“Magna Carta” of Jewish emancipation in Germany. Lessing modeled the figure of Nathan on his good friend the German-Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn‚ grandfather of the great composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. At the time that Nathan the Wise was written‚ it was a tremendous provocation for Lessing to make the hero of his play a Jew and the villain of his play an intolerant Christian patriarch. It was equally astounding for Lessing to make the Muslim sultan Saladin a wise and tolerant
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The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize
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INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE COURSE OUTLINE Course Description: This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of literary study and analysis. Students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of poetry‚ drama‚ and fiction; basic literary terminology; and strategies for analyzing texts based on close reading. Students will also practice writing short literary analysis. Course Objectives • Develop your basic understanding on what literature
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The Short Story. Basic Literary Elements of The Short Story. 1.1.History of The Development of The Short Story. 1.1.1.Early Forms.Origins. The short story refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose‚ usually in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction‚ such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels or books. Short story definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among professional writers
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4. The novel from 1881 to 1914 Over the eighteen eighties there was a split in fiction. The first indication towards it was Henry James’ essay "The Art of Fiction" (1884)‚ which referred to the novelist’s calling as a "Sacred office". Besides‚ there appeared a stratification of fiction due to primary education for all. Parallel to this‚ novelists saw themselves apart from the public‚ as dedicated men. This new modern conception involved dignity and a sense of glory. Another change was from the three-volume
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Nursing: Faye G. Abdellah On May 6‚ 1937‚ in the sky over Lakehurst‚ New Jersey‚ the dirigible Hindenburg exploded. Amongst the witnesses was 18-year-old Faye Glenn Abdellah‚ whose life was forever changed by the experience. As she later told Lessing (2004)‚ “It was then that I decided that I would never again be powerless to assist when people were in so dire a need for assistance. It was at that moment that I thought that I’ve got to do something‚ I’ve got to become a nurse.” She subsequently
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Periods of English Literature. For convenience of discussion‚ historians divide the continuity of English literature into segments of time that are called "periods." The exact number‚ dates‚ and names of these periods vary‚but the list below conforms to widespread practice. The list is followed by a brief comment on each period‚ in chronological order. 450-1066 Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) Period 1066-1500 Middle English Period 1500-1660 The Renaissance (or Early Modern) 1558-1603 Elizabethan
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Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov: A Comparative Analysis Ms. Sangita L. Patil Research Scholar‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur (India) The comparative analysis of the stories of two famous contemporary writers Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov gives an opportunity to follow the development of the genre of short stories in Canadian and in Russian literature. Both are stalwarts of their respective literature. Commenting on the greatness of A. Chekhov‚ E. B. Tager writes: As
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Two Short Stories Of Awareness Beyond Oneself:"Araby" And "A Sunrise On The Veld""Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which theprotagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiatedinto new realities and truths of which they were not previously aware. Both short stories will beexamined with reflections according to the type of initiation that was experienced‚ the nature of thenarrators‚ the similar
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“Through the Tunnel” Response to literature essay The satisfaction for ones self? Or the satisfaction of others recognizing? The short story “Through the Tunnel”‚ written by Dorris Lessing‚ tells us about a boy named Jerry who craves the satisfaction of acceptance. Although‚ he realizes his self-satisfaction is enough praise. Lessing’s purpose for writing this story is for readers to understand that sometimes you don’t need to have other recognize
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