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- 281: Historical Roots Of Macondo An
- ... with issues which are both specific and international. In third world writing the flow is complex, multi directional and always changing, no model on its own can adequately open up the debate on post-colonial literature. The common thread is that they deal with change and continuity, strangeness and familiarity, in a complex, multi-cultural world. Their literature consciously alludes to the effects of decolonization. The third world writers flee from a fixed national and ideological identity. That is the way how they became able to address heterogeneous and international readership. In addition ... objects and even feelings were remembered by the help of this method. In fact, it is Marquez who has invented that method and he has named his peoples, Colombia s history and pasted it to literature. By this way, Latin Americans would be able to see what their history was like and construct their future accordingly. Marquez pasted his book as a warning for Colombian peoples, to give them a ...
- 282: Hamlet 2
- The tragedy in literature is defined by Gage Canadian Dictionary as a serious play having, usually, a central character and an unhappy or disastrous ending. Also, in many tragedies the hero experiences great mental suffering and, finally meets his death. Great literature usually defines this term throughout its course by clarifying and illustrating its meaning. One of such classic examples is Hamlet by William Shakespeare, where characters such as Polonius and Claudius have freedom to choose their ... Shakespeare is a classic example of a literary work where death of innocent becomes a frequent event and characters have freedom to choose their fate. The tragedy is characterized by The Comact Bedford Introductioon to Literature as a story that presents courageous individuals who confront powerful with a dignity in face of failure, defeat, and even death. Therefore this play perfectly supports the definition of tragedy. A drama or literary ...
- 283: Animal Farm As Animal Satire
- ... in which we live, offering 'imaginary gardens with real toads in them'. As mentioned above, people approach problems, subjects etc. in different ways so do authors. The satirist differs from authors of other types of literature with regard to its way of dealing with his subject. In novel or drama, for example, the target subject is dealt with directly. In the Cherry Orchard, Chekhov deals with social change in Russia and ... but on the other hand it would be very rewardful. As remarked before, after he published his two satires, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell was to be one of the greatest authors of literature, as mentioned above he hardly find a publisher for Animal Farm, and published it after a year he finished it. In order to achieve his end says Richard (1976), the satirist "must use some of ... impure' subject, yet retain a purity of attitude, in his aesthetic disengagement from the vulgarities and stupidities of the struggle." Richard (1976) continues his argument by adding that what distinguishes satire from other kinds of literature is its approach to the subject. Therefore its subject-matter forms the most important aspect of satire. Despite he introduces the cruellest facts of life, the satirist mean to make people laugh and In ...
- 284: How the Government May Have Created AIDS
- ... of California. They needed to know the long-term financial effects of insuring and treating AIDS patients. In as much as this information was not readily available in 1983, both brothers began researching the medical literature to learn what they could about this relatively new disease. The information they uncovered right from the beginning was so startling to them, so hard to believe, that it would dramatically alter both their lives ... quest culminating with the creation of "The Strecker Memorandum," the most controversial video tape of our time, and a remarkable set of documents called "The Bioattack Alert." WHAT THEY DISCOVERED Right there in the medical literature for anyone to read for themselves was, basically, proof that the AIDS virus and pandemic was actually PREDICTED years ago by a world famous virologist, among others. They found that top scientists writing in the ... isn't there in huge numbers. There is usually only about one virus per milliliter, a statistically irrelevant amount. One copious ejaculation might produce only one or two viruses. This is substantiated in the medical literature. But, just for argument's sake, let's say all the medical studies are wrong. Let's pretend that there are countless millions of AIDS viruses in the ejaculation. Are you aware that condoms ...
