Coursework Guidance GCE English Literature OCR Advanced GCE in English Literature H471 Unit F664 Texts in Time This Coursework Guidance is designed to accompany the OCR Advanced GCE specification in English Literature for teaching from September 2008. © OCR 2007 Content 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Summary of Unit Content Coursework Guidance Assessment Criteria Unit F664 Texts in Time Administration/Regulations FAQs 3 4 6 16 20 24 2 GCE English Literature 1 Introduction The
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during the reign of Queen Victoria underwent evolutionary changes that did not only change the lifestyle of a people but the culture of the people. With Britain gaining mass economical wealth through the colonization of other territories and the country becoming more industrialized‚ this also broadens the scope for new discovery in science and technology. New theories and ideologies were developed that‚ challenged that of the Georgian period‚ which promoted the belief in Christianity‚ its norms
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CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE * Formal/Stylistic characteristics Juxtaposition‚ irony‚ comparisons‚ and satire are important elements found in modernist writing. Modernist authors use impressionism and other devices to emphasize the subjectivity of reality‚ and they see omniscient narration and fixed narrative points of view as providing a false sense of objectivity. They also employ discontinuous narratives and fragmented plot structures.]Modernist works are also often reflexive
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technically where they do not (thus his title “The Faultless Painter”)‚ their work ultimately triumphs for its emotional and spiritual power. Andrea now finds himself in the twilight of his career and his marriage: Lucrezia’s “Cousin”—probably her lover—keeps whistling for her to come; she apparently either owes the man gambling debts or has promised to cover his own. The fond‚ weary Andrea gives her some money‚ promises to sell paintings to pay off her debts‚ and sends her away to her “Cousin‚” while
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Lauren Ehlers Dr. St. John English 102 March 25‚ 2011 Marriage; a road to imprisonment Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour‚” and Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” present similar plots about two wives who have grown to feel imprisoned in their own marriages. “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” focuses on a woman who feels so entrapped in her own marriage that she begins to feel this type of isolation and imprisonment all around her. She begins to feel as though the room‚ in which she is being forced
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Different Locations‚ Similar Creations The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ is one of the earliest pieces of American literature. Interestingly‚ the Iroquois kept this story alive with storytelling‚ while Genesis was written down and recorded to be remembered just as long as the Iroquois story. Although the creation stories each have unique features‚ they both have interesting and unexpected similarities. The Iroquois’ story of creation uniquely features morals that are different
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Michael Amieiro Literature 1 9/28/12 Compare and contrast essay In both Essays “Just Walk On By” by Brent Staples and “The Myth Of The Latin Women” by Judith Coffer‚ both authors talked about how people stereotyped in the world especially by self situations. But to me there’s a difference between thinking your being stereotyped to misunderstanding. Both of these articles talks about the authors and how they were stereotyped for either being
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Compare and Contrast paper After reading a book and then watching the movie based on that book‚ generally people will say they feel disappointed because the movie lacks its heart and substance. Even though the movie The Scarlet Letter‚ directed by Roland Joffé‚ is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ it offers different characters and plot than the novel. However‚ the book captivates people more. In both‚ the story takes place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in seventeenth century. The Scarlet Letter
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The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could
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unfortunate happens when an animal accidently crossed the road when we are passing by. What do you do? In “Thoughts on Capital Punishment” by Rod Mckuen and “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ there are some similarities that help the reader compare the two poems‚ but there are also a number of differences that set them apart for example Stafford’s poem is much more serious than Mckuen’s poem. Although in both poems‚ the poets show sentimentality for the animals being killed by drivers‚ they
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