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- 501: Waiting For Godot
- 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.
- 502: Pornography
- ... pornography originates from two Greek words, porne, which means harlot, and graphein, which means to write (Webster's 286). My belief is that the combination of the two words was originally meant to describe, in literature, the sexual escapades of women deemed to be whores. As time has passed, this definition 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. For Catherine Itzin's research purposes pornography has been divided into three categories: The sexually explicit and violent; the sexually explicit and nonviolent, ...
- 503: Alexander Pope's Literary Works
- Alexander Pope's Literary Works The differences between eighteenth-century literature and romantic poems, with respect to history is constituted here. This is seen through the influential works of John Keats and Alexander Pope. These works are acknowledged as, "The Rape of Lock" and "The Eve of St. Agnes." Alexander Pope takes his readers on a hatred filled epic. A robust piece of literature and love induced psychoses in, "The Rape of Lock." On the other hand, "The Eve of St. Agnes" told a tale of life, love, death, and eternal fate in heaven. These two brilliant writers have ... Most of Pope's efforts here were written with time. Now, Keats has romantically serenaded his reader with descriptive lust and desire, which can be compared with popes' efforts by the difference in eighteenth century literature and romantic poems, their descriptive natures and ideas they portray to the reader through their writing. Pope has written an eighteenth-century poem which he calls, "An Hero- Comical Poem." This poem has exalted ...
- 504: T.S. Eliot's "The Wasted Land"
- ... articulating thoughts (Bergonzi 18, Cuddy 13, Mack 1745, Martin 102). What influenced Eliot the most in writing poetry was a book he read written by the English critic, Arthur Symon, titled The Symbolist Movement in Literature. This book is about French symbolist writers of the 19th century. From this book, the author who had the greatest influence on Eliot is by far Jules Laforgue. Laforgue's influence is evident in many ... and quote to quote, there was obviously no reason nor rhyme. But then again, it is very obvious that Eliot new exactly what he was doing and the impact that he would have on modern literature. I believe that Eliot wanted the poem to be difficult and he no doubt conceived of it's difficulty as an important aspect to it's total meaning. I have learned much of T. S ... yet difficult man. He had very strong moral convictions and was determined to try and influence mankind. I don't think he had any real influence on mankind's morals, but he certainly impacted modern literature (Unger 36). Cook 6 Works Cited Bergenzi, Bernard. T. S. Eliot, Collier Books, New York New York, 1972 Cuddy, Lois A., and David H. Hirsch, eds. Critical Essays on T. S. Eliot, The Waste ...
- 505: A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- ... fifteen (Blythe 49). O’Connor would have to walk with crutches for the rest of her life. By her death at the age of 39, Flannery O’Connor won a prominent place in modern American literature. She was an anomaly among post-World War II writers, a Roman Catholic from the Bible–Belt South, whose stated purpose was to reveal the mystery of God’s grace in everyday life. Aware that ... 1986). Modern Critical Views. New York : Chelsea House. Blythe, Hal.(1999).Flannery Mary O’Connor Biography. The Explicator. [online]. . Candee,Marjorie. (Eds.). (1958). Current Biography Yearbook. New York: H.W. Wilson Company. DiYanni, Robert. (1983).Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay. ( 4 th. Ed.). Harcourt Brace & Company. Riley, Carolyn (Eds). (1975). Contemporary Literary Criticism.Detroit: Gale Research Company. Harris ,& Fitzerald (Eds.).3 (1988). Short Story Criticism. Kansas City: Gale ... 1986). Modern Critical Views. New York : Chelsea House. Blythe, Hal.(1999).Flannery Mary O’Connor Biography. The Explicator. [online]. . Candee,Marjorie. (Eds.). (1958). Current Biography Yearbook. New York: H.W. Wilson Company. DiYanni, Robert. (1983).Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay. ( 4 th. Ed.). Harcourt Brace & Company. Riley, Carolyn (Eds). (1975). Contemporary Literary Criticism.Detroit: Gale Research Company. Harris ,& Fitzerald (Eds.).3 (1988). Short Story Criticism. Kansas City: ...
