20th Century and beyond- Döring ‚ 1. Sitzung am 08.04.14 Siehe Handout Texts chosen by chance‚ subjection Erich Auerbach- Mimesis Monarchical categories: literature under monarch e.g. 1830-1901 “The Victorian Age” Julian Barnes: A History of the World in 10 ½ chapters‚ 1989 No solution Article: World´s last WW1 veteran dies Difference: talking about event in past (represented through documents impersonal) Talking about personal experience represented through
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CIRCUS ANIMALS DESERTION The speaker describes searching in vain for a poetic theme: he says that he had tried to find one for “six weeks or so‚” but had been unable to do so. He thinks that perhaps‚ now that he is “but a broken man‚” he will have to be satisfied with writing about his heart‚ although for his entire life (“Winter and summer till old age began”) he had played with elaborate‚ showy poetic themes that paraded like “circus animals”: “Those stilted boys‚ that burnished chariot‚ / Lion
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Syllabus of English (BDP) B.A. (Hons.) Course Code : EEG NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY 1‚ Woodburn Park‚ Kolkata-700 020 Tel. : 2283-5157 TeleFax : 033-2283 5082Course Structure For The Bachelor’s Degree Programme (BDP) in English 1. Compulsory Subjects : Foundation Course (a) Humanities and Social Science (FHS) 8 Credits (b) Science and Technology (FST) 8 Credits (c) Bengali (FBG) 4 Credits (d) English (FEG) 4 Credits 24 Credits 2. Elective Subjects : Honours Course (EEG) Paper 1 : Reading Poetry
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Western canon? Considered to be one of Yeats’ finest works and a masterpiece of modernist poetry‚ The Second Coming has gained prestigious status among literary critics‚ in part for its powerful social and political observations but also Yeats’ masterful use of visual symbolism‚ intensifying a prominent emotional component in the poem. Its observations on humanity have made it one of the most enduring poems of the 20th century. The certainty with which Yeats writes creates a weighty argument: “Surely
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Proclamation of the Irish Republic‚ 24 April 1916 “Proclamation of the Irish Republic” was one of the more important aspects in the Easter Rising. It´s a historic – circumstantial text. In order to maintain secrecy the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was printed out on a hand press a few hours before the Rising. It was produced in two sections and due to the shortage of lettering‚ the letter “e” had to be improvised‚ standing out for the rest of the text. Easter Rising has a special meaning for the
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Centre Number Student Number CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2009 TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION English (Advanced) Paper 2 - Modules Morning Session Tuesday‚ 11 August 2009 Total marks - 60 Pages 2-4 General Instructions • Reading time - 5 minutes • Working time - 2 hours • • Write using blue or black pen Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page Attempt ONE question from Questions 3-7 Allow about 40 minutes for this section
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unique from Ireland will certainly make them happy. Of course‚ there are plenty of Irish gifts and Irish souvenirs available‚ but since it is getting something that is unique‚ Unique Irish Gifts brings two wonderful items: 1916 Framed Medal and 1916 Medal Presentation Box. The 1916 Framed Medal is a masterly-crafted item inspired by the original Active Service Medal awarded by Eamon de Valera in 1941 to some 2‚500
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experimentation‚ anti-realism‚ intellectualism and individualism‚ although excellent Modernist poets can be found that only partly fulfil these requirements. As well as Ezra Pound many poets and other writers came to light including T.S Elliot‚ Joyce‚ Yeats‚ and Lawrence. Two excellent examples of Modernist poets include D.H Lawrence‚ with poems such as Snake and A Woman and her Dead Husband‚ and T.S Elliot including poems like The Hollow Men‚ and The Hippopotamus. Taking Modernism ’s manipulation of
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during wartime. He wanted to make sure quality poetry and literature was not lost. He was very supportive of writers James Joyce‚ Ford Madox Ford‚ and T.S. Eliot. In 1915‚ he helped to have Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” published. In 1916‚ he also helped Joyce get “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” published‚ among other
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Easter Rising[edit] The struggle for Home Rule‚ along with labour unrest‚ had led to the formation in 1913 of two major nationalist paramilitaries responsible for the Easter Rising: The Irish Citizen Army was established by James Connolly and labour unions‚ to protect strikers from violence during the 1913 Lockout. The Irish Volunteers were created in the same year‚ by the IRB and other nationalists‚ in response to the formation of the Ulster Volunteers‚ a loyalist body pledged to oppose Home
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