literary modernism‚ thereby establishing Virginia Woolf as its leading female representative. Besides‚ the novel offers a subtle insight into the atmosphere in postwar London society‚ which was characterized by a feeling of overall destabilization and increasing isolation. Due to various causes‚ Great Britain’s political‚ economic‚ and social spheres had undergone fundamental changes during the previous decades: the rapidly increasing industrialization had completely transformed the working sphere‚ caused
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The New Dress Woolf‚ Virginia Published: 1927 Categorie(s): Fiction‚ Short Stories Source: http://gutenberg.net.au 1 About Woolf: Virginia Woolf (January 25‚ 1882 – March 28‚ 1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. During the interwar period‚ Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925)‚ To the Lighthouse
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became a Quaker and leader for abolition and women’s rights. Sarah Grimke published Letters on the Equality of the Sexes in 1838 that criticized inequality of women. However she believed achieving equality of the sexes was possible. She argued that God had made both genders equal‚ but men created inferiority among women and denied them opportunity. She insisted that women gain rights and duties to be able to participate in education‚ religion and urged that marriage should not limit women’s rights. She
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also been seen in English literature. The Navarasas are‚ Shringara – love and beauty‚ Haasya – joy or mirth‚ Bibhatsya – disgust‚ Rowdra – anger‚ Shanta – peace‚ Veera – courage‚ Bhaya – fear‚ Karuna – grief and Adbhuta – wonder and curiosity. Shakespeare‚ being known for his remarkable portrayal of characters‚ has‚ in his plays‚ the perfect depiction of the Navarasas. His characters are alive‚ and their emotions are almost tangible. An example for Shringara‚ the rasa illustrating love or beauty
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In the play‚ King Lear by William Shakespeare‚ there are many moral themes present. The most evident of these themes‚ however‚ is the idea of how life is never fair. Shakespeare uses many characters and situations to utilize this theme. King Lear‚ is one of the tragic heroes of the play. Lear also undergoes many emotional‚ changes throughout the play. In the beginning‚ Lear is a little less than merciful‚ and doesn’t value others opinions. After asking his daughters which one of them loves
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Arushi Bhardwaj December 11‚ 2012 English Homework Shakespeare’s Sonnets Two sonnets that are very closely related‚ are sonnet 12 and 15. Both these sonnets are essentially talking about how aging and time creates an end to beauty. In Sonnet 12‚ Shakespeare states "Then of thy beauty do I question make‚ / That thou among the wastes of time must go //Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake / And die as fast as they see others grow." This line is basically talking about how beauty wears away
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One would question the credibility of the enigmatic apparitions within Macbeth’s renowned Act IV‚ Scene i. Shakespeare gains the audience’s acceptance of the three mystically summoned apparitions through methodically foreshadowing a supernatural event is about to occur. Each stance of Shakespeare’s foreshadowing - cauldron potions‚ Hecate‚ the second witch’s awareness of Macbeth‚ and stage direction -- contributes to the believability of the apparitions’ appearance in the play. The fact the witches
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stylistic allusions to 20th century greats such as Virginia Woolf show his intellectual knowledge of and debt to 20th century modernist writing‚ it is McEwan’s ability to transform these stylistic and thematic elements and mold them into a postmodern classic that makes Atonement a more than adequate culmination to the readings of a 20th century British Literature course. Stylistically‚ McEwan draws most heavily from the works of Virginia Woolf for the opening portion of Atonement. The slow pace of
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Virginia Woolf: Why Should Women Write? In Virginia Woolf’s essay A Room of One’s Own‚ she is asked to speak about women and fiction. Woolf begins by addressing limitations of women writers of the past‚ and draws on those works of literature in order to bring awareness to the present relationship of women and fiction in 1928. Throughout her essay‚ she quickly realizes that the prominence of women in fiction is very little‚ and she has “no arm to cling to” (149). According to Woolf‚ before
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What is ‘American Exceptionalism’ and what are its (religious) origins? ‘The position of the Americans is therefore quite exceptional‚ and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one. (…) Let us cease‚ then‚ to view all democratic nations under the example of the American people.’ Alexis de Tocqueville‚ Democracy in America‚ 1835/1840 When in 1497 John Cabot and his sailing crew landed on the North American coast‚ he was guiding the first colonists to a
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