The poem I am choosing to examine is T.S‚ Eliot ’s The Waste Land emerging from the Modernist poetic movement. The modern movement occurred after World War one (1914-1918). This war marked momentous changes on a global scale. Before 1914‚ English literature and it ’s ideas were in many ways still harking back to the nineteenth century: after 1918 Modern begins to define the twentieth century. Among the influences of Modernism were the rapid developments both socially and technologically. Also new
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As Virgil and Dante descend into the seventh pocket of the Eighth Circle of Hell‚ they arrive at a collapsed bridge that forces Virgil and Dante to navigate through a steep slope littered with crags and rocks. On the way up the rigorous terrain‚ Dante loses his breath‚ becomes fatigued‚ and flops to the ground. Virgil scolds Dante’s indolence‚ and urges him onward‚ stating that a long and steep climb still awaits him. Once they arrive in the Seventh Pocket‚ Dante and Virgil come across an arch which
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Frankenstein Appearance and Acceptance: Close Reading Assignment Mary Shelley‚ in Frankenstein uses appearance to depict Victor Frankenstein as the embodiment of “good” and his creation as its counterpart “evil”; through the use of imagery‚ allusions to the Bible‚ and pathos‚ Shelley embellishes the issue of acceptance in modern society. From the very beginning‚ Frankenstein relates that his creature was horrid in form. As the creature discovers Victor’s journal‚ he reads into his creator’s true
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this theme/ idea‚ Dante described this through his Divine Comedy. He meets many people throughout his journey through Hell all the way to end up in paradise who live their lives‚ yet some try to “infringe” their rights upon him. We all still have yet to live in a Just Society‚ even if we aren’t living in
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Likewise‚ in the literary work by Dante‚ Virgil goes on to warn the author regarding his fate if he continued to live in the same way. Thus‚ it can very well be opined that the portrayal of Victor explicating his story to Walton is similar to Virgil escorting Dante through the deadly Hell. As such‚ the author of this novel exudes her literary excellence as she inserts the inter-textual reference in
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however‚ the monster’s ugly and unappealing looks immediately alienate him from society. In fact‚ Victor is so disgusted by the creature’s appearance that he compares it to “a thing as even Dante could not have conceived” (44). By comparing the creature’s ugliness to Dante‚ an ancient author whose famous work‚ Inferno‚ spoke of Satan and Hell‚ Victor exemplifies how the society of his time were extremely unwelcoming of those who did not look the way them deemed
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was easily written because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing. Italian was the best language to use. Even in the arts Italian was used because it was the easiest to understand
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Dante steadily uses Pop Nicholas’ character in order to criticize the church. He tells then goes on to tell Nicholas that he and some others in his church that want earthly wealth and power have gone to establish money as their God instead of worshipping
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and terms: Thomas Becket The Act of Supremacy Sir Robert Bruce Cotten Wodwo Western Schism Henry II Dante Alighieri Wycliffe Bible Bertilak de Haustert Courtly Love Beatrice Gomen Pearl Poet Cheval Pietas Chretien de Troyes Exemplum Agape and Eros Be able to answer these short answer questions: 1. What is the symbolic nature of the recurring 3’s in The Inferno and give examples. 2. The Miller’s Tale is meant to “requite” or “answer” The Knight’s tale. Explain. 3. What
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“Ulysses” on the influence of mythology. He used many elements from Greek and Roman classics in his work. Ulysses appears in poems the “Odyssey” by Homer‚ where he demonstrates his lust for adventure refusing to settle down. Although Dante’s “Inferno” also portrays Ulysses quest for knowledge‚ the spirit of the poem has the main impact Hayes‚ Sless 2 on Tennyson. He used Greek mythology “to declare‚ and bless‚ his thoughts to his satisfaction” (Guretzki). Mythology “added to the dignity
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