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- 471: Confused In America
- ... already a loser to them by 1 point. This is not the only story though. My former teacher, a Shakespeare expert, wrote me to ask me to tell him about the newest development in American literature. I felt ashamed when I read the letter. I did not write back. If I had written, it would be a letter of confession, saying that I have no time caring about literature, though I really want to, because I am busy finding a major that promises big money. My only solace is that I got a whole box of books, all about literature of Britain and the US, b ut still, if I am to spend money to send them back, my hand will shake. Not long ago, I read an article in a Canada-based e- ...
- 472: Buddhism And The Poetry Of Jac
- ... his creative years writing in a prosperous post world war II America. He was in many ways a very patriotic person who had no problem making known his love for his country , particularly within his literature. It was, quite literally, America that he was in love with. Taking cues from writers such as Whitman, he embraced the American landscape as a field for spiritual cultivation. Kerouac was indeed a writer with ... spiritual commentary. Kerouac, while wandering the country in freight cars and the backs of pick-up trucks, saw himself as a modern day sage or bodhisatva, discovering the essence of the void and using his literature as a record of these discoveries. His body of work is a wonderful example of integrating Buddhism into the daily life and thought of a man living in a western culture. Kerouac could not help ... having an obligation to conquer the mysteries of this world in order to help others along the path to Nirvana. Finally, Kerouac broke from his attempts to incorporate Buddhist thought into his western life and literature and simply adopted Buddhist literary technique. He made several attempts at Haiku throughout his career sporadically, although he dropped the standard syllabic pattern of 5-7-5. He explained that the great difference in ...
- 473: Pornography: Sex or Subordination?
- ... understanding of what the word pornography means. The term pornography originates from two Greek words, porn, which means harlot, and graphein, which means to write (Webster's 286). My belief is that the describe, in literature, the sexual escapades of women of pornography has grown to include any and all obscene literature and pictures. At the present date, the term is basically a blanket which covers all types of material such as explicit literature, photography, films, and video tapes with varying degrees of sexual content. Now that pornography has been defined in a fashion mirroring its content, it is now possible to touch upon the more complex ways ...
- 474: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Test of One Knight's Chivalric Attributes
- ... his red eyes he [rolls] all about" (Sir Gawain). The critic Robert B. White Jr. says that "one need not look far to discover the general symbolic significance of red when it appears in early literature; it [is] generally associated with blood, cruelty, and violence" (224). The Green Knight's eyes display just how sinister he is and provide the reason that the other knights are hesitant to accept the challenge ... Studies of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ed. Donald R. Howard and Christian Zacher. Notre Dame: U of Notre Dame, 1968. 85-105. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 6th ed. Ed. M.H. Abrams. New York: W.W. Norton, 1993. 202-254. Thompson, Frank Charles. Comp. and ed. The Thompson Chain Reference Bible. Indianapolis: B.B. Kirkbride and Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. White ... Knight's Red Eyes." Critical Studies of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ed. Donald R. Howard and Christian Zacher. Notre Dame: U of Notre Dame, 1968. 223-226. Zesmer, David M. Guide to English Literature: From Beowulf through Chaucer and Medieval Drama. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1961.
- 475: Jane Eyre Vs. Great Expectatio
- ... Victorian similarities. Both novels are influenced by the same three elements. The first is the gothic novel, which instilled mystery, suspense, and horror into the work. The second is the romantic poets, which gave the literature liberty, individualism, and nature. The third is the Byronic hero, which consists of the outcast or rebel who is proud and melancholy and seeks a purer life. The results when all three combined are works of literature like Jane Eyre and Great Expectations. BOTH NOVELS CONVEY THE SAME VICTORIAN IDEOLOGIES COMMON FOR THE TIME PERIOD IN, WHICH THEY WERE WRITTEN. Brontë displays many of her experiences and beliefs through the main character ... and differences of setting, social and gender mobility, the power of the unconscious, and the main character’s struggles with their internal passions, that Brontë and Dickens’ shared common bases for writing their works of literature.
