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    Irish Literature

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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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    Existentialism in Literature Existentialism in literature is a movement or tendency that emphasizes individual existence‚ freedom‚ and choice. While Existentialism was never an organized literary movement‚ the tenets of this philosophy have influenced many diverse writers around the world and readers can detect existential elements in their fiction. Americans writers like William Faulkner‚ Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck reveal existential elements in their writing. Perhaps the most prominent

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    Transcendentalism was a literary movement in the first half of the 19th century. The philosophical theory contained such aspects as self-examination‚ the celebration of individualism‚ and the belief that the fundamental truths existed outside of human experience. Fulfillment of this search for knowledge came when one gained an acute awareness of beauty and truth‚ and communicated with nature to find union with the Over-Soul. When this occurred‚ one was cleansed of materialistic aims‚ and was left

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0500/32 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition May/June 2011 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *2895530782* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write

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    Significance n symbolisn of merry go round signifcnce of my place central idea or theme of kullark. Uses of arias in hard godygm8yiiyvkviyvtiyigkvivglujlo guhj uu uguggugyb7vyvb bhigygyyg sixty eight poets theme n title .of woman to child Long----- Unit 1---Ban bhatt prose style or shakuntala indian athetic text unit 2--- Geetanjali as a religious text or Aadhe adhere existentalism unit 3---phaniyamma { gender discourse } or revenue stamp reconstruction of life unit 4---

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    Cebuano literature refers to the literary works written in Cebuano‚ a language widely spoken in the southern Philippines. The term is most often extended to cover the oral literary forms in both indigenous and colonial Philippines. While the majority of Cebuano writers are from the Visayas and Mindanao region‚ the most recognized Filipino literary outlet for them‚ including the Bisaya Magasin‚ is based in Makati city in Manila‚ while there is also a lively Cebuano community of writers in the language

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    in the lower-middle class‚ realized how Stalin took advantage of the uneducated by corrupting Russia. In his dystopian novel Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses character motivation and symbolism to convey his theme: education is the key to freedom. Animal Farm is a spectacular work of literature featuring secret meanings revealed in both character motivations and symbolism. This can also be called an allegory. It was published in Londen‚ 1946. As the story begins‚ Old Major introduces the animals to

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    Lover” he shows to reader the effect of a true beloved’s soul‚ at the highest moment of love and happiness death is not painful to a woman. Possession of a women like property makes a man proud and cruel. In “Fra Lippo Lippi ”he shows that an art will be life like when an artist will be true observer of life and nature. An artist should be free from all restriction so that he could be able to bring soul in art. In “Andrea del Sarto‚” He wants to prove that any creation will be complete when there will

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    Importance of Literature

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    Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather

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    Literary tendency of Victorian literature: special reference to Lord Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning 1.1 An Introduction to Victorian Period: The Victorian era is generally agreed to stretch through the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). It was a tremendously exciting period when many artistic styles‚ literary schools‚ as well as‚ social‚ political and religious movements flourished. It was a time of prosperity‚ broad imperial expansion‚ and great political reform. It was also a time‚ which

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