How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster In Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Red-Headed League‚" Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both observe Jabez Wilson carefully‚ yet their differing interpretations of the same details reveal the difference between a "Good Reader" and a "Bad Reader." Watson can only describe what he sees; Holmes has the knowledge to interpret what he sees‚ to draw conclusions‚ and to solve the mystery
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continued to be used in the ‘sound era’ of film‚ but more in the form of film musical‚ from The Jazz Singer (1927) through numerous Elvis and Beatles films in the 1950s and 1960s. Films often relied on popular song as a signifier – for example‚ using “a pastiche of popular songs to portray youth culture” (Ibid. p.123) in films such as The Graduate (1967) and Easy Rider (1969). It was only by the late 1980s and 1990s that directors saw the potential in “linking popular tunes to the narrative meaning of films”
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Shakespeare’s Cultural Capital in Popular Cinema: Chinese Filmic Spinoffs of Hamlet Lingui Yang Year 2006 saw two made-in-China films based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet—Feng Xiaogang’s Madarin Yeyan (The Banquet) and Sherwood Hu’s Tibetan Ximalaya wangzi (The Prince of the Himalayas). For their Shakespearean components‚ the films join their counterparts elsewhere around the globe that interpret‚ appropriate‚ dissemble‚ and reconstruct Shakespeare’s canonical text. To be sure‚ they have in their own
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narrative through a combination of high art and kitsch. Anderson tells the story of a scout who flees his camp in order to pursue a love interest with a consistent use of many aesthetic post-modern features‚ such as nostalgia‚ parody‚ eclecticism‚ pastiche and hyperconsciousness in order to give further depth to the initial story. Anderson constructs a strong nostalgia through attention to detail in the form of props such as books and record players with an affectionate look at the different aspects
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Pastiche Plot Siddhartha Stays With the Buddha In the town of Savathi everyone knew the Buddha‚ all the habitants in town were familiar with his teachings. My friend Govinda and me followed the herd of monks‚ who were dressed up in yellow robes. We walked for what felt like eternity. I couldn’t hold my excitement. I was so close. I could finally hear his teachings. Finally‚ I saw the temple in the distance‚ it was surrounded by ancient trees‚ which overflowed with knowledge. All the gardens were
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Postmodernism is defined as a move on from Modernism. Charles Jenks states that the change developed primarily in architecture at 15:30 on the 15th of March 1972 when a modernist housing estate is Missouri was detonated to rubble. They realised that Modernisms rational approach towards order and progress and failed to see that architecture MUST have a human scale. This move to Postmodernism enveloped all aspects of life including art‚ philosophy and media. Postmodernism brought a new period of design
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History Essay‚ Postmodernism “Many Postmodern artists sought to deconstruct truths‚ and dominate ideas and cultural forms. Discuss with reference to at least two artists/designers and specifically the techniques they used to achieve these outcomes.” Synopsis This academic essay explores postmodern artists who form new perspective and controversy through the expression of their art. Research of various artists including Alessandro Mendini‚ Andy Warhol‚ David Ligare and Jenny Holzer were examined
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Name: Shane Crudden 2A Module: Design Theory Title: 20th Century Visual Communication Date of submission: 13/12/10 Word Count: 1939 Typography: Helvetica. “The 20th century was a time of social‚ cultural and technological revolution and change. Inevitably this had an effect on visual communication of the time.” One of the key factors in typography that I believe to be central to the development and progression of visual communication in the 20th century is the typeface Helvetica. “The Helvetica
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character transformations and the plot. Shadow of the Vampire is a docu-drama‚ as the film is based upon the filming of Nosferatu‚ this technique of intertexuality uses Nosferatu as a framework. However‚ Elias Mehrige the director uses the technique pastiche as well; which is the combination of two genres‚ they are gothic and docu-drama. Dracula and Nosferatu are where the gothic genre is obtained from; this then creates for the viewer an atmosphere of mystery and suspense. It has the gothic setting
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Bibliography: Shakespeare‚ William. 1994. Complete Works. Ed. Peter Alexander. Glasgow: HarperCollins. Beckett‚ Samuel. 1965. Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts. Bond‚ Edward. 1965. Saved. London: Methuen. Congreve‚ William. 1971 [1700]. The Way of the World. Ed. Brian Gibbons. Shakespeare‚ William. 1981. King Richard III. Ed. Anthony Hammond. Wilde‚ Oscar. 1994. Complete Works
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