The Exeter Texts (A discussion of different kinds of viking texts.) The Exeter consists of The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament. These stories are different collections of viking texts‚ they begin to show different sides of these people. During this time period‚ people craved adventure‚ glory‚ and women craved love. These stories are about anglo saxons and their adventures that they crave everyday‚ they live their lives everyday as if it were their last‚ they spend everyday in their
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Analysis of "The Age of Anxiety" by W.H. Auden The themes and ideas in Auden’s "The Age of Anxiety" reflect his belief that man’s quest for self actualization is in vain. I. Auden’s background A. As a 1930’s poet 1. Views of Society 2. Diagnosis of the industrial society B. Major conflicts of his works II. "The Age of Anxiety" overview A. As a quest poem 1. Characters’ search for self-actualization 2. Characters’ inevitable failure in the quest B. Characters’ views on
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"If I Could Tell You" Analysis In "If I Could Tell You" W.H. Auden uses personification‚ repetition and imagery in order to prove the point; you must live your life like you do not have time left. Auden gives a vast setting over all. There are two main characters; Auden and time. The dialogue is in first person and he is speaking to some one he cares about. Auden uses personification to give life to time. This shows how time is the keeper of our destiny. He personifies time because he does not
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I think Caspar Friedrich’s Wanderer above the Sea of Fog‚ the first painting‚ is a depiction of the unforeseeable nature of the future. Because Wanderer literally translates to "hiker" instead of necessarily "one who wanders‚" the subject isn’t necessarily aimless or lost. This painting is likely a self-portrait depicting Friedrich’s view of the future. He is pictured in a fairly neutral stance‚ not particularly indicative of the magnitude of ambition seen in other paintings‚ so I think one can
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Andrew Santilli Prof. Dettmer ENGL 1220-c1603 March 4‚ 2015 The Battle against Big Brother The poem “The Unknown Citizen”‚ by W.H. Auden‚ is about the ideal person that the government wants in their society. The man does everything the right way and always agrees with the government‚ whether they are at war or they are at peace. Although the man is a perfect citizen to the government‚ they do not even know what his name is. At the top of the poem‚ they refer to the man as “JS/07/M/378”(343) and
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The poem the unknown citizen written by w.h Auden portrays from the point of view of the government what or how an ideal citizen should look like. This piece is written in third person omniscient to project a non-bias perspective and that way transmit the “truth” without being affected by feelings or personal point of views. Moreover at the end of the poem the author makes a relevant turn which effect is making the reader question himself if what was depicted before is the right thing‚ if that ideal
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lifestyles. In the Renaissance age‚ times were not always happy and people chose to pass on stories generation to generation to reveal their feelings and experiences. Poems made a great impact in easing the pain. In the poems‚ "The Seafarer" and "The Wanderer"‚ the themes of loneliness and exile exist throughout both of the poems. The unknown authors portray the two themes through detail and emotion. "The Seafarer" creates a storyline of a man who is "lost" at sea. There is a major reference to the
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1. According to Gaddis‚ what are the three purposes of the book? Put each purpose in your own words. Gaddis’s first purpose of the book was to publicly display a special respect for both past scholars‚ specifically Marc Bloch and E. H. Carr‚ and his own students. The reason for this this is due to the fact that both groups have taught him much in regards to history. Secondly‚ he made the book so that he could resolve his thoughts before he lost his mind as a result of an excess of information. Lastly
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The English-born American writer Wystan Hugh Auden was one of the most important poets of the 20th century. Educated at Oxford‚ he attracted attention as a prominent member of a group of young leftist writers who generally expressed a socialist viewpoint. The poem I have chosen for this essay is "The Unknown Citizen". I felt the time period reflected W.H. Auden’s views‚ making the unknown citizen an example of the government’s view of the perfect modern man in an overrated unrealistic society.<br><br>In
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The profound insight about the human condition which Auden attempts to convey through the poem‚ The Musee des Beaux Arts‚ is the predisposition for apathy which all humans share. The author defends and portrays this message by juxtaposing events which hold great importance to others‚ with the events occurring at the same time‚ despite what great upheaval or travesty may be going on the background. To prove this‚ the author sets the scene of a dreadful martyrdom‚ and yet focuses more on the dogs‚
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