About the American writer Saul Bellow’s idea of the novel, Ravelstein, it has always been testified that Abe Ravelstein, the protagonist in this novel, represents Bellow’s best friend—Allan Bloom, the author of The...
The obituary and memorial speech are the two main types for the memorial of a dead person. The obituary is the writing style while memorial speech is delivered by speaking. They have many similarities and differences ...
This thesis aims at the elaboration of Willa Cather's pioneering themes based on her major works spanning over the prologue and epilogue of American pioneering age. Among which, O Pioneers! and My Antonia applause for...
Owing to the cultural, philosophical and religious differences, Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy show different attitudes towards death and have different ways to express it. Therefore, they have different ae...