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    British Literature

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    British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims

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    Discuss the characteristics of the Restoration age The spirit of the restoration period was different from the Elizabethan period.by the year 1660 Elizabethan romanticism had but spent it-self of the great figure of the earlier era only one survived‚ John Milton was of the part.At the restoration he retired and worked his great poem reveals no sign of the time in which his later years were spent In restoration period the break with the past is almost absolute.Subject and style look on a new spirit

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    Introduction American literature‚ to my eyes‚ like American history‚ although short‚ however‚ still full of glories and shining masterpieces and writers. Those American writers‚ while conquering this wild America‚ also had conquered the great field of American literature. From its first imitative activities to innovative attempts nowadays‚ American literature gradually gains its unique style‚ theme and form‚ and I¡¯m always excited to see their works are more and more America in its true sense.

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    Realism in Jim Grimsley’s Winter Birds When thinking of a work of fiction‚ one would most likely consider the unrealistic story or the happy ending. Additionally‚ most wouldn’t think of “the harsh realities of everyday life” (Feldman‚ 485) like domestic violence and alcoholism. This is because nowadays‚ most books aren’t realist novels. A realist novel is a fictional book that focuses more on character analysis rather than plot‚ and describes things as they really are‚ with no excess details. One

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    December 11‚ 2012 The Vicarious Experience of Realism and Romanticism The two concepts of realism and romanticism are essentially complete opposites. Realism looks at the facts and gives the reader a vicarious experience through its story‚ making them feel the pain‚ sorrow‚ or happiness. Romanticism sugar coats everything and makes something that in real life is tragic and painful into something beautiful. Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry

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    Unbearable Realism: Freedom‚ Ethics and Identity in The Awakening Peter Ramos L ike the last lines of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the ending of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening seems always to be read in the context of gender inequality at the turn of the last century. Both texts repeatedly establish the extent to which the patriarchal pressures of that period posed severe obstacles for even the most privileged women. In regard to each text’s ending‚ however‚ the same set

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    Question: - Review idealism and realism in international relations. Introduction When studying international relations as an academic discipline studying about Idealism and realism is a major concern. These two approaches are used widely when it comes to decision making procedures. In idealism the decisions are made using ideas. Institutions such as League of Nations‚ United Nations as well as Local organizations like Organization of African Unity are developed according to the idealist tradition

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    Children's Literature

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    6 The Renaissance: 1500-1650 7 The Rise of Puritanism and John Locke: Late 1600s 8 3. Beginning of Children’s Literature: Late 1700s 10 4. Fairy and Folk Tales 12 The Golden Age of Children’s Literature: Late 1800s 12 5. Victorian Children’s Literature 16 6. Contemporary Children’s Literature 18 6. Analysis of Harry Potters’ series 21 7. Conclusion 30 8. Summary 31 Children’s Literature Definitions 31 The Ancient World [ancient Rome; 50 BCE to 500 CE] 31 The Middle Ages [500 to 1500 CE] 31 The European

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    stranded in the ocean. The short story is about four men from different classes who are left stranded near the coast of Florida. They experience suffering as the men begin to develop a relationship that would not have been there if the ship had not sunk. Throughout‚ their loss of hope grows‚ leading to their anger towards the universe. Many see it as an example of social darwinism‚ however it is more closely related to literary naturalism. This is a movement that applies scientific principles of

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    Irish literature Early and medieval literature The earliest Irish literature consisted of original lyric poetry and versions of ancient prose tales. The earliest poetry‚ composed in the 6th century‚ illustrates a vivid religious faith or describe the world of nature‚ and was sometimes written in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Unusually among European epic cycles‚ the Irish sagas (such as Táin Bó Cúailnge) were written in prose‚ with verse interpolations expressing heightened emotion

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