The silver‚ jewel incrusted Viking- themed vase designed by George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co.‚ especially for the Pan American Exposition of 1901 in Buffalo‚ New York stands alone in a centrally located glass case in the American Silver Gallery located on the fourth floor of the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas‚ Texas. Only standing eight inches high‚ the intricate details of the vase draws the viewer in and keeps them there as the eye runs over the delicate scroll and serpentine patterns of
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Ode To a Nightingale In Keats’ 19th century poem‚ Ode To a Nightingale‚ he comments upon the short-lived nature of human life and the concept of mortality through using a contrasting image of a nightingale. In the poem‚ the narrator speaks of this bird yearningly‚ envious of its ability to remain immortal through it’s song‚ and of its detachment from the human world. It is clear that the narrator is experiencing feelings of melancholy‚ and he discusses a personal escape from an existence tainted
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With "Ode to a Nightingale‚" the speaker in the poem begins with an in-depth exploration of the mortality of human life. In this ode‚ the briefness of life and the tragedy of old age is set against the eternal continuation of the smooth music of the nightingale. Hearing the song of the bird‚ the speaker longs to run away from his usual life in the human world and join the magical nightingale. His first thought is to reach the bird’s state through alcohol consumption‚ but as the poem goes on he
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including the wide range of emotions‚ our mortality and the transformations which differentiate us as a species. Examples of texts which do so include the play Away by Michael Gow‚ the photo "Woman on Bondi" by Marco Bok and the poem "Ode To A Nightingale" by John Keats‚ which provide similar and contrasting views on these aspects of humanity. Away by Michael Gow‚ first published in 1986‚ is an Australian play set in the 1960s‚ following the Vietnam War‚ which explores the mortality‚ loss‚ restoration
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wines‚ and oils. This vase in particular however‚ has a newfound attention to detail and luxury that places it above such storage containers. As a result of this‚ the vase was rather used as a grave marker because it was more so a status symbol because of its elegance and size considering it was around three and a half feet tall. This is one of many similarities that the Terracotta Neck Amphora with the Battle between Herakles and the Centaur Nessos shares with the Eleusis Vase which was also created
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this. An extract from Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ a soliloquy from Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare and Ode to Autumn‚ by John Keats all have a number of striking similarities between them‚ as well as a few differences‚ which will be analysed to show. Unlike Hamlet and Autumn‚ the extract from Jane Eyre‚ doesn ’t have any particular argument‚ but the use of language is similar to that of Keats and to some extent Hamlet. Jane Eyre is a character existing in a narrative in the first person‚ as is
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John Keats and William Wordsworth ironically wrote two sonnets about the sonnet with contrasting attitudes. Both authors have different ideas and feelings about the constraints imposed on the poet by the sonnet form. Keats‚ although he feels negatively about the constraints imposed by the sonnet format‚ he writes the sonnet in his own creative unidentifiable form. Wordsworth however‚ tells the reader that he uses the format of the sonnet as a refuge and solace from "too much liberty." Both authors
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Dejection: An Ode By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Late‚ late yestreen I saw the new Moon‚ With the old Moon in her arms; And I fear‚ I fear‚ my Master dear! We shall have a deadly storm. (Ballad of Sir Patrick Spence) I Well! If the Bard was weather-wise‚ who made The grand old ballad of Sir Patrick Spence‚ This night‚ so tranquil now‚ will not go hence Unroused by winds‚ that ply a busier trade Than those which mould yon cloud in lazy flakes‚ Or the dull sobbing draft‚ that moans and
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"To a Skylark" vs "Ode to a Nightingale" Essay From many years ago to today‚ there are people in this world with different feelings about life and the aspects that make it what it is. Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats demonstrate this in their poems “To a Skylark” and “Ode to a Nightingale”. Both poems are focused directly on birds that represent feeling‚ strong views on life‚ and senses of immortality. With some opposing views and some similar views on life‚ the two poets explore deep into the meaning of life
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Have Fears” and “Mezzo Cammin” by John Keats and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow respectively‚ have similar themes such as the inevitability of death and the fear of living unfulfilled and inadequate lives. John Keats fears that he will live a life of inadequacy and fail to accomplish all of his dreams‚ but he understands that his goals are miniscule in the larger scope of life. Conversely‚ Longfellow maintains a morbid view of death and of the future itself‚ while Keats is more captivated by the human
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