9/17/2013 CSS POINT A brief history of English literature Notes Note: This material is supposed to be original and authentic for the Subject English Literature. Although This Booklet is a complied work by The CSS Point. All contents have been collected from different internet sources. The CSS Point is not responsible for any fact/information mentioned in this booklet. Thank You http://www.thecsspoint.com info@thecsspoint.com English Literature | The CSS Point A brief history
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CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW OF G12 POETRY 2012 Renaissance 1500-1600s * Dominant literary forms: Drama; sonnets and iambic pentameter (plus trochaic metre) * Journeys of discovery of New World; scientific discoveries * Rise of Humanism – focus on humans and start of decline of religion * In the two poems below the first one sees that we age and die (no mention of God)‚ while the second holds on to the idea of a God and serving God | | 1. When I do count the clock that tells the time
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The Modernist Period in English Literature occupied the years from shortly after the beginning of the twentieth century through roughly 1965. In broad terms‚ the period was marked by sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways of viewing and interacting with the world. Experimentation and individualism became virtues‚ where in the past they were often heartily discouraged. Modernism was set in motion‚ in one sense‚ through a series of cultural shocks. The first of these great shocks was the
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Seamus Heaney on Beowulf and his verse translation And now this is ‘an inheritance’ – Upright‚ rudimentary‚ unshiftably planked In the long ago‚ yet willable forward Again and again and again. 1 BEOWULF: THE POEM The poem called Beowulf was composed some time between the middle of the seventh and the end of the tenth century of the first millennium‚ in the language that is today called Anglo-Saxon or Old English. It is a heroic narrative‚ more than
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Gerard Nanley Hopkins’ poem "God’s Grandeur"‚ illustrates the relationship connecting man and God. Hopkins uses alliteration and stern tone to compliment the religious content of this morally ambitious poem. The poem’s rhythm and flow seem to capture the same sensation of a church sermon. The diction used by Hopkins seems to indicate a condescending attitude towards society. The first stanza states that we are "charged with the grandeur of God"‚ or the direct quality of God’s being. This statement
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with her grandparents back in Worcester. She then began to be frequently ill‚ so to give her a ‘happier surrounding’‚ she moved in with her aunt in Boston. At this age‚ 8‚ is when she started to read poetry and fairy tales. Walt Whitman and Gerard Manley Hopkins were her favorite and most inspirational poets at the time. As Elizabeth Bishop grew older she started to choose her career path. At the age of 16 she was admitted to a boarding school in Natick‚ Massachusettes where she read and studied
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A brief history of English literature This study guide is intended for GCE Advanced and Advanced Supplementary (A2 and AS) level students in the UK‚ who are taking exams or modules in English literature. It should be most useful right at the start of the course‚ or later as a resource for exercises in revision‚ and to help you reflect on value judgements in literary criticism. It may also be suitable for university students and the general reader who is interested in the history of literature. This
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to begin my research was with English sources from the 16th and 17th centuries. I happened open the literary works of the self proclaimed witchfinder general Matthew Hopkins. Hopkins
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Term Paper Submitted By: Afridiu Topic: Changing characteristics of poetry from Romantics to Modern Abstract: The characteristics of poetry changed with the changing of eras and literary periods. Romantics have their own features and writing style. Nature and beauty play very important role in Romantic poetry. Victorian poetry is different from Romantics
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Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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