Context 1: The historical context - the Jewish Holocaust The word holocaust originally meant a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire; now it is most commonly used to mean: The (period of the) mass murder of the Jews (or of other groups) by the Nazis in the war of l939-45 (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary). During World War II the anti-semitic German government under Chancellor Adolf Hitler decided on a "final solution" to what it saw as "the Jewish problem". This was to set up death and work
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29. The postmodern Since this book does not attempt to introduce different critical schools or historical periods of literature‚ it may seem inappropriate to include a chapter on the postmodern. In the following pages‚ however‚ we wish to suggest that this topic provides us with an invaluable set of terms for thinking about literary and other cultural texts‚ that to a significant degree it involves ways of thinking which are unavoidable in the twenty-first century. The word ‘postmodern’ itself
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To what extent has Lady Gaga influenced the pop culture and broken the barriers through her self-representation and performance style? INTRODUCTION Of the twenty-first century‚ Lady Gaga ’s rise in popular culture has been considered a confrontation of what a pop star should be like. Gaga has made a continuous attempt in detaching her music videos from original shallow entertaining elements and stating her own voice over debatable issues mostly about human rights. Some of her influential works
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How To Read Literature Like a Professor Outline Chapter 1 – Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Main Ideas: To have a quest‚ a novel must have A knight A dangerous path A holy grail An evil knight A dragon A princess The quest is always educational and provides knowledge of ones self Chapter 2 – Nice To Eat With You: Acts of Communion Main Ideas: It is a communion “Whenever people eat or drink together...” Breaking bread together is an act of sharing and peace
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loner provide for their families. - Young children left school at the ages of 13-14 yrs old - Young women took up amateur prostitution - Young children were always in trouble - Wife’s cohabited boarders who helped support the family. Use of intertextuality - A Midsummer Nights Dream The use of fairies demonstrate the havoc and mischevious acts that reflect on the play‚ and shows Gwen how little she had to control it and acts as a catalyst for her to change. Tom plays Puck in the opening scene;
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LITERARY THEORY A Very Short Introduction Jonathan Culler Chapter 2 What is Literature and Does it Matter? What is literature? You’d think this would be a central question for literary theory‚ but in fact it has not seemed to matter very much. Why should this be? There appear to be two main reasons. First‚ since theory itself intermingles ideas from philosophy‚ linguistics‚ history‚ political theory‚ and psychoanalysis‚ why should theorists worry about whether the texts they’re reading are literary
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The Context of Romanticism Vishwa Gulati English(hons) IIIrd year 10/0832 Introduction Romanticism is an art form that has been around since ancient times although it is more formally recognized as an artistic style in early nineteenth century. The term Romanticism applies to many different forms of art‚ including literature. When using the term in relation to the art‚ there is usually an emphasis on the passionate or violent. There are also fewer rules then other styles and the artwork can be created
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Schumann and the Kinderszenen Robert Schumann‚ composer throughout the early- to mid-nineteenth century‚ is probably best known for his songs and piano works. Before injuring his finger most likely through the use of a chiroplast (an instrument that guides the hands while playing; highly controversial)‚ Schumann was an avid piano player‚ if not a proper concert pianist and virtuoso[1]. But due to this ailing finger‚ Schumann had to eventually find other means to support his life. Thankfully
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Shaun of Dead An In-Depth Code Analysis With the large variety of interests that flourish within the society‚ it is no shock that genres exist‚ especially in film‚ as the definition of entertainment differs from person to person. A genre is a category of films that are characterised by similarities in the narrative elements and conventions found within the films. Genres are extremely useful to both film producers and audiences as it helps them narrow down the target audience and search for
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"A Launching Pad of Belief: Kurt Vonnegut and Postmodern Humor Kevin Brown Humor critics have argued that satire is not possible any longer‚ largely due to the horrors ofthe twentieth century and the postmodern belief in the lack of objective truth‚ especially in relation to morality. Because of these developments‚ they argue that no moral stance can be taken through satire; instead‚ satirists now write merely for pleasure‚ not to instigate any change in morality. Several postmodern authors
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