- 285: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... Mary became the all-suffering, all-forgiving Filipino Mother and Jesus was the savior of societies under threat and the redeemer of all those who have gone wrong. Another source of movie themes was Philippine literature. Francisco Baltazar and Jose Rizal, through the classics for which they were famous, have given the industry situations and character types that continue to this day to give meat to films both great and mediocre ... the BCMP, in effect caused the film industry to pay attention to the content of a projected film production in so far as such is printed in a finished screenplay. In doing so, talents in literature found their way into filmmaking and continue to do so now. CHAPTER III II. The 1980s to the present A. Philippine Films after Marcos It can be justified that immediately after Marcos escaped to Hawaii ... early years of Philippine film, starting from the 1930s, were a time of discovering film as it was at that time still a new art form. Stories for films came from the theater and popular literature being, as they were, safe, with the filmmaker being assured of its appeal. Nationalistic films were also in vogue despite early restrictions on films being too subversive. The 1940s and the war brought to ...
- 286: Shakespeare's World
- ... Not only was his literary genius second to none, he was also a superb level-headed businessman, one of Stratford's most respected citizens. Although Shakespeare has been dead for many centuries, his legacy to literature is still remembered when his plays are read. All of Shakespeare's plays can be classified into four categories: The comedies, the tragedies, the romantic plays, and the chronicled or historical plays. Shakespeare's poetic ... this period of time as well. The articulate language spoken in those times was also a major characteristic of that era. A lot of time and money was spent on the aspect of Drama and literature, and this explains why the literary works that stem from this period are of such a high standard. The Renaissance was a period in which people traveled a lot. Shakespeare is believed to have traveled ... places in Italy. The settings of such plays are described with a great deal of accuracy. Since the Renaissance was a period in which plenty of attention was paid to the development of drama and literature, the Elizabethan theatre underwent a great deal of improvements as well. During the middle ages, there were hardly any theatres at all in Britain. Drama was usually staged in the streets or in other ...
- 287: Banning Books
- ... or challenged that are great books, such as The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. These books are classics. Banning these books robs students of great literature. Censorship of books in secondary schools should not be allowed. The list of books that have been banned completely in many schools across the nation is expansive, and so are the reasons that parents and ... censorship that will teach children that speaking their minds is not a good thing to do (Campbell, par. 8). However, the debate over literary censorship in schools is not a debate over whether or not literature should be censored at all. Most parents, teachers, and administrators would agree that censorship is necessary to maintain a good environment for learning. The debate is over whether or not to draw the line at ... racist slurs in his or her writing is open to misinterpretation. Some students, when given the opportunity, would chose not to read at all. Therefore it is important that teachers expose their students to exceptional literature by requiring them to read it. There is a huge difference between removing books from the curriculum and removing them from the library. As long as the books are in the library, the students ...
- 288: 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 ... Gilbert, Euripides and His Age, New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. 4. Reinhold, Meyer, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and Roman Classics, New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1960. 5. Trawick, Buckner B., World Literature, Volume I: Greek, Roman, Oriental and Medieval Footnotes 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 ... 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 ...
- 289: Frankenstein Biography, Settin
- ... in many ways. It is clear that Victor admires Henry's sensibility, enthusiastic imagination and gentility. As opposed to Victor, Henry does not have an interest in science at all. He is more interested in literature "heroic songs, books of chivalry and romance, language and nature."(21) Although Henry too has an inquisitive mind and is anxious to gain experience and instruction, he never lets it interfere with his personal relations ... and have happiness. The term Gothic conjures up images of frightened women, graveyards, and haunted castles in the mist, popular settings for horror films. But is this what Gothic means? The Oxford Companion to English Literature defines Gothic as, "Tales of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, usually set amid haunted castles, graveyards, ruins and wild picturesque landscapes" (Drabble 405). Furthermore, according to the Oxford Companion, Gothic tales "reached the height of ... hand purposely rooted in the Gothic tradition, she was showing on the other hand the ways out of the limits of the genre for further development" (The Gothic Experience). With Frankenstein, Mary Shelley brought Gothic literature into the 19th century, and expressed the fears of her contemporaries that the Industrial Revolution would forever change the values and conventions they held so dear. Though intentionally a period piece, it was the ...
- 290: 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 ... Gilbert, Euripides and His Age, New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. 4. Reinhold, Meyer, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and Roman Classics, New York: Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 1960. 5. 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 ...
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