Choose from the following list for FINAL TERM PAPER
Your final paper will be a thematic overview of the chosen author's work using the selected work or works as examples of those themes you see. You must employ at least two distinct critical approaches, including a critique of the weaknesses in a critical analysis by another author (Biographical and Historical together count as ONE). If you choose a dramatized work you must of course quote from primary text, which means if it was a movie, you need the script. You may not analyze a work you have covered in a previous assignment. See Authors List for links to many of these authors.
Lyric/Poetry - choose 5-10 works by theme or choose a concept album (lyric/album selections must incorporate entire album).
Amos Tori
Armstrong, Billie Joe and Green Day (Green Day)
Barlow, John, and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead: any or So Far)
Bernstein, Leonard, and Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story)
Bono with Edge and/or Larry Mullin Jr. (U2)
Bowie, David
Browne, Jackson
Cash, Johnny with var. others
Cray, Robert
Dickinson, Emily
Dylan, Bob
Fogerty, John (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Frost, Robert
Harper, Ben
Harris, Steve, with Paul Di'Anno, Clive Burr, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and/or Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
Harrison, George
Hayward, Justin and John Lodge (The Moody Blues: any or Days of Future Passed)
Hazelwood, Lee
Hendrix, Jimi
Henley Don
Hidalgo, David, with Cesar Rojas, Steve Berlin, Conrad Lozano, and Louie perez (Los Lobos)
Hughes, Langston
Hunter, Robert with Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Philip Lesh and/or Bob Weir (Grateful Dead: any or So Far)
Ivey Jr., Artis (Coolio)
Jackson, Oshea (Ice Cube)
John, Elton and Bernie Taupin
Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel
Kantner, Paul
Keyes, Alicia
Kilcher, Jewel
Lennon, John
Lennon John and Paul McCartney (Beatles: any or Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Lightfoot, Gordon
MacLean, Don
Marley, Robert Nesta (Bob)
McCartney, Paul (Wings)
Mitchell, Joni
Morrison, James (Jim) with Ray Manzarek and/or Robbie Kreiger (The Doors)
Nelson, Rick (ricky)
Nelson, Willie
Nordine, Ken
Orbison, Roy
Page, Jimmy and Robert Plant (
Led-Zeppelin)
Prine, John
Rodriguez
Shakur, Tupac
Silverstein, Shel (Boy Named Sue, Cover of the Rolling Stone)
Taupin, Bernie, with Elton John
Townshend, Pete (The Who)Wainwright III, Louden
Waters, Roger, with David Gilmour and/or Rick Wright (Pink Floyd: any or Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here)
WQeir Bob
Wilson, Brian (The Beach Boys: any or Pet Sounds)
Yankovic, (Weird) Al
Young, Neil
Other (must be approved by Instructor)
Drama
Rice, Tim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Jesus Christ Superstar,
Townshend, Pete (The Who) Tommy, Quadraphenia
Waters, Roger, with David Gilmour and/or Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) The Wall,
