Curated OER
The Cause & Effect Model
Students analyze the plot of the story, "The Little Engine That Could" to provide a model for writing creatively, developing critical essays, producing themes, and making predictions.
Absolute Shakespeare
Absolute Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar" Character Analysis
William Hazlitt's critical essay on the characters in "Julius Caesar" is presented here, including lengthy quotations from the text of the play.
Other
The Power of Passion: Tales of Thwarted Desire
This critical essay looks at a number of Hawthorne's characters and works. Includes a bibliography.
Other
Hawthorne, the Hippie and the Square
This essay looks at Hawthorne's work through a frequently made dichotomy between the hippie and the square as types in American life.
Virginia Tech
Some Observations About Hawthorne's Women
A somewhat Freudian look at Hawthorne's characters, this critical essay includes source references.
First World War
First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life
This detailed article covers all of Graves' work, not just his war writing. Although it lacks a bibliography, it is written by a Graves scholar from the University of Maryland, and mentions specifically the work of others studying Graves.