- 506: 18th Century Poem Analysis
- The differences between eighteenth-century literature and romantic poems, with respect to history is constituted here. This is seen through the influential works of John Keats and Alexander Pope. These works are acknowledged as, "The Rape of Lock" and "The Eve of St. Agnes." Alexander Pope takes his readers on a hatred filled epic. A robust piece of literature and love induced psychoses in, "The Rape of Lock." On the other hand, "The Eve of St. Agnes" told a tale of life, love, death, and eternal fate in heaven. These two brilliant writers have ... Most of Pope's efforts here were written with time. Now, Keats has romantically serenaded his reader with descriptive lust and desire, which can be compared with popes' efforts by the difference in eighteenth century literature and romantic poems, their descriptive natures and ideas they portray to the reader through their writing. Pope has written an eighteenth-century poem which he calls, "An Hero-Comical Poem." This poem has exalted ...
- 507: Hypotheses of the Effects of Wolf Predation
- ... predation on prey populations of large ungulates. The four proposed hypotheses examined are the predation limiting hypothesis, the predation regulating hypothesis, the predator pit hypothesis, and the stable limit cycle hypothesis. There is much research literature that discusses how these hypotheses can be used to interpret various data sets obtained from field studies. It was concluded that the predation limiting hypothesis fit most study cases, but that more research is necessary ... the four proposed theories mentioned above could describe the interrelationships between the predation of wolves and their usual north american prey of large ungulate species. There has been ample evidence presented in the primary research literature to support any one of the four potential models. The predation limiting hypothesis seems to enjoy wide popular support, and seems to most accurately describe most of the trends observed in predator- prey populations. Most ... in the natural environment, and we must not over generalize a one predator - one prey hypothesis in the attempt to interpret the overall trends of the effects of predation of wolves on large ungulate populations. Literature Cited Bergerud, A. T., W. Wyett, and B. Snider. 1983. The role of wolf predation in limiting a moose population. Journal of Wildlife Management. 47(4): 977-988. Bergerud, A. T., and W. B. ...
- 508: Oedipus The King And Things Fa
- ... stories were very famous in the ancient time. "Things Fall Apart has won the following awards: Nigerian National Trophy, Commonwealth Poetry Prize, Nigerian National Merit Award. Things Fall Apart and Related Readings becomes a complete literature unit with the Teacher's Source Book which includes author information, background, chapter notes and 15 reproducible pages for student use" (Things Online). "Oedipus the King" was also prized: "Aristotle prized 'Oedipus the King' so ... in poetry, especially dramatic irony. For example, Oedipus the King killed his own father, Lauis, is major dramatic irony in this poetry. However, Chinua Achebe, "has been able to avoid imitating the trends in English literature." (Culross Online). He "rejecting the European notion that art should be accountable to no one, and [needs] to justify itself to nobody, as he puts it in his book of essays, Morning Yet on Creation ... in ancient Greek, they were also trapped by the publics; they had no equal rights as men. "Oedipus the King" and "Things fall apart" are both tragedy which is "form of drama, central to Western literature, in which a person of superior intelligence and character, a leader of the community. Overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove" (Encyclopedia Online). Tragedy can reflect another vision of life, again ...
- 509: 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 andunderstand more fully the moods presented.
- 510: Shel Silverstein
- ... as a cartoonist, but this time for a little-known magazine called Playboy. Despite this wide range of literary audiences, Silverstein’s main purpose was to entertain. Two of his major collections of works of literature are the critically acclaimed Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. They have no real historic significance; they were written to entertain. These two books contain some of Silverstein’s most accredited work. Since the books are children’s literature, not many critics have taken the time to review the works. However, Shel Silverstein Book Reviews reference to a review of Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic said, “Despite such moments of banality, and ... become one of the most important things in his life by that time and he had gotten into an area of writing that would supply him with years and years of marvelous work: children’s literature. In his poem entitled Squishy Touch, he presents another illogical situation and uses several literary devices while doing so. This poem from A Light in the Attic tells the story of a person that ...
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