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- 261: Shiga Naoya - At Kinosaki
- ... also a work often used as a great example of a novel written in a movement coined as the "Naturalism" movement; which describes writers attempting to take scientific methods of observation and turn it into literature. Shiga Naoya is reported to have said that he never attempted to draw a line between story novels and non-fiction essays. He described his main function as a writer was to select, set and ... these thoughts were "Gloomy thoughts, but they held little terror" which clearly conveys his confusion on how he should accept death. This directness is what 'naturalism' is all about; turning self-observation and perception into literature, and in the case where the writer has not clearly defined their pronouncements on life clearly themselves, they simply convey their consciousness with as much sincerity as possible. Francis Mathay, in her book on Shiga ... this confusion is the key point in this 'closeness' between the reader and the narrator. It is no wonder that Shiga Naoya is considered by many to be a great stylist and the god of literature. Notes Bibliography "AT KINOSAKI" Quotes from the original Japanese text taken from the version printed in: Shigetomo, Ki "Shiga Naoya Kenkyuu" Ryuukan Sousho,1979 pgs.57~87 TRANSLATIONS Edward Seidensticker; printed in: Keene, Donald " ...
- 262: The Beat Generation
- ... musicians. Many of the beats used drugs and narcotics in an attempt to try and be like their jazz idols. Since the Beats are writers, the effects of jazzon their minds were expressed in their literature. Their prose was joined with music. The result of this was the creation spontaneous prose. Jack Kerouac’s novel, On The Road and Allen Ginsberg’s poem, Howl, were famous for this prose. Beat poetry ... style of writing is to have the writer write for himself, not for the approval of readers. Spontaneous prose was one of the biggest derivatives of jazz and it became a integral classification of Beat literature. Many poems written by the beats would be recited along with the accompaniment of jazz music at such cities as San Francisco in popular jazz clubs. With all of this influence, there were very few ... it was more philosophy than belief. Since the beginning of Buddhism, many different forms of Buddhism have been introduced. One of these forms has been Zen Buddhism, which has appeared in many forms of Beat Literature. It is a Japanese term that is focused on the mind. The main idea of Zen Buddhist is to let go of traditional, logical modes of thinking, because just as pleasure ultimately leads to ...
- 263: The Last Gentleman By Walker P
- ... direction in life. Will Barrett discovered that caring for another gives life meaning. Works Cited Dowie, William. "Walker Percy: Sensualist Thinker." Critical Essays on Walker Percy. Eds. Donald and Sue Mitchell. Critical Essays on American Literature. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall & Co., 1989. 157-70. Hardy, John Edward. The Fiction of Walker Percy's Novels. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1987. Johnson, Mark. "The Search for Place in Walker Percy Novels." Critical Essays on Walker Percy. Eds. Donald and Sue Mitchell. Critical Essays on American Literature. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall & Co., 1989. 138-56. Kennedy, J. G. "Percy's Last Gentleman." Mississippi Quarterly. In CLC 14: 417-419. Lawson, Lewis A. "Walker Percy's Prodigal Son." Critical Essays on Walker Percy. Eds. Donald and Sue Mitchell. Critical Essays on American Literature. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall & Co., 1989. 243-58. Percy, Walker. The Last Gentleman. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. Schwartz, Joseph. "Life and Death in The Last Gentleman." Renascence: Essays on Value ...
- 264: The History of Greek Culture
- The History of Greek Culture No society in the history of the world has left such an impressionable culture as the Greeks. Their accomplishments were many, some of which were; warfare, literature, politics, art, philosophy, and athletics. Other nations have used the Greek’s ideas, many of which are in wide use today. The time period of utmost importance in Greece was between 461 BC to 431 BC. These 30 years are known as the Golden Age. The Golden Age is roughly defined as the time when Athens became the center of Greek culture and when the arts, especially literature, flourished. Drama, particularly tragedy, became the most important literary form during the Golden Age. Aeschylus, Sophocels, and Euripides were the three greatest tragic playwrights. All of the before mentioned known for passion, and graceful language. Comedy was also prominent on the Athenian stage as is shown in the attached pictures. During the Golden Age, prose had surpassed poetry in literature. Historical writings were especially popular. Herodotus, (“The Father of History”) traveled throughout the civilized world and recorded the manners and customs of elder nations. About 450 BC, a group of philosophers, the Sophists, became ...
- 265: Educating Rita
- ... true? Educating Rita, written by Willy Russell, is a play about Rita, a working class hairdresser who yearns for a change in her life and to be better educated; also it is about a dissipated literature professor who tutors Rita to earn some extra money. Many of the changes in the play occur mainly due to the ways Rita and Frank interact and change each other. In ways this play is ... flatmate. She is someone who influences Rita to change in many ways. One way is she encourages Rita to change her voice, "As Trish says there is not a lot of point in discussing beautiful literature in an ugly voice." She is changing herself by becoming more like others, Rita is losing her individuality and originality mainly towards Trishs opinions. "Me an' Trish sat up last night and read them. She ... disregards it as, "done him." It's a monotonous, non-sentimental and non-subjective answer unlike the old Rita who asked Frank whether he had read work by T.S. Elliot was more excited by literature. "Have you read his stuff...All of it...Every last syllable." Frank realises this and explains to Rita that she has changed from her innocent freshness to becoming an echo to other people. "And ...
