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…Edith Newbold Jones on January 24, 1862, in her parents' mansion and West Twenty-Third Street in New York City. Her mother, Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander, connected with wealthy Dutch landowners and merchants of the early nineteenth century…

…und Isolde, an Arthurian tale of adultery and loss. The third episode in this section describes an imaginative tarot reading, in which some of the cards Eliot includes in the reading are not part of an actual tarot deck. The final episode of the section…

…on the merchant and his family. In the beginning of this tale the merchant is very wealthy and he spares no expense when it comes to his family. Because of this two of his three daughters were very snotty and somewhat disliked by the rest of the town. On the other…

…is intelligent, fast to make judgements, and like Oedipus, she is followed by tragedy. However, the strongest aspect of Antigone and her tale is what really brings her similarity to Oedipus into sharp focus, they are both righteous people, and just as Oedipus…

…ANGELA CARTER'S "THE COMPANY OF WOLVES" VS. GRIMM'S "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD" Angela Carter’s feminist revisions of classic fairy tales often seem to bear no relation to their original counterparts. However, a closer look reveals the often over-looked…

…mother. In 1811, when Poe was two, his mother passed away, leaving him with his second depressing loss (540). After his father’s cowardly retreat and mother’s sudden death, Poe was left in the capable hand of his godfather, John Allan. John Allan was a wealthy…

…Poe was two, his mother passed away, leaving him with his second depressing loss (540). After his father’s cowardly retreat and mother’s sudden death, Poe was left in the capable hand of his godfather, John Allan. John Allan was a wealthy merchant based…

…mother. In 1811, when Poe was two, his mother passed away, leaving him with his second depressing loss (540). After his father’s cowardly retreat and mother’s sudden death, Poe was left in the capable hand of his godfather, John Allan. John Allan was a wealthy…

…be accomplished. The epic of Gilgamesh is an important Middle Eastern literary work, written in cuneiform on 12 clay tablets about 2000 BC. This heroic poem is named for its hero, Gilgamesh, a tyrannical Babylonian king who ruled the city of Uruk, known…

…friends. They journey together and share many adventures. Accounts of their heroism and bravery in slaying dangerous beasts spread to many lands. When the two travelers return to Uruk, Ishtar (guardian deity of the city) proclaims her love for the heroic…