1. With reference to either Petronius’ Satyricon or Plautus’ Pseudolus discuss what we can we learn about slavery in Roman culture from literary representations of slaves. Be sure to take into consideration the comic nature of these texts‚ as well as the fact that they were written for the enjoyment of free Roman citizens. There are various aspects of Roman slavery that can be learned from reading Plautus’ Pseudolus. Although this work itself is comical and meant for entertainment of the free
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With the Professor Poets being among the first to notice the range of allusions to classical literature writers expected to notice‚ was not widespread after World War II. With most new readers being more accustomed and fond of comics and newspapers‚ classical‚ Latin and Biblical Greek were set aside. Having this occur‚ poets changed and made adjustments to grab the attention of their readers by changing their address with allusions made in their work of literature by choosing to associate it with
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Write a critical analysis‚ focusing particularly on what makes your chosen passage a piece of Modernist writing. Unreal City‚ Under the brown fog of a winter dawn‚ A crowd flowed over London Bridge‚ so many‚ I had not thought death had undone so many. Sighs‚ short and infrequent‚ were exhaled‚ And each man fixed his eyes before his feet. Flowed up the hill and down King William Street‚ To where Saint Mary Woolnoth kept the hours With a dead sound on the final stroke of nine. There I saw
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::Misconception of Black Metal Music:: Content Chapter 1: 1.1 – Introduction 1.2 – Background 1.3 – Rational 1.4 – Scope Chapter 2: 2.1 – Definition 2.2 – Historical Background 2.3 – Characteristics Chapter 3: 3.1 – Black Metal in Malaysia 3.2 – Issues on Black Metal Music 3.3 – Black Metal Bands Chapter 4: 4.1 – Interviews 4.2 – Q&A
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Supernatural Elements in English Literature: The Werewolves A werewolf‚ also known as a lycanthrope‚ is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature‚ either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction through a bite or scratch from a werewolf‚ or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon‚ as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase
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Pelagius (c. 360-420) [Britain‚ Rome‚ Africa‚ Palestine‚ Lydda]. From Scotland or Ireland‚ Pelagius journeyed to Rome where he criticised the low standard of morality which was prevalent. He argued his interpretation by showing the powers of human nature and attacked his opponent’s contention of human weakness. He insisted that Augustine’s doctrine of total depravity and bondage of the will undermined all human effort. He held that obligation implies ability. His own religious life had been free
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The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald I have not read other fiction by this author‚ but after my experience with this novel I plan to read more of his work as a result of his ability to poetically describe the extravagant scenes within The Great Gatsby and the sheer romance of Jay Gatsby dedicating his life to reuniting with his lost lover‚ Daisy‚ during one of his wild parties. I admire Fitzgerald’s brilliance and capability to conjure such a character as dynamic as Gatsby‚ and am curious as to
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Deconstructing Authorship In his first paragraph Barthes uses Balzac’s Sarrasine’s castrato character’s inner voice to examine who’s really doing the talking in a written work‚ since there are layers of meaning in the identity within the particular quote. One of my favorite aspects of post-modernist literature is its playfulness with the notion of authorship and recursive identity within a given work. John Barth’s "Giles Goat Boy‚" a favorite and seminal work for me‚ starts with a forward deliberately
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TMA3 ‘In Rome myth was primarily a public and political tool.’ Do you agree with this statement? For this essay I wanted to first look into the political aspects of early Rome and explore whether myth was primarily a political tool for power and wealth‚ starting with the foundation myths of Augustus‚ I came across a quote “Emperors exploited myths and mythical characters to promote their images and values” (Block 2 pg. 153) and wanted to see weather myth had any involvement in how politician’s
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Fragmentation and Coherence in The Waste Land T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is an intricate poem that is intentionally difficult to understand; it contains a myriad of allusions to other texts‚ it has a fragmented narrative structure‚ speaks in various languages and utilizes surreal imagery. These features‚ amongst others‚ contribute to the poem’s complexity. I wish to examine‚ in detail‚ how these features create or suppress meaning. In The Waste Land the reader is presented with a series of stanza’s
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