays a stark contrast between Paganism and Christianity and was written in the eighth century A.D. It includes passages on fate and human will. more... A Sicilian Snake: A Snake Drinks at a Trough in Front of Author, D. H. Lawrence Category: British Poetry D. H. Lawrence penned the poem "Snake" as a reflection of an encounter with a snake at a drinking trough. The poem is charged with his thoughts and actions in response. more... Reading the Cantos as a Troubadour: A Look into the Diverse Realms of Ezra Pound's Poetry Category: American Poetry The article conveys the sense in which Pound drew on the troubadors themselves and their writings in creating his life long work, the Cantos. more... |
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