Essays on Literary Artist

There can be a consensus among literary critics about the fact that poetry provides the utmost scope of exudation of literary quintessence and aesthetic appeal on the part of the literary artist. The literary artist has the liberty to use a number of metaphors that is a type of figure of speech in which a kind of expression is used for the purpose of referring to something that is not literally denoted by the expression. A metaphor thus goes on to suggest a similarity between the signifier and the signified in the literary work. Thus, metaphor can very well ...

Introduction

The appreciation for the literary craftsmanship of Franz Kafka cannot be understated. In fact, according to one journal article’s assessment by Berthoff, “Lovers of literature are forever indebted” to the writer’s friend Max Brod, “who ignored Kafka’s ‘last request’ to destroy all his manuscripts and proceeded to edit and publish” some of his novels (499). Also at the outset it is important to recognize that the original language Kafka wrote in was German, although he spoke in Czech. According to the same source Kafka’s office writings had been informed by – or at least and influencing ...

It needs to be reckoned that literature goes on to mirror the society and the culture. Innumerable examples can be cited where the authors have delved into the socio-cultural or socio-economic factors of the world around in their texts through their creative eyes. Now, after the Second World War, the literature of the world saw the responses of the creative artist catering to the needs of the post-war era that encompassed human existence with all its surmounting effect. One can take into consideration the works of the stalwart poet, T.S. Eliot, who engaged in exploring the socio-political dynamics during ...