‘[In Elliot] the disembodied ‘I’ glides in and out of stolen texts.’ (Maud Ellmann) How does Eliot use intertextuality to ask questions about identity‚ authenticity and authority The question of Identity‚ authenticity and authority transcend throughout T. S. Eliot’s poetry. A master of modernist poetry‚ Eliot manages to highlight the dramatic changes of culture and society in the early 20th century through employing crippling imagery and an astounding catalogue of intertextual links‚ questioning
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In my contrapasso assignment‚ I have created my own version of hell where musical sinners are punished. In this version of hell‚ there are 12 circles to represent the 12 keys in the musical circle of fourths. Each circle contains individuals who are bad at music for a specific reason such as bad rhythm‚ or bad pitch. Although these are not necessarily‚ horrible sins‚ being bad at music can cause others to become annoyed or even subjected to pain as a result. This “canto” picks up at the tail end
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The word Hell‚ or in Italian‚ Inferno means the abode of Satan and the forces of evil. It is where sinners suffer eternal punishment. Dante was exiled by Pope Boniface‚ which led him to write this poem‚ Dante’s Inferno. He wrote the poem because he was exiled and he had nothing left in his life‚ so he just wrote to express that he was betrayed by his own country‚ not him betraying his country. Since he was betrayed by his own country‚ he became a nomad and has been a beggar ever since. A modern
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Guide Questions At the betrothal feast‚ Dantes is arrested for being a Bonapartist and a traitor on the basis that a letter he delivered was treasonous. Villefort is the deputy public prosecutor. He is also the son of Nortier‚ a well-known traitor to the king. At first‚ Villefort likes Dantes and likes how honest he is‚ but when Dantes reveals the name of the man the letter was sent to‚ Nortier‚ Villefort cannot let the fact escape and he sentences Dantes to prison. Mercedes wants to find information
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In chapter three‚ Stephen experiences an alarming bout of agony during a sermon about Hell. Stephen explains how‚ “his flesh shrank together as if it felt the approach of the ravenous tongues of flames…”‚ and‚ “his brain was simmering and bubbling within the cracking tenement of the skull” (148). Stephen’s agony during the sermon and seemingly literal hellish suffering is a result of the guilt he feels for his material sins and sins of the flesh he perpetrated in chapter two. Stephen becomes convinced
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Levi’s purpose of the poem was to explain to the readers what the victims of the volcano in Pompeii had to go through and their faiths. Levi includes specific details illustrating the volcano eruption by saying “When the sky went black that afternoon. To no avail‚ because the sky‚ turned poison‚ Infiltrated the shut windows of your quiet house.” Levi is explaining the horrific events during the eruption by saying “the sky went black” which implies a darkness approaching the people of pompeii. Furthermore
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Beppe Severgnini‚ a devote Italian and opinionated writer‚ uses a brief story or short anecdote to provide a sense of Pope Francis’ personality‚ and referencing the title‚ this exemplifies just one of the reasons “Why Italians Love Francis.” “He met a bishop waiting for his driver. “Can’t you walk?” the pope smiled” (paragraph 1). Francis’ sense of personality is very free spirited compared to other bishops or priests‚ this anecdote shows that he has a much different outlook on life than others.
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Every time the word hell comes up‚ the first thing that comes to mind is a hot underground warehouse that is home to many bad people who passed away. Nevertheless‚ hell is a scorching dwelling for evil human beings. However‚ some may argue in saying that hell is a freezing dungeon. Maybe those people probably got that information from an excommunicated Catholic who made up hell and decided who was inside of the “Inferno”. Then again‚ our religious beliefs are all made up. It is that people have faith
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Allegory is a depiction or symbol of an abstract or spiritual meaning through tangible or material forms. Relatively a story‚ poem‚ or portrayal that could be elucidated to divulge an unknown and clandestine meaning. In the following tales of the erratically depicted heroes such as the gallant yet reluctant figure known as Sir Gaiwan to the courageous yet audacious individual known as Beowulf‚ these men are known for their honor‚ unrighteousness‚ and integrity. Also within comparison to these divine
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John Plano di Carpini was a Franciscan friar and one of the first Europeans to travel to the Mongol Empire. He wrote his History of the Mongols‚ who he called the Tartars‚ after his mission and is one of the first attempts of recording the history of the Mongols. In 1241‚ the Mongols crossed Russia and invaded Eastern Europe. They destroyed the areas of modern-day Poland‚ Hungary‚ and parts of Germany. Four years later‚ Pope Innocent IV sent a mission to try and convert the Mongols‚ but to also learn
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