Dryden the poet is best known today as a satirist‚ although he wrote only two great original satires‚ Mac Flecknoe (1682) and The Medall (1682). His most famous poem‚ Absalom and Achitophel (1681)‚ while it contains several brilliant satiric portraits‚ unlike satire comes to a final resolution‚ albeit tragic for both David and his son. Dryden’s other great poems— Annus Mirabilis (1667)‚ Religio Laici (1682)‚ The Hind and the Panther (1687)‚ Anne Killigrew (1686)‚ Alexander’s Feast (1697)‚ and "To
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written in various genres. Classic major genres Genre is a category characterized by similarities in form‚ style‚ or subject matter. The classic major genres of Literature are: * Drama * Romance * Satire * Tragedy * Comedy * Tragicomedy Genre categories: fiction and nonfiction Genre may fall under one of two categories: Fiction and Nonfiction. Any genre can be either: a work of Fiction (nonfactual descriptions and events invented by the author) or a work of Nonfiction (a communication
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so. There are questions raised about whether or not The Taming of the Shrew is a misogynistic or a feministic play. However‚ the interpretation of Kate’s final speech really determines whether or not the play becomes a comedy‚ a tragedy‚ or a tragicomedy. There are only ten more lines of the entire play left after Kate concludes her monologue‚ so the speech is very important in setting the mood of the conclusion of the drama. The interpretation of Kate’s speech will consequently effect how the
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Movie Review on Trainspotting Title: Trainspotting‚ 1996 Directed By: Danny Boyle Genre: Drama‚ Comedy‚ Crime Setting: Leith‚ Edinburgh‚ late 1980’s Characters: Ewan McGregor as Renton Jonny Lee Miller as Sick boy Robert Carlyle as Begbie Ewen Bremner as Spud Kevin McKidd as Tommy Kelly McDonald as Diane Summary: Mark Renton‚ a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions‚ lives in Edinburgh. Like most of
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In partial fulfillment of the subject ENGLISH LITERATURE a Critical Paper JOHN DRYDEN ( DRAMATIC POESY ) Submitted by: Gretchen Ingosan Submitted to: Mrs. Jocelyn Alimondo The “founder and first true master” of modern English prose was John Dryden‚ an all-around man of letters. Because of his influence‚ the era in which Dryden lived is often referred to as the “age of Dryden.” In the Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668)‚ a major critical work‚ Dryden
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AP ENGLISH LIT AND COMP FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2004 (Form A): Critic Roland Barthes has said‚ “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and‚ considering Barthes’ Observation‚ write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another
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International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) ISSN 2249-6912 Vol. 3‚ Issue 2‚ Jun 2013‚ 139-144 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd. A STUDY OF THE ZOO STORY AS AN ABSURD AND SOCIALLY REALISTIC DRAMA SHIPRA MALIK Associate Professor‚ I.I.M.T Engg. College‚ Meerut‚ Uttarpradesh‚ India ABSTRACT The article is an attempt to bring into light the elements of absurdism and social criticism in the play‚ The Zoo Story written by Edward Albee. Throughout the play the dramatist has adopted certain absurdist techniques
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MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE: AN OVERVIEW Dear Students‚ The purpose of this course is to encourage students to gain an awareness of‚ and insight into‚ the evolution of modern English literature. Students will become acquainted with writers‚ poets and playwrights such as Thomas Hardy‚ William Somerset Maugham‚ Oscar Wilde‚ George Bernard Shaw‚ Virginia Woolf‚ George Orwell‚ Henry Williamson‚ John Betjeman‚ Ted Hughes‚ Charles Causley‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Laurie Lee‚ Agatha Christie and John
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In Girl‚ Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen recounts her two year stay at a Boston psychiatric hospital and her experience of what she calls the "parallel universe" of madness‚ she makes the reader consider how thin the line is between ’madness’ and ’sanity’. Susanna describes herself as "sane in an insane world". It does seem like it may be an insane world when we look at how society reacts to something they do not understand‚ fear breeds prejudice‚ "possessed by the devil" "bad‚ and must be isolated
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Introduction: Brecht’s only play based on a historical figure‚ the seventeenth-century Italian astronomer and physicist‚ Galileo Galilei (1564) who challenged prevailing notions of astronomy by suggesting that the earth was not the center of the universe but rather revolved around the sun‚ was written in three versions over a period of nineteen years. He wrote the first version (the early title was The Earth Moves) in Denmark in 1938-39 while fleeing Hitler’s Germany. This text was performed in
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