- 266: The Renaissance
- ... to the Europeans during the 1300’s through the late 1500’s. Increased trade provided Europe with an abundance of weath,which allowed culture to flourish. People focused much of their time on art and literature during this era. Many religious changes took place during the Renaissance, partly due to the Reformation of the Catholic Church. People broke free from religious and social oppression, and Europe became “reborn”. During the Renaissance ... excessive wealth of city-states in Italy. City-states possessed enough money for people to explore new kinds of art, philosophy, and government. People explored new areas and the use of maps increased. Access to literature increased due to the invention of the printing press. Books became widespread and affordable to the general public. Education and literacy increased as literature became available in a variety of languages. People expressed their vies openly in their publications, which did not go over well with the Catholic Church. In 1502, the Holy See ordered that all books ...
- 267: William Faulkner 2
- ... second daughter, outlived her father. William Faulkner died July 6, 1962 at the age of 64. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letter in 1948 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature two years later in 1950. Although William Faulkner s life had the same chronological events as the average person, his life was far more complex an interesting than that of the average person. Faulkner tried ... about the way that Miss Emily really lived her life. There are many reasons why William Faulkner s works are worthy of being included in any collection of great authors. The five differentiating characteristics of literature are creative or visionary, specific forms, culturally and historically based, meant to provide enjoyment, and open to interpretation and intellectual challenge. William Faulkner s writing is a perfect example of what literature is meant to be like because it holds each on of the characteristics to be true. William Faulkner is known for his ability to write about the old South. Leslie A. Fiedler states that ...
- 268: The History of Greek Theater
- ... skene building, which contained the dressing rooms, from which a dummy was suspended to represent a god. This device was first employed by Euripides to give a miraculous conclusion to a tragedy. In later romantic literature, this device was no longer used and the miracles supplied by it were replace by the sudden appearance of a rich uncle, the discovery or new wills, or of infants changed at birth. Many proprieties ... 1971. Murray, Gilbert, Euripides and His Age, New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. Reinhold, Meyer, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and Roman Classics, New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1960. Trawick, Buckner B., World Literature, Volume I: Greek, Roman, Oriental and Medieval William McAvoy, Dramatic Tragedy, 1971, p. ix Ibid., p. x William McAvoy, Dramatic Tragedy, 1971, p. xi Ibid., p. vii Meyer Reinhold, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and ... Ibid., p.62 Gilbert Murray, Euripides and His Age, 1955, p.146 Gilbert Murray, Euripides and His Age, 1955, p. 153 F.L. Lucas, Greek Tragedy and Comedy, 1968, p. 12 Buckner B. Trawick, World Literature, Volume I: Greek, Roman, Oriental and Medieval Classics, 1958, p. 76 Meyer Reinhold, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and Roman Classics, 1960, p. 114 Ibid., p. 238 Ibid., p. 253 Buckner B. Trawick, World ...
- 269: Don Quixote: The Misadventures Of A Lunatic
- ... give you a different perspective on madness and the curing of it. I would recommend this book to someone who relishes long descriptions and speeches full of double-talk. This is not a work of literature for those who like to read a book quickly for I can’t see someone just skimming through Don Quixote. To put it bluntly, this book wasn’t worth the trouble it caused during the ... give you a different perspective on madness and the curing of it. I would recommend this book to someone who relishes long descriptions and speeches full of double-talk. This is not a work of literature for those who like to read a book quickly for I can’t see someone just skimming through Don Quixote. To put it bluntly, this book wasn’t worth the trouble it caused during the ... give you a different perspective on madness and the curing of it. I would recommend this book to someone who relishes long descriptions and speeches full of double-talk. This is not a work of literature for those who like to read a book quickly for I can’t see someone just skimming through Don Quixote. To put it bluntly, this book wasn’t worth the trouble it caused during ...
- 270: The Queen Of Spades, Pushkin
- Russians hold Pushkin in such high esteem that his place in Russian literature can reasonably be compared to that of Shakespeare in the literatures of the English language. Pushkin's literary genius seems to have been almost limitless: in addition to the long narrative and short lyric poems for which he is most famous, he also wrote short stories, stage plays and literary criticism. His letters are among the best in European literature. Many literary historians believe that the legend which suggests the composer Salieri may have murdered Mozart can be traced back to Pushkin's play MOZART AND SALIERI. (It is worth noting here that the great ... throughout Europe and America before Pushkin's works were widely read outside the Russian homeland. He is at once the most cosmopolitan and the most Russian of Russian authors. He was intensely aware of western literature, music, architecture and painting, and believed that everything Russian--including literature--should be measured by European standards. As if he had been dreamed up by Peter the Great, the indefatigable eighteenth-century Russian Czar ...
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