Archive for the ‘Literature’ Category

Literature: Greek Mythology

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Greek mythology is about the ancient Greek gods, goddesses, heroes and heroines, it was created in oral literature and spread. Now we have the written form of mythology but it was originally oral and it came to our age from person to person. Mythology of Greek was influenced by other myths, ...

Who Is William Shakespeare?

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

William Shakespeare is one of the most famous literary figures of world literature. Living between the years 1564 – 1616, he is a well known English poet and play writer. Whenever English literature is mentioned, he is the first and the greatest name that comes to mind. Shakespeare has canon ...

Literature: Mimesis – Imitation

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Mimesis is a Greek word meaning imitation. Its basic meaning is imitation and this concept is very important for art, literature, music, painting and architecture. Mimesis is the imitation of people in nature, art, and literature. Up to now, many philosophers, writers and critics mentioned this concept. It was analyzed ...