and Antiquity: Myths‚ Legends‚ and Epics The geographical origins of Western literature lie in areas as diverse as the Middle East‚ the Mediterranean‚ the central European forests‚ and the northwestern coasts‚ each of which produced a body of oral histories‚ myths‚ and legends‚ many of which were subsequently written down. They have been drawn on by writers since the emergence of a Western literature culture in ancient Greece. Stories have been used as entertainment‚ as origin myths (of the physical
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The art of dining well is no slight art‚ the pleasure not a slight pleasure. Michel de Montaigne (1533 – 1592) Compare two texts from the Anthology which present the art of dining. Text 2 is called ‘Eating Out’ it is poem by U A Fanthorpe about a transition of relationships overtime whereas Text 29 is a novel extract from The Warden by Anthony Trollope written around the time of Oliver Twist about a dining experience at Plumstead Episcopi. ‘Eating Out’ is a poem that is written in seven couplets
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Poets often use their work to explore the strong emotions that surround relationships and the writers of ‘Sister Maude’‚ ‘Praise Song for My Mother’ and ‘Nettles’ did this exceptionally well. In my opinion‚ I consider these poems to be the most inventive as they have used a variety of different techniques in the use of genre and form‚ that are unique and engaging. ‘Sister Maude’‚ was the first literary heritage poem that I read‚ it is a dramatic monologue in the form of a ballad‚ which is a very
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Wilde English 9 Honors Period 2 5 November‚ 2014 Purpose of Mythology “We aren’t in an information age‚ we are in an entertainment age.”-Tony Robbins. The EGUSD school board wants to get rid of “Mythology” By Edith Hamilton claiming that the myths are “pointless” because no one believes them anymore; however mythology is very important to our English 9 Honors curriculum! The myths provide entertainment to us‚ students. Three myths that show entertainment are: Odysseus’ adventure to Circe’s realm
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Charon’s Cosmology Charon’s Cosmology What does the poem mainly discuss? Death. The poet uses an allusion of Charon to discuss about death. What does the poet mean by “swift‚ cold‚ and deep” in the last line? What is swift‚ cold‚ and deep? The River Styx. This poem is about death. The last line can also be interpreted as the description of death. Death is like a river. River of no return Death Death is swift. What does it mean? You don’t know when you’re going to die. It might happen so
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Interpreting Myth (LINKS) In a recent article on flood myths‚ Alan Dundes wrote: "Theories of myth interpretation may be roughly divided into two major groupings: literal and symbolic. Literalists tend to seek factual or historical bases for a given mythological narrative while advocates of one the many symbolic approaches prefer to regard the narrative as a code requiring some mode of decipher-ment. It is important to realize that the literal and symbolic exegeses [interpretations] of myths are not
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Cole Bloom Paulson English 2- Period 4 21 September‚ 2015 Comics Vs. Myth The word hero comes from the Greek word hērōs. Not only that‚ but so much of ancient mythology from all over the world is evident in comic books.The role of myths are to validate the things around us. Myths reflect our world‚ they not only tell us about our societies ideals and morals. They tell us about the ideals and morals of ancient societies. Even though our current heroes are not the heroes of the distant past they still
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The Great Big Book of Poems Table Of Contents So Excited………………………………..........1 Reason………………………………................2 The Room………………………………...........3 My Cat………………………………................4 I Love You………………………………..........5 Just A Kiss………………………………..........6 I Wish……………………………….................7 Moment Of Freedom…………………………..8 Nothing But The Best………………………….9 The Monster………………………………......10 The End………………………………
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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THE STUDY OF CULTURE what is culture ; the latin word is CULTURA which means CARE or CULTUS “ civilization” TYPES of CULTURE *MATERIAL CULTURE – icludes a physical objects or artifacts . *NON-MATERIAL -aspetcs of culture is the meaning and substance inherent in culture . COMPONENTS OF CULTURE norms – are often to described as social . These are guides or model . Folkways- they are repitetive or typical habits folkways is the customary ways . Mores -as a consequence
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