Jayvee‚ Trivandrum‚ India Printed and bound by Thomson Press (India) Ltd NL08 contents overview vi ix 1 author’s note one two postmodernism: some guides the loss of origin 26 47 three postmodern experience four five six the fragmentary 67 the postmodern bible postmodern religion 87 107 seven the gift: a debate 129 155 conclusion: guides and another guide glossary websites 159 168 177 178 173 bibliography index of names index of subjects overview chapter
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Education must be based on the fundamental rhythm of life itself-the wish to grow‚ to extend oneself‚ to break out of one’s shell. It must seek to place people on the track to self-improvement. It cannot be authoritarian; it must seek to enhance a person’s progress with his agreement and to his satisfaction. Parents and teachers have to play a cardinal role in the building up of the character of the next generation. Language teaching methods are systems or strategies for teaching foreign languages
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yet‚ when W. C. Williams argued ‘I have never been one to write by rules‚ even by my own rules’[1]‚ a great challenge to poetry’s skeletal essence‚ as a link to the past‚ was challenged. Does the postmodern poem care about the past? More importantly‚ was Frank O’Hara‚ as a torchbearer of the postmodern poetic‚ a loyal student of the past? Or was he a reckless practitioner of the ‘“I do this‚ I do that” aesthetic’[2]? This essay posits that O’Hara did not reject traditional measure‚ for ‘what differentiates
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Amanda Taylor English 1101 Dr. Marla J. Fowler 8-5-12 Metaphysical Poets The term metaphysical poets was coined by the poet and critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century‚ whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits‚ and by speculation about topics such as love or religion. These poets were not formally affiliated; most of them did not even know or read each other (Wikipedia). Their
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Modernism Although generally called a movement‚ it is more valid to see modernism as an international body of literature characterized by a new self-consciousness about modernity and by radical formal experimentation. Several literary movements and styles‚ notably Imagism and Vorticism‚ were fostered within modernism‚ which flourished from around 1890 until 1940. There was also a period of so-called "high modernism‚" 1920-5. Generally‚ modernists were driven by the belief that the assurances
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Metaphysical Poetry: Definition‚ Characteristics & Examples: Definition of Metaphysical Poetry You’ve probably heard of haikus‚ lyrical poems and limericks. All of those types of poetry have specific qualities that allow us to group them together. Metaphysical poetry is a little bit different. The poems classified in this group do share common characteristics: they are all highly intellectualized‚ use rather strange imagery‚ use frequent paradox and contain extremely complicated thought.
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1985 ) was nominated for the Ariel in Mexico‚ an award she won eight years later for Como agua para chocolate. The study of verbal and visual imagery must begin with the understanding that both the novel and‚ to a lesser extent‚ the film work as a parody of a genre. The genre in question is the Mexican version of women’s fiction published in monthly installments together with recipes‚ home remedies‚ dressmaking patterns‚ short poems‚ moral exhortations‚ ideas on home decoration‚ and the calendar of
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after a few centuries‚ an optimism that seperates him from postmodern absurdist dramatists. Techniques: broad comedy‚ mixed with horrific or tragic images; characters caught in hopeless situations forced to do repetitive or meaningless actions; dialogue full of clichés‚ wordplay‚ and nonsense (Solynoly); plots that are cyclical (no discernable character growth)‚ use of small talk and understatement‚ instability of characters; either a parody or dismissal of realism and the concept of the "well-made
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‘For the most part products are disposable‚ but just for that extra one song that changes your direction in life‚ the importance of popular music cannot be stressed enough’ – Steven Patrick Morrisey (Goddard‚ 2004 – p271) Why The Smiths are a culturally significant band. Introduction 80’s Britain can easily be considered one of the most controversial social/political decades of the latter half of the 20th century. The years leading up to this decade manifested the ‘troubles’ in Ireland
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units rather than general theorizing about big ideas. The postmodern tends towards elaboration‚ eclecticism‚ ornamentation‚ and inclusiveness; it dismisses the existence of an absolute reality and is deeply suspicious of the concept of human progress (Doherty 1991). If we define the current ongoing effort to remake contemporary family life as the post-modern family‚ such a definition carries with it overtones from the definition of postmodern art and literature. In these fields the term post-modern
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