Solidad Reyes’ view on Literary History‚ Literary Theory and Literary Criticism In an attempt to solve different problems and issues in Literary Studies such as the effects of major trends to modern Philippine Literature‚ role of the audience and critics in studying text‚ three areas of literary study was explained‚ literary history‚ literary theory and literary criticism and their integration to Philippine Literature. Each area was explained based on their individual roles or impacts in the study
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life for others. The time period where “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” takes place‚ women did not have much for them. They could grow up to be a wife/mother but that’s about it. Not much else for women to do with themselves. The story‚ Beloved‚ takes place right after slavery‚ where people were very cautious around people’s past. It was not talked about‚ due to the horrific event‚ which causes a big problem in the story. Both‚ Mabel Pervin‚ from “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D.H. Lawrence‚ and Sethe
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The Dream of the Rood c. Eighth Century Old English poem. The Dream of the Rood has been heralded by scholars as the finest expression of the Crucifixion theme in Old English poetry. Though it focuses on a motif common in Old English poetry‚ The Dream of the Rood is unique in describing it from the viewpoint of the Cross and within the context of a dream vision. The poem thus becomes a philosophical one‚ and‚ as John V. Fleming has asserted‚ "the vehicle of an ascetical-theological doctrine which
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Social Throughout history‚ horses have always been social animals. They live in large herds all over the world. This is something that hasn’t changed with domestication (Lablanc‚ 2013). Horse herds structures as a harem (Lablanc‚ 2013). A harem is when one or two males with multiple females and their offspring (Lablanc‚ 2013). The harem is able to remain stable due to the number of females in the herd (Lablanc‚ 2013). The mares stay together and a new stallion comes in after others leave or die
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Beowulf: Cultural Criticism The epic poem “Beowulf” is a representation of how mankind has adopted a hypocritical mindset that allows themselves to kill and commit evil‚ while at the same time persecuting other groups for doing the same. Throughout the text itself‚ the Danes are known as a warrior race that controls and conquers other nations through violence and destruction‚ but they tell themselves that it is for the greater good and god has given them the right to do so. Though this is a fictional
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less violent. There is nothing so quick‚ nothing more patient.” Writer‚ poet and playwright‚ Ronald Duncan penned these lines in his poem “The Horse”. These excellent words bring into perspective exactly how I feel about horses; in fact‚ my best friend might be a short‚ ornery‚ little blue roan named Cinder. Cinder and I have had the privilege to go horse camping with an incredible group of people with whom my parents are members. Such occasions I will not
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the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The President and Vice President are not elected directly by the voters. Instead‚ they are elected by "electors" who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis. Criticisms of the electoral college- 1- statistical advantage to the small states 2- people only campaign in the big states 3- you can win popular vote but lose the electoral vote 4- it’s a win or take all system 5- gives the appearance of land slides
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Materialism The theme of materialism is found in D.H. Lawrence’s story‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner”. Materialism‚ according to Meriam-Webster‚ is a doctrine that the only or the highest values or objectives lie in material well-being and in the furtherance of material progress (Merriam-Webster’s‚ 2018). There are two references within “The Rocking-Horse Winner” that exemplify the theme of materialism. The first reference to materialism is the advantages used to describe Paul’s family. D.H. Lawrence
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In the short story‚ 2 B R 0 2 B‚ I was able to recognize the multiple examples of literary elements found within the piece. While reading the short story‚ the first literary element that stood out to me was imagery. Within the beginning‚ Vonnegut immediately sends the image of living in a ‘perfect world’ to the reader’s mind. “Everything was perfectly swell. There were no prisons‚ no slums‚ no insane asylums‚ no cripples‚ no pov-erty‚ no war. All diseases were conquered. So was old age”‚ writes Vonnegut
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Alison Ely 6/24/14 Riding the White Horse Within the universe‚ there are celestial bodies that join together in solar systems that make up galaxies‚ galaxies that create everything tangible and visible and real; however‚ within the heavens and all that is palpable and perceptible and concrete‚ there is so much more: the intangible. At times this is presented as luck or fortune‚ and sometimes‚ it shows itself as love. Yasunari Kawabata’s “The White Horse” (1963) is a ravishing run through the
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