enlarged by echoes‚ often heroic‚" of other writers. The juxtapositions mentioned earlier are evident even at the poem’s opening‚ which begins on a rather sombre note‚ with a nightmarish passage from Dante’s Inferno. The main character‚ Guido de Montefeltro‚ confesses his sins to Dante‚ assuming
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Literary Masterpieces in Contemporary Society April Clark‚ Kristi Garcia‚ Deatrice Dale‚ & Darlene Powell ENG/106 December 3‚ 2012 Daphne Matthews Literary Masterpieces in Contemporary Society Literary masterpieces are known to withstand the test of time. The passing of years‚ government movements‚ and the changing of ideas as the world grows older literary masterpieces still strive on. Literary masterpieces come in all forms; semantics‚ poetry (literary form)‚ Short stories‚ and
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Perfect Frankenstein + Blade Runner Essay The texts‚ Frankenstein and Blade Runner reflect changing contextual values; however the treatment of content remains the same. Mary Shelley’s didactic Frankenstein published in 1818 centres on scientific advancement of the Industrial Revolution‚ as presented through a consolidation of Gothic and Romantic elements in response to the shifting paradigms of the Enlightenment Age. Similarly‚ Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott in 1982‚ transforms the notions
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Honors 101 Final Exam Study Guide Overarching Themes Pietas (vs. intense anger) Oikos Polis Furor (vengeance) and Justice Deception Wisdom Love Heroism Will of God(s) Evil/Sin Ascent Suffering is necessity Sacrifice for beliefs Relationships with followers (Socrates vs. Jesus)/discipleship Misunderstandings lead to consequences Father/son relationships Oral Society Hospitality Fate/Omens Unpredictability of life/Inevitability Devolution (golden age has passed)/decline/inferiority
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people. (France) 1830: First Railroad installed. 1831: Victor Hugo publishes The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 1834: London rebuilt in the Gothic style. 1837: Victoria; queen of England. 1837: Inferno section (Dante’s Devine Comedy) Inspire Victor Hugo’s poem Après une lecture de Dante. 1840(-1895): Revivalism 1840: Guizot‚ French historian and statesman‚ became a prime minister of France. 1848: February Revolution overthrew Louis Philippe’s government. 1848: Second republic
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The Allusions in T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land The Waste Land is an important poem. It has something important to say and it should have an important effect on the reader. But it is not easy. In Eliot’s own words: "We can say that it appears likely that poets in our civilization as it exists at present‚ must be difficult. Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity‚ and this variety and complexity‚ playing upon a refined sensibility‚ must produce various and complex results. The
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The Quiet American is an anti-war novel by British author Graham Greene‚ first published in United Kingdom in 1955 and in the United States in 1956. It was adapted into films in 1958 and 2002. The book draws on Greene ’s experiences as a war correspondent for The Times and Le Figaro in French Indochina 1951-1954. He was apparently inspired to write The Quiet American in October 1951 while driving back to Saigon from the Ben Tre province. He was accompanied by an American aid worker who lectured him
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Betrayal and Holy Retribution in Macbeth In the play Macbeth‚ author William Shakespeare tells the dramatic story of how a man‚ who becomes obsessed with his own fate and power‚ falls from grace and is eventually killed by his own obsessions. Written in 1606‚ this play follows historical figures during the mid 11th century in the struggle for power and the crown of Scotland. When this was written‚ the Tudor dynasty had just ended its nearly 120 years of ruling England and Shakespeare wished for
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Vasile Elena-Cristina Twentieth-Century English Literature 2nd Year Seminar tutor: Andreea Paris Group: II Languages: English-German Psychoanalytical perspective of T.S. Eliot’s Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Psychoanalytic criticism originated in the work of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud‚ who pioneered the technique of psychoanalysis. Freud developed a language that described‚ a model that explained
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doubt the city of Priam and Hector. The historicity of the Homeric tale had been demonstrated archaeologically." - M.I. Finley‚ the World of Odysseus Introduction The Trojan War and its characters are detailed in the writings of Homer‚ Vergil‚ Dante and many others. It is a fantastical tale of a decade-long siege of a powerful city by a massive pan-hellenic force. However‚ even though it has proved to be such a rich source of inspiration for writers‚ poets and artists throughout history‚ it
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