the poem. Within the first two quatrains of the poem "sleep" is personified to be an "embalmer of the still midnight‚" closing our eyes and offering a "forgetfulness divine." The voice of the poem speaks to "sleep‚" referring to his words as "thine hymn‚" and offering himself to "sleep" when it should choose. The rhyme scheme of these two quatrains follows the Shakespearian sonnet form‚ and does not deviate from the iambic pentameter. This lends the poem a natural tone and the voice of the poem appears
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Descent into the Underworld DESCENT INTO THE UNDERWORLD DESCENT INTO THE UNDERWORLD . Narratives the world over tell of descents into the underworld. Many traditions include myths connected with journeys to the "otherworld" undertaken by both human and suprahuman beings. Experiences of such journeys are especially common in the shamanistic traditions‚ but they are also found in association with various ecstatic religious phenomena and various heroic and visionary contexts within a great number
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Since the days when man lived in caves and struggled to survive‚ wondering about the world that surrounds him. What makes the sun rise and set? Why are there seasons? Where do things go when they die? To the ancient Greeks‚ there were simple explanations to all these questions – it was the gods! Things that seemed unexplainable could suddenly make sense when there were gods and goddesses involved. And these stories of the gods that the Greeks created to help make sense of the universe have survived
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translations in Eastern Nigeria. By 1930‚ this pioneer native African in Church music had set to work on the first Catholic Igbo Hymn Book‚ translating into the vernacular from foreign hymns whose tunes included English‚ La¬tin‚ French and German‚ arranging them in poetic and stanza forms and fixing unto the translated Igbo texts foreign tunes. By this method such hymns as the following came to be: IFE Nke Kpakpando adapted from Ave Maris Stella; Bianu Ndi Kwelunu adapted from o Come All Ye Faithful;
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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According to www.UrbanLegends.com‚ Greek Gods and Goddesses can be defined as “ ...an immortal‚ supernatural being who is the subject of traditional sacred stories; in religion‚ an immortal‚ supernatural being who is the object of worship and prayer.” In Greek mythology‚ there were 12 main gods and goddesses that ruled the universe. They were divided into three main categories: heaven‚earth‚ and the seas. In the end‚ people enjoy studying greek mythology because it explains the unknown aspects of
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RELATED INTRODUCTION BRIEFLY AND THE THEMATIC MEANING TO ONLY UNDERSTAND THE POEM--‘Caedmon’s hymn’ ORIENTATIONS BRITAIN‚ ENGLAND AND ENGLISH “The cliffs of England stand Glimmering and vast‚ out in the tranquil bay.” Matthew Arnold‚ ‘Dover Beach’ (c.1851) The cliffs at Dover were often the first of Britain seen by early incomers and have become a familiar symbol of England‚ and of the fact that England is on an island. These cliffs are part of what the Romans‚ perhaps from as early as the 2nd
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Hurrian songs are a set of fragmentary relics as well as a nearly complete example of noted music. They are the basic starting points of songs or hymns. 2. What is the Natya Shastra? Why is it important? Natya Shastra is a written discourse on the performing arts‚ including music‚ dance‚ stage performances. It goes into more detail about instruments used in hymns or songs. 3. Who were troubadours? What was their music like? Troubadours were traveling poet-musicians who traveled‚ singing and performing
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In the early nineteenth century‚ African Americans were involved in the "Second Awakening". They met in camp meetings and sang without any hymnbook. Spontaneous songs were composed on the spot. They were called "spiritual songs and the term "sperichil" (spiritual) appeared for the first time in the book "Slave Songs of The United States".The negro spirituals "The Gospel Train" and "Swing low‚ sweet chariot" which directly refer to the Underground Railroad‚ an informal organization who helped many
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