MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010
Premium
The Language of Poetry This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge INTERTEXT series is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on poetry. Written in a clear‚ user-friendly style by an experienced writer and practising teacher‚ it links practical activities with examples of texts. These are followed by commentaries and suggestions for research. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook‚ Working with Texts:
Premium Poetry
Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather
Premium Literature Children's literature
Pulp Fiction is like boot camp for the Marines. You come into it from your civilized life‚ they subject you to violent language until you’re numb‚ they abuse you verbally and physically until all of your normal feelings and values are reduced to dust. Leaving you aware that you have changed‚ and able to describe the change‚ you find yourself questioning the person you were previously. First thing you know you’re saluting. This story is a cleverly disorienting journey through a landscape of danger
Premium Character Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino
Tension in Poetry John Orley Allen Tate Many poems that we ordinarily think of as good poetry -- and some‚ besides‚ that we neglect -- have certain common features that will allow us to invent‚ for their sharper apprehension‚ the name of a single quality. I shall call that quality tension. In abstract language‚ a poetic work has distinct quality as the ultimate effect of the whole‚ and that whole is the “result” of a configuration of meaning which it is the duty of the critic to examine and
Free Poetry
English 102 Dr. Alexander October 14‚ 2010 Fiction Analysis The two short stories‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Story of an Hour”‚ are two very similar stories. They share similarities of feminism‚ freedom‚ and marriage. The short story‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ is a story about the struggle of a woman to gain her freedom and to get her own life apart from her controlling husband. The physician‚ who also happens to be the woman’s husband‚ keeps her in a
Premium Marketing Computer Management
When exploring literature‚ poetry is my favorite to read because my mother’s a published author. Therefore‚ yes before this course I read poetry. As a published author she writes poems‚ which covers a variety of topics such as spiritual‚ military‚ current events‚ and several other items. Therefore‚ I am a little bias when it comes to poetry. However‚ some other reasons I enjoy reading the poem is because it allows me a means to be open minded and examine ways that these poems can alter the environment
Premium Poetry Rhyme Literature
Feminist drama Trifles is seen as an example of early feminist drama‚ because it is two female characters’‚ Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale’s‚ ability to sympathize with the victim’s wife‚ Minnie‚ and so understand her motives‚ that leads them to the evidence against her‚ while the men are blinded by their cold‚ emotionless investigation of material facts. The female characters find the body of a canary‚ which had its neck wrung‚ killed in the same way as the deceased (John Wright)‚ thus leading them to
Free Woman Women's suffrage Gender
Poems on Poetry Essay In the poems ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam and ‘Introduction to Poetry’ by Billy Collins‚ important ideas are presented about how poetry should be experienced and enjoyed. The poets used the techniques extended metaphor‚ repetition‚ metaphors and personification to show me how these ideas is important. In ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam‚ the author describes how poetry is to be experienced. Poetry doesn’t need any manners and has no rules. “Don’t be polite /
Premium Poetry Rhyme Linguistics
Importance of Poetry As human beings‚ we all have feelings to express and a romantic side‚ that sometimes we don’t show because of our shyness‚ our lack of expression‚ and several other factors. We all like to‚ at least once in a while‚ to hear or read a piece of poetry‚ it makes us get identifies with romantic poets and admire their inspiration to create verses and transmit them to the people. Some people believe that poetry shouldn’t be as relevant as it is‚ they may think is a fool way of presenting
Free Poetry