Richard L. W. Clarke LITS2306 Notes 05A 1 MATTHEW ARNOLD “THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME” (1864) Arnold‚ Matthew. “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time.” Critical Theory Since Plato. Ed. Hazard Adams. New York: Harcourt‚ Brace‚ Jovanovich‚ 1971. 592-603. Pragmatic theorists from Plato onwards have emphasised the impact which literature has on the reader. Here‚ Arnold‚ arguably England’s most important cultural critic in the second half of the nineteenth century and someone
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act of jealousy usually leads to betrayal when a person is being jealous of the other’s success and achievements. These type of relationships always have unpleasant endings that can be as bad as claiming the lives of innocent people around them. A good example of this is the drama Othello. In the drama Othello‚ Shakespeare shows how jealousy‚ betrayal‚ revenge can negatively impact people’s lives and can lead to series of tragedies in the life of a hero. At the start of act1‚ Roderigo was jealous
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In the esteemed theologian and former monk‚ Martin Luther’s Freedom of a Christian‚ he discusses the ideals of what makes a saved Christian man. The statement in question being‚ “Good works do not make a good man but a good man does good works. Evil works do not make an evil man‚ but an evil man does evil works” (Luther 6) However religious they may seem‚ these ideas apply to not only the religious way of life‚ but the life of the average person. The United States‚ in particular‚ is plagued by corporate
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Generic Criticism What is Generic Criticism? * Foss (2009) defines generic criticism as “the assumption that certain types of situations provoke similar needs and expectations” (p. 137). * According to Oliver and Duff (2012)‚ “Genre can be defines as a pattern of communication that conforms to community norms. Genres are not fixed‚ but are constantly evolving and emerging.” (p. 373) * According to Northrop Frye‚ genre studies are not just about classification‚ he believes that "the
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the same time period? To other periods? To works from other countries at this time? 5. What culture existed for this writer? 6. Is the work part of a historical trend (novel‚ Christian literature‚ allegory‚ political fiction‚ epic‚ etc.)? B. Biographical 1. Does this work reflect the writer’s concerns and conflicts? Examine elements within the work reflective of the writer’s life (word‚ allusions to local and historical events‚ conflicts‚ themes‚ characters‚ settings‚ etc.). 2. Does this work
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Biographical Reflection of a Saint- John the Baptist Though such an accomplished man‚ not much is known of John the Baptist’s childhood. John‚ what a basic name right? Wrong‚ even the name of John was holy‚ for his name in Hebrew means‚ “Jehovah is gracious.” But moving on to his adult life‚ he pursued the life of a priest without ever being officially recognized as such. The greatest thing that occurred in his adult life was the Baptism of Christ Jesus‚ our Lord. However‚ very few people know
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how we think and feel. In Richard Wright’s "Big Black Good Man"‚ Olaf the main character makes such a judgment. Olaf’s judgment changes his life for the next year until he finally finds closure. In order to see how decisions and judgments affect our lives‚ we need to look up close and personal with Olaf. In the beginning Olaf is a man of relaxation and satisfaction with his life except for the sheer tiredness of work. He was a down to earth man "The watery gray irises behind the thick lenses...gave
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English 201 28 September 2012 Work Hard; Play Hard Work hard. Play hard. Two completely different things but they should coincide. So many people these days get by with the smallest amount of effort‚ and so many people play too much. An equal balance of the two makes for a high-quality pleasurable life. The harder you work the more you deserve to play‚ and trust me; you’ll feel better about it. Hard workers in this day and age can sometimes be very hard to come around. There are so many younger
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Biographical Sketch of Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud was born on May 6‚ 1856‚ in Freiberg‚ Moravia. His family settled in Vienna in 1860‚ where Freud attended school. In 1873 he went to the University of Vienna to study medicine. He later received his degree in medicine‚ specializing in anatomy and physiology in 1881. Freud was interested in the clinical uses of cocaine and went to Paris to study in October 1885. After he returned from Paris in 1886‚ he did all of his important work developing
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Survey of Humanities Formal Criticism: The Triumph of Death The Triumph of Death is an amazing and very exaggerating piece of artwork. I was going through the Artcyclopedia database and found this masterpiece. The image presented is very chaotic; we can see a scene of death all over the artwork. It is really hard to describe all the elements that we can see in the painting. The medium used in the painting is oil in panel. First of all the perspective used in the artwork is very effective. The
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