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- 631: Joseph Haydn
- ... which he published with the opus Nos. 9, 17, and 20. Haydn's work underwent a transition between the years of 1768 and 1774. This was largely due to a movement in Western Europe's literature known as "Sturm und Drang", or "Storm and Stress", where emotional themes became increasingly important in literature. This movement had an effect on Haydn and his music, and he was particularly inventive in his search for new styles and forms. There are emotional and tragic elements in several of the symphonies that ...
- 632: A Rhetoric Of Outcasts In The
- ... conventional morality is tied to the myriad tensions that form twentieth century America. To examine Williams's outcasts is to open avenues toward understanding those tensions. Dianoia, the meaning of a work or works of literature, includes the symbols and archetypes that exist in the society that produced the texts (Frye 357). In iterating the dianoia of Williams's outcast characters, I will extend our understanding of the social and spiritual ... discovering the poet was gay, withdrew his acceptance. "Ransom thought homosexuals such as Duncan should 'sublimate' their problem, let the delicacy of subtlety of their sensibility come out in the innocent regions of life and literature" (65). 4) For Williams, "sensitive non-conformist," "outcast," and "fugitive" appear to be interchangeable terms.
- 633: Walter Whitman
- ... book, but Ralph Waldo Emerson saw its merit. In the 1856 edition Whitman printed Emerson's letter of praise, which called the book "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom yet contributed to American literature." Early in the American Civil War Whitman learned that his brother George was wounded and in a hospital in Washington, D.C. He found George nearly recovered but saw other soldiers badly in need of ... My Fancy'. His prose works include 'Democratic Vistas', 'Specimen Days and Collect', 'The Wound Dresser' (wartime letters to his mother), 'A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads', and 'Diary in Canada'. (See also American Literature /ARTICLES/0000/00069120_A.html>.)
- 634: Writing Styles of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe
- ... and Edgar Allen Poe Many of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe's literary works of the nineteenth century are still widely regarded today as literary classics, not only because of the quality of their literature, but also because of the original writing and story techniques used by Melville and Poe. In fact, many of the unprecedented styles used by Poe and Melville are now widely considered the norm in writing quality literature. One example of this is the single-effect theory first seen in Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher," in which Poe places strict emphasis on word choice in ...
- 635: Jean De La Fontaine
- ... first published in 1674. La Fontaine’s most prolific years as a writer, the 1660’s and the 1672’s, were the richest decades of what is often termed as the classical period of French literature he published his first six books of the Fables in 1668. The collection was deticated to the dauphin, the six-year-old son of Louis XIV. The final book of the fables was dedicated to ... loved to read other peoples works. When he was younger he admired such writers as François Rabelais, François de Malherbe, and Honoré d’Urfé, but as he grew older he fell in love with Greek literature namely such ancient masters as Terence, Horace, and Virgil. Although he liked many, his favorite was Homer, but he did not follow the same writing style as Homer, were as Homers writings were extremely lengthy ...
- 636: African Americans
- ... the influence of cultural traditions that originated in Africa; others reflect the uniqueness of the black American in the United States. The unique features of black American culture are most noticeable in music, art and literature, and religion. They may also exist in speech, extended family arrangements, dress, and other features of life-style. Whether African ancestry or survival in the hostile environment of slavery and Jim Crow was more important ... is clearly recognized. After World War II such popular performers as Nat King COLE and Lena HORNE gained international acclaim. Later international audiences were won by Johnny MATHIS, Diana ROSS, and Michael JACKSON. BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE and art were slower to develop than was black music. Early artists and writers who were black dealt with themes that, in selection and approach, were indistinguishable from the works of whites. By the 1920s ...
- 637: Comparison of "Fall of Man" and "Hamlet"
- ... and mythology of a much earlier date. The style of writing used in "The Fall of Man” is very similar to that used by Shakespeare in Hamlet. This is a sign that medieval plays and literature was an influence on Shakespeare's writing. In "The Fall of Man" the common amount of syllables per line is eight. “That moffes me mikill in my minde:”[line 2] or “I knawe it wele ... to feed them. With this knowledge that may have been common to them, they received an insight that is not available to readers of today. Shakespeare's writings are obviously deeply impacted by the older literature and plays. This becomes obvious when the technique and story lines of "The Fall of Man" and Hamlet are compared. The two are very similar. With the similarities between the older “Fall of Man” and ...
- 638: King Arthur
- ... Two men by the names of Jordanes (6the century) and William (11the century) contributed to the legend of Arthur. Their input was perhaps the real basis of future adaptations of the story. Arthur appeared in literature as a national hero in a book written in Latin by Geoffrey of Monmouth called Historia Regum Britanniae (meaning History of the Kings of Britain). he book supposedly covered history from 1200 B.C. to ... D. Geoffrey includes many sources of information with his work but most scholars believe it to be a fictional bibliography added only to give his book some credibility. Therefore his work is considered to be literature not factual history. Geoffrey is the one responsible for the portrayal of Arthur as a splendid King who conquered the British Isles and much of Europe Introduced by Geoffrey are Guenevere, Merlin, information about Arthur ...
- 639: Walt Whitman
- ... throughout his life. He was a printing apprentice, journalist, editor, and school teacher. Walt Whitman sold his first story to "The Democratic Review" shortly after leaving his teaching job. This publication was known to pirate literature from Europe to save money, but it also printed the works of Poe, Lowell, Whittier, Hawthorne, as well as other well-known American lyricists. (Webster Orville III- page 123). It was this publication which gave ... are essentially the greatest poem." His work boldly asserted the worth of the individual and the oneness of all humanity. Whitman’s break from traditional poetic styles exerted a major influence on American thought and literature. Today, Whitman's poetry has been translated into every major language. He has had over 2000 poems published. It was widely recognized as a formative influence on the work of such American writers as Hart ...
- 640: Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been": Defense Mechanisms
- ... that she has aged so she takes out her frustration on Connie for having the things she can't regain herself, such as youth and beauty. The final defense mechanism displayed in this piece of literature is rationalization. This ties in with denial to some extent here. Connie initially experiences feelings of uneasiness, discomfort, and even fear by Arnold's demeanor and presence. This would seem normal enough but then rather ... Oates might have been accosted or actually assaulted by a man similar to the villain in this story. Her subconscious might find it easier to deal with the terrible real event by expressing it through literature. This succeeds in allowing her to come to grips with her fear without suppressing it and at the same time keeping it less threatening than talking about the actual experience.
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