Final Paper Proposal

For my final paper I'd like to look into the progression of literature over time. For example comparing the style and subject of writing of Shakespeare in the 1500's to the style and subjects of authors of today. We ask why we study literature and what we get out of it, well if you posed this question to students reading books back in the 1800's when Bronte, for example, was writing, we most likely would get completely different answers. The subject matter has changed over time as society has changed. Naturally there will be differences and I think it would be interesting to look into how society affects literature which would affect our study of literature in a sense.