The Thorn Birds and Scarlet Letter both explore the theme of love and religion, and both show the skilful use of imagism and symbolism. This essay analyzes the common images of the two novels and compares their similarities and differences.
As the most important work of literary theory published in the Renaissance, An Apology for Poetry(or The Defence of Poesy) by Sir Philip Sidney still infulences the poetry creation and criticism in 20th century.The essay explores the reception of Sidney's views in modern literature from the aspects of New Criticism, Readers-Respons and modernist poems.
