Short Paper 4 EngLit 0325 In 1899‚ Anton Chekhov wrote a story titled “The Lady with the Little Dog” describing a love affair from a married man’s perspective. Seventy-three years later‚ Joyce Carol Oates wrote her own rendition of the same story‚ this time writing from the female perspective‚ titling it “The Lady with the Pet Dog”. Many feminists had criticized Chekhov for his original portrayal of women in the original story‚ and considered Oates’ version a feminist rewrite. Contrary to this
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ANZAC Parade (or Distant Fields)‚ written by Rhian Gallagher‚ and Lament (lament is known for being a sad song or poem) for the Country Soldiers (written by Les Murray) are both similar and diverse. Both poems carry the Australian landscape as a backdrop. Both poems use words that you can envision in your mind. I like how Gallagher uses contrasting words and repetition. The use of paradox’s in Murray’s poem makes it very remarkable‚ because naming opposites can make the poem feel sort of ironic
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Of the three poems The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament‚ The Seafarer is the best poem. The Seafarer is about a man working at sea. The author describes his sadness about working at the sea in the cold. In The Seafarer the author describes his sadness about his situation makes this the best poem. I can really imagine what he describes. The purpose of the Seafarer is to tell his story about his need for money. He describes that he misses the way life used to be. His focus shifts to how
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The Anglo-Saxons are the people who gave us the first masterpieces of English literature. ”The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament” all came from the Exeter Book. The Exeter Book originally belong to the Leofric era ( reference ).The leofric era was from (c.958-1028).The first bishop of exeter had donated the exeter book to the exeter cathedral library. The three poems are similar in style and content. “The Seafarer” is about men who made a living on a boat. The people had to leave
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Psalm 6 Psalm 6 is an example of a psalm of lament‚ in this particular psalm David laments about his sins and the foreboding guilt they have caused him‚ “Lord‚ do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Have mercy on me‚ Lord‚ for I am faint” (Ps.6: 1-2‚ New International Version). This psalm resonates with all Christians because we have all felt remorseful for our wicked ways. David then elaborates on the physical and emotional torment his guilt has caused him‚ “…my bones are
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Antonin Dvorak began composing during a time when nationalists from many states were attempting to have music of their own. The world relied heavily on Germanic music for a long time‚ so composers were being tasked with trying to create new music for the non-germanic states. Dvorak was among these commissioned. His compositions were best known for being able to create a national style through the use of folk songs. The pieces he wrote‚ that incorporated the folk songs of the Slavic people‚ gave him
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Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud was born on September the 4th‚ 1896‚ in Marseille‚ France. He was son to Eupharasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. Both his parents were natives of Smyrna‚ an ancient Greek city modernly known as Izmir. When he was four years old‚ Artaud had a severe case of meningitis‚ which gave him a nervous irritable temperament during his adolescence. He also suffered from neuralgia‚ stammering and sever bouts of clinical depression‚ this was treated with the use of opium resulting
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Anton Pavlovich Chekov: “The Grasshopper” – An Analysis Labeled as the father of modern short story and of modern play‚ Anton Pavlovich Chekov wrote the short story “The Grasshopper”‚ an ingredient to his collection of critically-acclaimed writings. During the golden time of his career‚ 1886-1887‚ he began writing stories that demonstrate his ability to render life from within the minds of his characters by the registration of important details and the portrayal of experience without posing. Most
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The story opens on a dark autumn night. An old banker was quite restless in his study recollecting a party that happened fifteen years ago. In that party‚ the guests were having a discussion regarding capital punishment. While most of the guest disapproved of the death penalty‚ the banker was of the opinion that if capital punishment kills a man at once‚ life-long imprisonment kills him slowly. Then a young lawyer of twenty-five years of age‚ who was amoung the guests was asked to comment‚ who preferred
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13 MOST DANGEROUS DEMONS Demonic possession is no laughing matter – but if you find yourself pitted against one of the 13 most dangerous demons in Hell‚ watch out! Anton Szandor LaVey‚ the former High Priest of the Church of Satan‚ listed the most powerful of Lucifer’s minions in his notorious book‚ The Satanic Bible. “Theologians have cataloged some of the names of devils in their lists of demons‚ but the roster which follows contains the names most effectively used in Satanic ritual‚” wrote LaVey
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