‘Reading and Literature’ Archives
TECHNOTHRILLER
Is resident evil afterlife an example of technothriller? TECHNOTHRILLER A term coined by reviewers to describe books structured according to the standard plot formula of thriller fiction that employ advanced technological devices—including science-fictional inventions—to heighten the threat posed by the plot’s antagonist. Although a [...]
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë was born on April 21, 1816, in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. The third of six children, she spent much of her childhood at her father's parsonage in Haworth, England. Curiously, though their early life in Haworth seemed stern and somewhat deprived, Charlotte and her sisters and brother all found adventure and [...]
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy(born in 1828 - died in 1910), Russian writer and moral philosopher, one of the world’s greatest novelists. His writings profoundly influenced much of 20th-century literature, and his moral teachings helped shape the thinking of several important spiritual and political leaders. Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy [...]
Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-1859) American essayist, historian, and writer of short stories, was born on Apr. 3, 1783, in New York City, the son of a prosperous Presby¬terian merchant and the youngest of eleven children. From his boyhood he had an appetite for the friendly but superficial culture of the growing city, and in 1802 he expressed his [...]
Italian Literature
Italian Literature The genesis of literature in Italy was, by comparison with developments in other countries of western Europe, singularly retarded. Though there are evidences that an Italian vernacular existed as early as the 9th century, there is no substantial body of literature that can be dated before the 13th, and even the first [...]
James Joyce
James Joyce Augustine (1882-1941) One of the most radical innovators of twentieth-century writing, who dedicated himself to exuberant exploration of the total resources of language. He was born at Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin, on Feb. 2, 1882. His father, who took pride in coming of an old and substantial Cork family, had some talent as a [...]
Irony
Irony Some ironies are immediately recognizable, while others are disclosed only in the light of subsequent events. Some are conscious, as in Mark Antony's use of the word "hon¬orable" in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to describe the men who have murdered Caesar. In unconscious irony a word, phrase, or speech is understood in a double sense by [...]
The Internet
The Internet You may have access to the Internet through your library, through your school network, or through a personal account with a service provider of your choice. The Internet can offer great research opportunities, but in many cases, it may only supplement—not replace—the work you will need to do in the library. The most [...]
CD-ROMs and Databases
CD-ROMs and Databases Most libraries today offer many electronic sources to help people search for information. In previous years, you may have used one or more of the CD-ROMs (compact disks of stored information) in your library, perhaps when you needed to consult an encyclopedia, such as Encarta or Grolier’s. Today, most college [...]
Indexes
Indexes Indexes list magazines, journals, newspapers, audio and video sources, books, and collections that contain material you may wish to consult. Most of these indexes are now available on computer databases; you will probably find the most current information there because databases are frequently updated. Some printed indexes, in contrast, [...]
