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    Modernism

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    MODERNISM Even if under the term “Modernism” there are different movements including Symbolism‚ Post-Impressionism‚ Cubism‚ Futurism and so on‚ common features were the awareness of the sperimental studies that had developed in other disciplines and the loss of faith in the traditional vision of reality and art. As a consequence “modernism” became synonymous with reaction and opposition to the traditional expressive form‚ mainly to representational art. It was persistently experimental and gave

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    Specific Symbols Used by James Joyce in "Eveline"  "Eveline" is one of the stories in "Dubliners" written by James Joyce who was an Irish  novelist‚ considered to be one of the most important and preeminent writers of his time.  "Dubliners is the book in which Joyce examines the middle class Irish society […] presents  his most comprehensive picture of the condition of women in Ireland"(Walzl 31). The story  "Eveline" is about a nineteen­year­old girl‚ named Eveline‚ who is trying to decide between 

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    What enduring image of the grandmother …………? In the short story The Portrait of a Lady‚ the author KS describes a special bond between himself and his grandmother. He narrates how the relationship develops over the years and changes as the grandson grows up and the grandmother grows older. The story also offers an image of the old lady in a poignant manner. The author was left in the care of his grandmother in the village while his parents were settling down in the city. The old lady was both a

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    Molly Ivors‚ a strong female character in James Joyce’s “The Dead”‚ would be disregarded in the current time period. A woman and man both working the same job‚ such as both being professors‚ like Molly and Gabriel in “The Dead” would be viewed as a normality in the twenty first century. But it was not long ago when women were simply house keepers‚ especially in Ireland at the time “The Dead” was written‚ the harsh reality was that women were simply ignored in almost every aspect. However‚ the Women’s

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    is looking at the world producing different knowledge in different ways and this different perspective come to be associated with their own concepts & theories. (Hatch & Cunliffe 2006) In my essay‚ I will use three perspectives which is modernism‚ symbolic interpretive and postmodernism and show their different views on the role of technology in organisations and why they hold them. Then‚ I will analyse each perspective to what they have to say on this issue and why do they say it. The

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    Dubliner‚ written by the Irish novelist James Joyce‚ is a collection of fifteen short stories published in 1914. It deals with childhood‚ maturity and public life in Dublin‚ Ireland. The final story of the compilation is The Dead; which tells about Kate and Julia Morkan’s annual party on the Epiphany day. Although the two elderly sisters receive in their house relatives and friends‚ they eagerly wait for the arrival of their favorite nephew: Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta. The professor and intellectual

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    Notes on Modernism

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    Other nodernism terms Expressionism Presented a wildly distorted and symbolic world to reflect the feelings and emotions of the character or author  Expressionism Authors include Kafka‚ T.S. Eliot‚ Joyce‚ Ralph Ellison  Imagism Rejected sentimentality and cloudy verbiage and aimed for new clarity in short lyrical poems. They believed images carry the poem. Meaning happens in the air.  Imagism There were four basic rules of the movement: 1. use the common language of speech 2.

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    her siblings‚ everyone she knows‚ and her abusive father whom she labours excessively for to support. This is the same town her mother died in that she now anticipates leaving for Buenos Ayres‚ with her fiancé Frank. The story of Eveline‚ by James Joyce‚ handles many interconnected themes such as attachments‚ escape and identity‚ which employs great attention to a specific situation that is relatable to almost everyone: the time to leave home. Though Eveline’s acting outlets resemble those prominent

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    Modernism in Literature

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    MODERNISM The literary movement that spanned from the late 19th century until roughly 1965 is referred to as modernism. When talking about the movement there must be an understanding of the difference between modernism and the more common word “modern”. The word modern refers to what is new‚ recent‚ and updated. Although modernism does deal with the futuristic and the new‚ it also covers vastly more topics and themes. Modernism reaches into rebellion‚ struggle and harsh realities. From there it

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    Alcoholism & Outrage In James Joyce’s Counterparts‚ Farrington battles with alcoholism. James Joyce perceives the main character as drinking away his problems by having a drink any time a petty statement or dig is referred toward him. Since his boss constantly pushes at him since he is so focused on having another drink rather than getting his work done‚ he succumbs to both his wished and faults. While his lunch break occurs he has one with what little money he has to try and fill his desires and

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