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    circus animal's desertion

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    his “ladder” is gone‚ the speaker says‚ he must lie down “where all the ladders start / In the foul rag and bone shop of the heart.” Form The five stanzas of “The Circus Animals’ Desertion” are written in the same form as the stanzas of “Sailing to Byzantium”:

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    century. Yeats was at heart a dreamer‚ a visionary fascinated by folk-lore‚ and the superstitions of the Irish peasantry. He was a symbolist poet. His best known collections from the latter period are: ‘The Tower’ (1928)‚ including the poems ‘Sailing to Byzantium ’and ‘Leda and Swan’ and ‘The Winding Stair’ (1929). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for the literature in 1923. This poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner” (1939)’ is a revised version of Yeats earlier poem ‘The old Pensioner’

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    FAMOUS WRITERS WORKS Caedmon and Cynewulf. Beowulf Geoffrey Chaucer’s(1343-1400) The Canterbury Tales‚ Troilus and Criseyde and Book of the Duchess‚ The House of Fame‚ The Parliament of Fowles‚ The Legend of Good Women. Prose Treatises Treatise on the astrolabe. Short Poems The Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse ‚Truth‚ Gentilesse‚ Merciles Beaute‚ Lak of Stedfastnesse‚ Against Women Unconstant Thomas Malory’s (1405-1471) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) Utopia‚ The History

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    the yellow-brown animal attracts his attention when he is sipped (süzülmek) throughout the way. At this stage the snake symbolizes power because it is poisonous and can harm anybody. Similarly in William Butler Yeats’ poem entitled “Sailing to Byzantium” and “Byzantium” country represents the power

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    William Butler Yeats. William Butler Yeats was the major figure in the cultural revolution which developed from the strong nationalistic movement at the end of the 19th century. He dominated the writings of a generation. He established forms and themes which came to be considered as the norms for writers of his generation. Yeats was a confessional poet - that is to say‚ that he wrote his poetry directly from his own experiences. He was an idealist‚ with a purpose. This was to create

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    from this‚ the yellow-brown animal attracts his attention when he is sipped throughout the way. At this stage the snake symbolizes power because it is poisonous and can harm anybody similarly in William Butler Yeats’ poem entitled “Sailing to Byzantium”‚ and “Byzantium” country represents the power but this is power in perfection and civilization but the snake’s power is physically in terms of the philosophy of Darwin. So that the more powerful can get over the one that is weak

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    2. but Christendom was deeply divided: Byzantine Empire and West a. Byzantium continued Roman imperial traditions b. West tried to maintain links to classical world c. but Roman imperial order disintegrated in the West 3. Roman Catholic Church of the West established independence from political authorities; Eastern Orthodox Church did not 4. western church was much more rural than Byzantium 5. Western Europe emerged‚ at an increasing pace after 1000‚ as a dynamic

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    of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire fell‚ the Western part disintegrated‚ while the Eastern or Byzantium Empire stayed intact. The art reflects the differences between the development of Catholic Religion and the Byzantium Empire. Byzantium Art had characteristics of religious art‚ somber tones‚ flat‚ one dimensional‚ no shadows‚ narrow‚ and solemn faces. Medieval Gothic Art broke away from Byzantium Art and Romanesque styles. Changes included: Brighter colors‚ sculptures‚ metal work out of bronze

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    Christians were predominately white and the Muslims were of Asiatic descent. The Christians were apart of the eastern empire of Byzantium [also known as the Roman or Greek Empire]. The oppositional force [the Muslims] was the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuk Turks were a group of people that had conquered the majority of Persian during this period of time. The Byzantium Empire had maintained a mighty imperial rule since the days of Greek mythology‚ but had fallen into great distress after suffering defeat

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    The medieval empires of the West and the Byzantium shared a common history that can be traced back to Rome. They were hubs for the growth of culture and Christianity. It is through the practice of Christianity that the Reliquary Casket was made to house relics in 13th century France. The recipe box sized Reliquary was made from copper‚ enamel‚ and wood (Reliquary Label). The Censer with Military Saints was also created during the 13th century to hold incense‚ which also aids Christian worship. The

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