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    poetry of nature. The thought suggested itself--(to which of us I do not recollect)-- that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts. In the one‚ the incidents and agents were to be‚ in part at least‚ supernatural; and the excellence aimed at was to consist in the interesting of the affections by the dramatic truth of such emotions‚ as would naturally accompany such situations‚ supposing them real. And real in this sense they have been to every human being who‚ from whatever source of delusion

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    the punishment was justifiable. By stating out the pros and cons of the punishment. cons and pros of the punishment will justify the punishment. Then put thesis statemtnt… . Oedipus’ crown did not put him above his royal decree of banishment for murder. Is was the punishment justifiable given the crime? Try to put this in a statement Nature of crime and punishment: mitigating circumstances Punishement was banishment….. Oedipus personal punishment driven by guilt was to gouge out his

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    The gothic style originated in Europe during the 12th to the 18th century. It applied to medieval styles of art and architecture‚ particularly buildings such as cathedrals and other churches. Gothic literature began in England with the novel the ‘Castle of Oranto’ by Horace Walpole. From this novel‚ gothic fiction developed and flourished‚ becoming a significant literary genre that inspired famous works such as Frankenstein‚ Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic texts share the central theme

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    English Renaissance was much influenced by the pan-European Renaissance which is said to have originated in the 14th century in northern Italy. Often known as the "age of the Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era‚" the English Renaissance created stimulation in art‚ architecture‚ literature and music of whole of England. The transition in the England was accepted with reluctance and it was rather a medley of the forgotten Gothic and the naïve Renaissance. No field in England was untouched by the revolution

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    A Search for Innocence in “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” In the story‚ A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger reflects on the psychological traumas of veterans readjusting to life in America‚ after World War II. One of the themes that jumped out at me‚ while reading this short story‚ was Seymour’s constant search for innocence. Seymour‚ a veteran who has return home from the army hospital‚ struggles‚ psychologically‚ with readapting to civilian life. This sense of innocence is represented

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    The ‘Gothic’ elements in Frankenstein One of the first novels to be recognized as a Gothic novel was Horace Walpole ’s Castle of Otranto (1765). This text as well as others such as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk (1796) was seen as being linked with what were traditionally considered Gothic traits: the emphasis on fear and terror‚ the presence of the supernatural‚ the placement of events within a distant time and unfamiliar setting‚ and the use of highly stereotyped characters/villains/fallen hero/ tragic

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    9. May‚ 2013 Children and Innocence Hold on to your innocence for as long as you can because you never know when it is going to slip away. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is revealed through multiple interactions with children. The bitter side as well as the more caring side of Holden is revealed at different moments in the novel. Ever since the death of Holden’s brother Allie‚ he has never been the same and is forced to grow up too fast

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    COLERIDGE: Kubla Khan Coleridge worked out an own theory of imagination‚ which can be divided into a Primary one‚ in other words the faculty by which we perceive the external world‚ and a Secondary one‚ which regards the faculty that a poet has to idealize. Fancy is instead inferior to it‚ because it’s just a logical faculty which enables the poet to associate metaphors or other poetical devices. In fact it’s the imagination that allows the poet to transcend the data of experience

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    Gothic Architecture

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    GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE Basilica churchearly Christian churchRomanesquegothic - Religion grew more population - complete opposite of classical architecture - called "barbaric"; gothic age is considered one of Europe’s outstanding artistic eras Features of gothic architecture: 1. Plans- arranged for convenience rather than for symmetry (utilitarian) 2. Walls- rubble masonry not laid in horizontal courses -materials were in small pieces -walls were no longer load-bearing which contributed

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    Synonymy in English Learning objectives: after you have studied the material you should be able to: 1. Define the notion of "synonymy"‚ give the definition of the term "synonyms" by Russian and foreign linguists. 2. Speak on the criteria of synonymy‚ the sources of synonymy and the main synonymic patterns. 3. Give the classification of synonyms (ideographic‚ stylistic‚ absolute). 4. Analyze the entry (article) from a dictionary of synonyms. Literature to be studied: • "English Word"

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