Context The Canterbury Tales is the most famous and critically acclaimed work of Geoffrey Chaucer‚ a late-fourteenth-century English poet. Little is known about Chaucer’s personal life‚ and even less about his education‚ but a number of existing records document his professional life. Chaucer was born in London in the early 1340s‚ the only son in his family. Chaucer’s father‚ originally a property-owning wine merchant‚ became tremendously wealthy when he inherited the property of relatives who had
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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY NOTES- Filled with silliness and inside jokes‚ enjoy at your leisure :) If something is in [] brackets‚ it is only written in there for our pleasure‚ ignore it if you are looking for actual information. • 7: The Renaissance and Reformation- 1350-1600 Key: UMSUniversal o Georgio Vasari- Rinascita=rebirth (like Renaissance) painter/architect Male Suffrage o Individualism: People sought to receive personal credit for achievements‚ unlike medieval ideal of “all glory goes to
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LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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Peterson’s AP European History Nathan Barber About Thomson Peterson’s Thomson Peterson’s (www.petersons.com) is a leading provider of education information and advice‚ with books and online resources focusing on education search‚ test preparation‚ and financial aid. Its Web site offers searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting educational institutions‚ online practice tests and instruction‚ and planning tools for securing financial aid. Thomson Peterson’s serves 110 million
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS 9 ISBN 17-253-3313Sb -2 11 1 111 90000 ol 2 336 69 Chinese Literature‚ Ancient and Classical by Andre Levy translated by William H. Nienhauser‚ Jr. Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington‚ Indiana 47404-3797 USA www.indiana.edu/–iupress Telephone orders 800 842 6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e mail iuporder@indiana.edu - 2000
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STYLISTICS In Stylistics Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. The book includes examples of poems‚ plays and novels from Shakespeare to the present day. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates explains the terminology of literary form‚ considers the role of stylistics in twentieth-century criticism‚ and shows‚ with worked examples‚ how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century. This
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Manfred Jahn Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative Full reference: Jahn‚ Manfred. 2005. Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative. English Department‚ University of Cologne. Version: 1.8. New in this version: Some modified definitions in N1; set of analytical question in N1.33; recent narratological literature (N2.1); hypothetical focalization and empty centers (N3.2.5); story grammars (N4.5); revised references and bibliography. Date: 28 May 2005 This page: http://www.uni-koeln
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. A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory Fifth edition RAMAN SELDEN PETER WIDDOWSON PETER BROOKER . A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory . . A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory FIFTH EDITION Raman Selden Peter Widdowson Peter Brooker . PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1279 623623 Fax: +44 (0)1279 431059 Website: www.pearsoned.co.uk Fifth edition published in Great Britain in
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14/01/13 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes‚ by Charles Sellers PoetGtnegsTlsfo teLnso Nt adGae‚b Vros rjc uebr’ ae rm h ad f us n rps y aiu Ti eoki frteueo ayn ayhr a n cs adwt hs Bo s o h s f noe nwee t o ot n ih ams n rsrcin wasee. Yumycp i‚gv i aa o lot o etitos htovr o a oy t ie t wy r r-s i udrtetrso tePoetGtnegLcneicue eue t ne h em f h rjc uebr ies nldd wt ti eoko oln a wwgtnegog ih hs Bo r nie t w.uebr.r Tte Tlsfo teLnso Nt adGae il: ae rm h ad
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