University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston Africana Studies Faculty Publication Series Africana Studies 1-1-2011 ‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s Love Lyrics Chukwuma Azuonye University of Massachusetts Boston‚ chukwuma.azuonye@umb.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/africana_faculty_pubs Part of the African Languages and Societies Commons‚ Comparative Literature Commons‚ and the English Language and
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explored and how these worldviews have had an effect on the American culture. The philosophical implications and the tensions manifested out of beliefs established from these worldviews and philosophies. What is a Worldview? Everyone has an outlook on life‚ a particular way they view the world around them‚ a way that they find meaning and purpose to life‚ a method to which we view reality‚ a worldview. A worldview‚ according to Sire‚ in The Universe Next Door (2009)‚ is essentially this: A
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The Ecstasy : John Donne - Summary and Critical Analysis The poem "The Ecstasy" is one of John Donne’s most popular poems‚ which expresses his unique and unconventional ideas about love. It expounds the theme that pure‚ spiritual or real love can exist only in the bond of souls established by the bodies. For Donne‚ true love only exists when both bodies and souls are inextricably united. Donne criticizes the platonic lover who excludes the body and emphasizes the soul. The fusion of body
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intellectuals. Eliot also demonstrates Modernism. He was a key figure of Modernism and was so important a figure that the early Modernism era in 19th century is also called ‘The Age of Eliot’. In The Metaphysical Poets‚ written in 1915‚ he introduces his thoughts on what distinct features ‘Modern’ or ‘Metaphysical’ poets should use. Although his early poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is published prior to the book review‚ it also displays modernistic features. First of all‚ Prufrock‚ the speaker
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American Literature begins in the early 1600’s with the written works of the new settlers coming from Europe to the New Land of America. Although the Indians lived in America before the first Europeans arrived; their literature was somewhat neglected due to it being transmitted orally with no written works. The American writings of the early seventeenth century possess no great artistic value; they are mainly valuable as a study in origins and understanding America’s early experience. During its
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in poetry style that Herrick’s and Donne’s poems fell under. Herrick was a Cavalier poet and was known for breezy‚ light poetry emphasizing the carpe diem attitude in a flirtatious manner‚ while Donne belonged to the Metaphysical poets‚ and relayed on wit‚ paradox‚ and metaphysical conceit to convey the message of his poetry. Despite the difference in poetry style‚ both Herrick and Donne chose a similar speaker for their poems; the two poems are spoken by a man addressing a woman. The similarities
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the main role is of Vivian Bearing which is a college professor who teaches a course in English Poetry who spent numerous years transcribing and translating the poetry of John Donne‚ who was known as a master of metaphysical poets. She too is known for her vast knowledge of metaphysical poetry. She is a very bright and scholarly woman although her students view her as cold and unfriendly. At the age of 48 Vivian is diagnosed with advanced metastatic ovarian cancer. Her physician‘s name is Dr. Kelekian
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Metaphysical realism to my understanding is the world as an independent entity and what it contains outside of how we as humans perceive it to be. Basically‚ it is what it is. The objects and beings within the world exist and define the nature of what is. There are two conventional aspects to realism by looking at everyday objects and their properties. The first is a claim about existence. Take black holes for instance. No scientist has actually ever seen one‚ but theory predicts they exist‚ same
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with his projects. Through Aldo Rossi’s drawings and paintings‚ we can see how he has been greatly influenced by the surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico for being able to explore the mysteries of remembrance . Both are also able to create a metaphysical and dreamlike atmosphere by creating very simple paintings with very complex underlying meanings. Aldo Rossi also shows his admiration for the Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni who worked under the Fascist (opposite to Nazism) regime and also
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