ISU Novel Comparison: Zorba the Greek and The Pearl The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two novels, Kazantakis, Zorba the Greek and Steinbeck's, The Pearl. The author uses the protagonist in each novel to discuss the role of power in peoples lives. The two characters are each very...
Book of Job vs Aristotle's Poetics Aristotle was, arguably, the greatest single thinker that has ever walked the earth. His thoughts and writings covered all aspects of life. So important were his works that to not know them was, until not too long ago, considered uncivilized. He composed a set o...
The Good Woman of Setzuan Press Coverage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Needy and greedy prevail in Brecht's mythical town By Geoffrey Himes Because it requires such a large cast and because it criticizes the very possibility of a happy ending, Bertolt Brecht's "The Good Woman of Setzuan" is seldom staged, and then only in colleges or subsidized regional theaters. The current production at the UMBC Theatre -- which runs through Sunday -- is seriously flawed but not fatally so. Enough of it works to provide the welcom...