- 476: Existentialism in the Early 19th Century
- ... the Russian Orthodox philosopher Nikolay Berdyayev, and the German Jewish philosopher Martin Buber inherited many of Kierkegaard's concerns, especially that a personal sense of authenticity and commitment is essential to religious faith. Existentialism and Literature A number of existentialist philosophers used literary forms to convey their thought, and existentialism has been as vital and as extensive a movement in literature as in philosophy. The 19th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky is probably the greatest existentialist literary figure. In Notes from the Underground (1864), the alienated antihero rages against the optimistic assumptions of rationalist humanism. The ... engagement in a just cause. Existentialist themes are also reflected in the theater of the absurd, notably in the plays of Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco. In the United States, the influence of existentialism on literature has been more indirect and diffuse, but traces of Kierkegaard's thought can be found in the novels of Walker Percy and John Updike, and various existentialist themes are apparent in the work of ...
- 477: Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist
- ... Thoreau was raised with his older sister Helen, older brother John, and younger sister Sophia (Derleth 1) in genteel poverty (The 1995 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 1). It quickly became evident that Thoreau was interested in literature and writing. At a young age he began to show interest writing, and he wrote his first essay, "The Seasons," at the tender age of ten, while attending Concord Academy (Derleth 4). In 1833, at ... Nature which caused him to receive both positive and negative criticism. Paul Elmer More said that Thoreau was: "The greatest by far of our writers on Nature and the creator of a new sentiment in literature," but he then does a complete turn around to say: Much of his [Thoreau's] writing, perhaps the greater part, is the mere record of observation and classification, and has not the slightest claim on ... It consists of eighteen essays in which Thoreau condenses his twenty-six month stay at Walden Pond into the seasons of a single year. Also, the idea is expressed in Magill's Survey of American Literature that: Walden was not a wilderness, nor was Thoreau a pioneer; his hut was within two miles of town, and while at Walden, he made almost daily visits to Concord and to his family, ...
- 478: Interpreting Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"
- ... passage of time. The continued eminence of the fiction of Edith Wharton attests to her placement into such a category of authors: it is a recognition of her propensity to create poignant and, indeed, successful literature. The brevity of her "Roman Fever" allows for a brilliant display of this talent in it we find many of her highly celebrated qualities in the space of just a few pages. "Roman Fever" is ... dependent and able to overcome societal pressures. Grace, with her knitting needles and quiet demeanor, establishes the introvert as the more radical character. "Roman Fever," then, is a work deserving of its place among acclaimed literature. Its brevity, rather than stifling artistry, serves instead to showcase the skill of an adept author. It is a multifaceted story and will doubtless continue to be enjoyed by future generations. Works Cited Wharton, Edith. "Roman Fever." 1936. The Heath Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Paul Lauter, et al. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Lexington: Heath, 1994. 1116-1125.
- 479: Waiting for godot and Beowulf: Fate
- Waiting for godot and Beowulf: Fate Reading a work of literature often makes a reader experience certain feelings. These feeling differ with the content of the work, and are usually needed to perceive the author's ideas in the work. For example, Samuel Beckett augments a ... Estragon, the two main characters who are waiting for Godot, are unsure of why they are waiting for him. This also foreshadows that they will be waiting a very long time. In some cases in literature, an idea can only be conveyed properly if those on the receiving end of the idea are able to experience the feelings that a character is experiencing in the work. For example, in order for ... express more fully an the idea or ideas that he or she wishes to convey. Also, by conveying a universal mood, or one that nearly everyone is able to comprehend and interpret, the work of literature's longevity is augmented. This will further help the reader to interpret the work and understand more fully the moods presented.
- 480: Surrealism
- ... in the 20th century have been as influential as the surrealists. surrealism came at a time of dramatic upheaval, both historically and culturally, and grew to encompass all forms of art, wether it be drama, literature, painting, photography or cinema. indeed, their influence was so great that echoes of the breakthroughs made by such seers as breton, artaud, man ray, and dali can still be heard today. surrealism rose from the ... rage, dada burned out quickly, and many of it's leaders -- notably andre breton -- went on to embrace the new surrealist movement. disillusioned by on one hand "the cold and insubstantial remains of art and literature, and on the other the scorching analytical specifications of the exact sciences," surrealists were dedicated to, in breton's words "pure psychic automatism intended to express the true process of thought free from the exercise ... every form, surrealism succeeded admirably in obtaining this goal, as can be plainly seen from the works of their greatest members: antonin artaud, man ray, and salvador dali. any study of 20th century theatre and literature would be incomplete without mention of antonin artaud, the man who revolutionized the very concept of theatre. in the pages of his incredibly influential 1937 treatise the theatre and it's double, artaud aimed ...
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