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- 2241: Understanding Interpretation of Meaning
- ... trying to figure out the opposition. One way of doing this would be to take the two authors and list what each one is trying to convey. An example of this would be “Meditation” by John Donne and “Arriving at moral Perfection” by Benjamin Franklin On one side Benjamin Franklin is more persistent, stubborn, self motivated, independent, and an individual. John Donne was more caring, respective, giving, and trusting. Each of them has different views which give us the chance to compare and contrast each author’s point of view. This is just one of the ...
- 2242: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... the power of deeds" ( 225 ) But which words are right and true? To answer that question, one must examine Carver's beliefs, particularly those which signify a writers moral responsibility. According to Carver's mentor, John Gardner, " right and true words" would be those which inspire human beings toward life affirmation, creation, and the positive as opposed to destruction and apathy(Gardner 18 ). As a artist matures, the work he or ... Please. New York: Vintage Books, 1992. ---. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. Davis, Alan. " The Holiness of Ordinary. " Hudson Review. Vol.45 Winter 1993: 653-658 Gardner, John. On Moral Fiction. New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1978. Halpert, Sam. " Interviews" …when we talk about Raymond Carver. Peregrine Smith, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publishing, 1991. 51-84 Sexton, David. " David Sexton talks ...
- 2243: Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend
- ... s Satan a positive, attractive symbol of the poet, the religious embodiment of creative energy, so we should also be sensitive to Arnold's multifaceted and creative nature”(Tierce and Crafton 608). Mike Tierce and John Michael Crafton suggest that Arnold Friend is not a diabolical figure, but instead a religious and cultural savior. On a more realistic note, Joyce M. Wegs argues the symbolism of Arnold Friend as a Satan ... 1997. Oates, Joyce Carol "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"...Kirszner and Mandell, 579-591. Wegs, Joyce M. "Don't You Know Who I Am?"......Kirszner and Mandell 614-619. Tierce, Michael and John Michael Crafton. "Connie's Tambourine Man".....Kirszner and Mandell, 607-612.
- 2244: An Analysis of British Literature
- ... cannot make our sun/ Stand still, yet we will make him run." Marvell did not believe in the afterlife, so he advocating a Carpe Diem philosophy because he thought life was all a person has. John Donne's writings during the Jacobean Age expressed a very different view than that of Marvell. He strongly supported the church's view of the afterlife. In "Holy Sonnet 16" Donne belittled death. He told ... literature, artists have presented many different perspectives on the afterlife. There are views which I agree with, and there are views which I don't agree with. One of the ones which I support is John Donne's idea of death not being a terrible thing because it leads to the afterlife which is a better place. I support this idea because I have been raised in a rather religious family ...
- 2245: The Trickster
- ... their archetypal value they must be and can be evaluated as a group. Jung would say he is a manifestation of our own collective unconscious. Evidence to support such a claim was found by psychologist John Laynard. In his research on schizophrenia he found the qualities of the trickster surfacing in the disorder (p.54 Euba). This suggests that the Trickster is within all of us just sitting on the borderline ... modern culture had any of it's own original tricksters. Then I found one in one of my favorite TV shows; Star Trek the next generation. The character by the name of ‘Q' played by John DeLancey is a classic trickster and a good specimen for the archetype. In Star Trek man is a constant voyage to better himself through knowledge, using science and reason as their Gods (like Freud, they ...
- 2246: Epic Works
- ... each punishment and reward to illustrate the larger meaning of human actions in the universal plan. Paradise Lost is considered by some to be one of the greatest poems in world literature and most certainly John Milton's masterpiece. In its 12 cantos Milton tells the story of the fall of Adam and the loss of Paradise. Satan has been expelled from heaven with his fallen angels. In Hell, Satan formulates ... it spiritual or earthly. Works Cited "Epic." Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. 1983 ed. Homer. "The Odyssey." Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. 6th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1992. Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. 6th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1992.
- 2247: 18th Century Literature
- ... Pre-Romantics. The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span from Charles's recovery of the throne to the years until the expulsion of James II in 1688 or until the death of John Dryden in 1700. The literature of the Restoration was characterized by wit and elegance influenced by French classical taste. This period pertained to traditional values and "wit". The Diary of Samuel Pepys written by Samuel ... uses wide ranges of vivid descriptions including verisimilitudes and imagery, to give the reader a realistic feel of what took place through the eyes of a witness. This literary time period also included works from John Dryden, who used elegance and cleverness in his writings. This period ended about 1700, and enabled a new age of literature. In literary history, the first half of the 18th century is known as the ...
- 2248: Sociopolitical Philosophy in the Works of Stoker and Yeats
- ... now; the Master is at hand.' The attendant thinks it is some sudden form sudden form of religious mania which has seized him.” (132). It is here that Renfield acts as a demonic form of John the Baptist. Just as John the Baptist prepared people for the coming of Christ, Renfield prepares people for the coming of his lord and master, Dracula. Another example of a perversion of Christianity is Lucy Westenra. After her blood has ...
- 2249: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... the power of deeds" ( 225 ) But which words are right and true? To answer that question, one must examine Carver's beliefs, particularly those which signify a writers moral responsibility. According to Carver's mentor, John Gardner, " right and true words" would be those which inspire human beings toward life affirmation, creation, and the positive as opposed to destruction and apathy(Gardner 18 ). As a artist matures, the work he or ... Please. New York: Vintage Books, 1992. ---. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. Davis, Alan. " The Holiness of Ordinary. " Hudson Review. Vol.45 Winter 1993: 653-658 Gardner, John. On Moral Fiction. New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1978. Halpert, Sam. " Interviews" …when we talk about Raymond Carver. Peregrine Smith, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publishing, 1991. 51-84 Sexton, David. " David Sexton talks ...
- 2250: Alex's Analysis of Any Abject Abuse
- ... also recognizes their sincerity in attempting to be polite and well-mannered and pretend to recognize where the true values lie. Pope satirizes female vanity. He wrote the poem at the request of his friend, John Caryll, in an effort to make peace between real-life lovers. The incident of the lock of hair was factual; Pope's intention was to dilute with humor the ill feelings aroused by the affair ... that springs from "amorous causes" and the "mighty contest s" that rise from "trivial things" (1-2) -- hardly the lofty and weighty subjects of epic poetry -- and names his Muse "Caryll" (3) for his friend John Caryll, the relative of the young lord who stole the lock of hair from Arabella Fermor -- not the proper sort of Muse for epic poetry. By way of mythological spirits hovering over earthly concerns, Pope ...
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