The role of literature Read also: Why we should read. I wrote up this post some time ago when I was asking myself‚ “what’s the purpose of literature and reading?” I think this is an appropriate follow-up to David’s post below‚ about literary criticism of the Bible. The seemingly trivial nature of this question is perhaps the reason why it often goes over looked. This is a shame‚ because this question is an important one‚ and one that ought to be given more attention. So‚ what is the role
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Royal Institute of Philosophy Literature and Knowledge Author(s): Catherine Wilson Source: Philosophy‚ Vol. 58‚ No. 226 (Oct.‚ 1983)‚ pp. 489-496 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Institute of Philosophy Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3750861 . Accessed: 17/10/2013 15:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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What is Emotion? Emotion is another word for feelings. Some common emotions are anger‚ fear‚ love‚ sadness‚ grief‚ jealousy‚ hurt‚ disappointment and joy. We may have these feelings or emotions in response to things that are going on at the moment or when we remember something that happened in the past. Frequently‚ we also experience physiological changes‚ such as feeling hot; faster heartbeats‚ changes in our breathing‚ knotting in our stomachs‚ etc. when we feel an emotion. Emotions
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Ethnic Literature and Postcolonialism In Barta’s ; “Gadis Tangsi” Reading by using Postcolonial theory The definition of ethnic literature “is literature like any other‚ except that it contains ethnic references.” (Reilly p.2). Another definition of ethnic literature is when there is a literature work that contain religious beliefs‚ racial issues‚ linguistics‚ or cultural heritage. In another word‚ ethnic literature is the literary work that includes particular culture‚ beliefs‚ or linguistics
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Batch: 2012-2015 Course Code: 50121212 Course Name: Projects I Roll #808 Assignment #A 126 Ancient Literature The Epic of Gilgamesh Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ an epic poem from Mesopotamia‚ is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five independent Sumerian poems about ’Bilgamesh’ (Sumerian for Gilgamesh)‚ king of Uruk. Four of these were used as source
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Writing a literature review The overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate a knowledge of the existing body of research in a particular topic area. In other words‚ it retrospectively undertakes a critical analysis of the pros and cons of existing important studies and research and shows which issues require new or further study – how the body of knowledge could be improved. As such‚ it is a useful way of arguing for new research to be done - for example‚ as part of a proposal for
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century. The plays and poems of Shakespeare has a power over audiences‚ to make them feel the emotions that are embedded within the works themselves. In “Macbeth” we feel the pain and suffering of Macbeth as he is overcome with his greed and his own brand of paranoia‚ which leads him to destroying everything in the world that he finds dear. Shakespeare has the power to make audiences feel the pain of his characters and to understand the emotions‚ than relate these feelings to something inside of
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“Dystopian Literature is not concerned with shaping the future but with teaching us about the problems of the present”. Discuss "Lord of the Flies" and "Animal Farm" in light of this comment. Many critics have argued that several extreme historical circumstances of the 20th century have led to the flourishing of dystopian literature. Dystopias usually extrapolate elements of contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend‚ often the threat of oppressive regimes in one
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Mid-Term Many works of literature and even some films contain themes and evidence which supports Marx’s view of capitalism‚ as expressed in the Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifesto includes many concepts relating to the continuous struggles between classes and their inevitable impact on history. The specific classes discussed in the Communist Manifesto are the proletariat and the bourgeois. The bourgeoisie has‚ throughout history‚ exploited the proletariat for reasons stemming from profit-motives
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Acceptance = Positive Emotion Something + Non Acceptance = Negative Emotion So‚ it is not ’Something’ or ’someone’ who is making us feel positive or negative‚ but it is our ’acceptance’ or ’non acceptance’ of something or someone‚ which is making us feel positive or negative. It isn’t the world but the quality of our response to the world (acceptance or non acceptance) that determines the quality of our emotions. Next time we feel disturbed with a negative emotion‚ instead of asking
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