iA comparison between Aristotle and Plato on mimesis 1. Introduction Mimesis‚ as a controversial concept starting from the 15th century‚ is among the oldest terms in literature and artistic theory‚ and is certainly among the most fundamental. Developing centuries‚ the concept of mimesis has been explored and reinterpreted by scholars in various academic fields. The word “Mimesis” developed from the root mimos‚ noun designating both a person who imitates and a specific genre of performance based
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Macbeth as a Tragedy According to Aristotle ’s Definition Literature provides us the various sensation; for examples; love‚ hate‚ sorrow‚ melancholy‚ pity‚ fear and joyfulness. Melancholy is the origination of many great literature works; for instances; the works written by the greatest writer in English literature‚ William Shakespeare. He wrote many precious works and his masterpiece namely tragedy of Hamlet‚ Othello‚ King Lear and Macbeth. The Tragedy of Macbeth seems to fit to an idea mold
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English project Equivocation Equivocation ("to call by the same name") is classified as an informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It generally occurs with polysemic words (words with multiple meanings). It is often confused with amphibology (amphiboly) (ambiguous sentences.); however‚ equivocation is ambiguity arising from the misleading use of a word and amphiboly is
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets William Shakespeare The Sonnet Form A sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem‚ traditionally written in iambic pentameter—that is‚ in lines ten syllables long‚ with accents falling on every second syllable‚ as in: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” The sonnet form first became popular during the Italian Renaissance‚ when the poet Petrarch published a sequence of love sonnets addressed to an idealized woman named Laura. Taking firm hold among Italian poets‚ the sonnet
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Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics Analysis and Interpretation of the Realist Text: A Pluralistic Approach to Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" Author(s): David Lodge Source: Poetics Today‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 4‚ Narratology II: The Fictional Text and the Reader (Summer‚ 1980)‚ pp. 5-22 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1771885 . Accessed: 14/03/2011 05:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚
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Estella Havisham: Most readers are appalled at the cold-hearted and cruel ways of Estella‚ but any criticism directed at her is largely undeserved. She was simply raised in a controlled environment where she was‚ in essence‚ brainwashed by Miss Havisham. Nonetheless‚ her demeanor might lead one to suspect that she was a girl with a heart of ice. Estella is scornful from the moment she is introduced‚ when she remarks on Pip’s coarse hands and thick boots. However‚ her beauty soon captivates Pip
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Critical Vocabulary Builder A Abjure – To renounce or retract esp formally or under oath‚ or solemnly. Abduration – The act of renouncing. Ablation – The surgical removal of an organ‚ structure‚ or part. Ablate. Ablution - The ritual washing of a priest’s hands. Abnegate (abnegation) – To deny to oneself; renounce privileges‚ pleasure‚ etc. Abstergent – Of cleaning or scouring Abstruse – Not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric. Acalculia – psycol. An inability to make simple
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Hegelianism Hegel’s Dialectic The present study requires familiarity with Hegel’s dialectic view which for a while dominated European philosophy and whose effect presides to the present day. As M.H. Abrams in Natural Supernaturalism defines Hegel’s dialectic by maintaining that Hegel’s thought has been constantly associated with motion: “The elemental units of his system‚ the concepts [Begriffe]‚” are themselves “self-movement‚ circles … spiritual entities… . The concept is the object’s own self
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ticsTHE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE A TRANSLATION BY S. H. BUTCHER A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE trans. S. H. Butcher is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file‚ for any purpose‚ and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis‚ Faculty Editor‚ nor anyone associated
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Notes on Macbeth © Cliffnotes Name: _________________ Ms. Cullen 1 Macbeth at a Glance In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare’s tragedy about power‚ ambition‚ deceit‚ and murder‚ the Three Witches foretell Macbeth’s rise to King of Scotland but also prophesy that future kings will descend from Banquo‚ a fellow army captain. Prodded by his ambitious wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he murders King Duncan‚ becomes king‚ and sends mercenaries to kill Banquo and his sons. His attempts to defy the prophesy fail‚
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