Author Archives: Delsy Espinoza

Definitions of Dearest: a. Glorious, noble, honourable, worthy. Obs. b. Regarded with personal feelings of high estimation and affection; held in deep and tender esteem; beloved, loved. c. The attribute is sometimes transferred to the subject of the feeling: Affectionate, loving, fond d. The preceding … Continue reading →

Storytelling Body: The Thousand and One Nights: Using storytelling to delay negative outcomes- both in the main story and in within the stories. Connects to this idea that characters in the story can never give up an opportunity to hear a … Continue reading →

Story telling: in the majority of the works we’ve read thus far, story telling has been used as a technique for delaying negatives (such as death and punishment), gaining prestige and thus favor a (Odysseus) as well as a way … Continue reading →

In Canto XIII, Dante and Virgil enter into the Wood of Suicides, the second round of the seventh circle focusing on violence. The violence being punished in the second round is violence against the self. They hears wails and moans … Continue reading →

The king, the enchanted young man, and the fisherman lived peacefully thereafter, and the fisherman become one of the richest men of his time, with daughters married to kings. But morning overtook Shahrazad, and she lapsed into silence. Then Dinarzad … Continue reading →

Dos Cuerpos – Octavio Paz Dos cuerpos frente a frente son a veces dos olas y la noche es océano.   Dos cuerpos frente a frente son a veces dos piedras y la noche desierto.   Dos cuerpos frente a … Continue reading →

In Antigone, law can be divided into two “authorities”: the gods and Kreon. Laws relating to family ties, although considered their own, are related to the gods. Zeus is the defender of bonds between family members and thus is the … Continue reading →

Intro: Throughout “The Odyssey”, while their “godlike” demeanor and tales of their heroism define the men, most of the female characters are defined by their sexuality.Men are in some ways expected to commit infidelity, especially those who went to fight, … Continue reading →

Theme: Women, with a focus on immortal women and the power they hold with their sexual independence as well as the punishment that comes from that Possible Thesis: Goddesses, although straying from the “powerless” stereotype linked to women, end up being punished … Continue reading →

“Meanwhile, her serving women were busy, Four maidens who did all the housework, Spirit women born of the springs and groves And of the sacred rivers that flow to the sea. ……… In the glowing bronze, she set me in … Continue reading →