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- 471: Herman Melville: An Anti- Transcendentalist Or Not
- ... of a humongous beast in the mind of the reader. There are no indications that Melville was in any way averse to fame or to the pursuit of excellence in his work. Every author, when writing a book, is hopeful of it’s success and Melville was no less. The Piazza Tales (1856) contain some of Melville's finest shorter works; particularly notable are the powerful short stories “Benito Cereno” and ... humanity. Whether or not Melville is an anti-transcendentalist is a question to be pondered over. As such he is as focused on leaving an impression on his readers as any other writer on the writing block. Therefore, I believe that Melville was transcendental in many ways. He was a writer who portrayed his own persona through his writings and thus he was a writer who had the power to be able to express his own emotions and experiences through his characters. This he has accomplished by writing stories, which had a depth, an essence of their own. Melville was not o much concerned with the commercial success of his works, but that was still a very high contributing factor to the ...
- 472: Improving The Literacy Of Amer
- Improving the Literacy of America Through Our Classrooms Reading and writing are two of the most important functions performed on a daily basis by individuals. One problem in America is that a significant amount of the population can not perform one or both of these tasks ... express their ideas and opinions on a given subject. This idea is summed up when David Bloome states that literacy and cognitive thought ". . . requires students to learn to reflect, not only on what they are writing and how they are writing, but also on the role and function of writing within a community and how a community will use, interpret, and understand a written text. It is not that teachers give up power to students, ...
- 473: Chicano Literature
- ... blessed with every playwright’s dream, having seventeen of her plays performed in the United States and other countries. Chavez has a master’s degree in theatre arts and a master’s degree in creative writing. The former she obtained from Trinity University in San Antonio and the latter she obtained from the University of New Mexico. Chavez has also had the honor of getting two novels published: The Last of ... Troupe. 3.) He received formal training at acting and directing as a drama student (Hernandez 31). El Teatro Campesino was a source of revenue for the UFWOC (Valdez 8). During this time Valdez engaged in writing plays that dealt with the farmworkers' struggle in the field. The plays Valdez presented were labeled as actos because of the audience participation and lack of formality; actos were mostly improvised, and they could've ... political theatre based on improvisations of socio-political issues" (Valdez 8). Since his time was mostly consumed directing actors who had little or no theatre experience at all, he had little time for his own personal writing. Through my research I was only able to find one play that he wrote under the UFWOC, Las dos caras del Patroncito. He was hungry for writing. In 1967 he separated form the ...
- 474: Herman Melville: An Anti-Transcendentalist Or Not
- ... of a humongous beast in the mind of the reader. There are no indications that Melville was in any way averse to fame or to the pursuit of excellence in his work. Every author, when writing a book, is hopeful of it’s success and Melville was no less. The Piazza Tales (1856) contain some of Melville's finest shorter works; particularly notable are the powerful short stories “Benito Cereno” and ... humanity. Whether or not Melville is an anti-transcendentalist is a question to be pondered over. As such he is as focused on leaving an impression on his readers as any other writer on the writing block. Therefore, I believe that Melville was transcendental in many ways. He was a writer who portrayed his own persona through his writings and thus he was a writer who had the power to be able to express his own emotions and experiences through his characters. This he has accomplished by writing stories, which had a depth, an essence of their own. Melville was not o much concerned with the commercial success of his works, but that was still a very high contributing factor to the ...
- 475: Ezra Pound, Imagism, and the Influence of the Orient
- ... topics that were central to his development as a poet. The movement called Imagism which he was instrumental in launching, the doctrine and method that comprised this philosophy, and the oriental influences of Chinese picture-writing and Japanese hokku poetry are all crucial for an understanding of Pound’s conception and definition of poetry. The precise history and true essence of the concept referred to as Imagism is not an easy ... The image is to be presented in its purest sense, without the obstruction of needless description and “superfluous words”; one “moves the reader by clarity” (Kenner p.60). Pound believed that the timelessness of great writing was a direct result of its precision, and in this sense he took an almost scientific approach to writing. He believed exactitude to be “…the thing that is true and stays true that keeps fresh for the reader” (Polite Essays p.165). This quest for precision and clarity was driven by a distaste ...
- 476: The Works of Poet Carl Sandburg and His Effect on American Poetry
- ... of his wanderings, his numerous jobs, his early struggles, and his successes in life. His own life fascinated him.(Rogers 19) Therefore, he felt he wanted to share his fascination with the people he enjoyed writing about. Carl Sandburg is so greatly remembered because his writing was considerably different from the writing of his contemporaries. He let his mind travel, and be free. His works included the use of free verse, colloquialisms, an original type of rhythm, and oddly structured, prosaic poetry that emphasized key phrases ...
- 477: Wutherinng Heights
- ... of emotion to write such potent prose and poetry. In keeping with these facts, it is quite plausible to state that her social means were somewhat lesser compared to the emotional content surrounding her. Furthermore, writing is such an impassioned state; it could well have been her only means to free her soul toward the outer world. In other words, her writings was the means by which she could search and question her personal knowledge on society. Wuthering Heights develops the search for knowledge or truth that subsequently damns and saves her emotionally charged characters: Heathcliff searches for the knowledge he might one day rest with Catherine Earnshaw; Catherine ... the first time. Catherine until now is seen more as an addict to the new and bewildering effect of culture and knowledge in society. It is impossible to dissociate this new process to one of personal development. First, Catherine is ill-educated on how to approach her new environment. She has not developed the proper skills to delve rationally in an all encompassing culture. Her mind becomes disturbed with the ...
- 478: Ernest Hemingways The Sun Also
- ... at different times because of the events that occured in his life. Hemingway died July 2, 1961, at his home, as the result of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Ernest Hemingway had a different style of writing than the other authors in his time. "The Sun Also Rises is the book that established Hemingway as a literary force and it introduced the world to the Lost Generation" (Wilson 5). The Lost Generation ... to pick up on all of them" (2). Friendship, stoicism, and natural grace under pressure are offered as the values that matter in an otherwise amoral often-senseless world (1). "His mind is set on writing only" (3). The only thing Hemingway thought about was writing and finishing The Sun Also Rises. "The writing is as strong and powerful as a swift kick to the head" (4). This quote is referring to Hemingway's strong and complex style of writing. " ...
- 479: The Style and Influences of Lewis Carroll
- The Style and Influences of Lewis Carroll Art is the outward expression of an artist's personal experiences. These experiences are the influences that become the subject of the artist's creation, whether it be a painting, a sculpture, or a novel. The works of Lewis Carroll were greatly influenced by his numerous relationships with children, as well as his own youth, personal life, hobbies, and so on. Some people, including Kate Connell, even say that opium abuse is an evident influence on his writings (on-line). Charles L. Dodgson was a math teacher and logician at the ... example of this absurdity can be found in Chapter 7 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, called "A Mad Tea Party." After the Mad Hatter asks the famous riddle, "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" Alice thinks aloud, ". . . I believe I can guess that." The March Hare then asks her, "Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?". Alice replies "Exactly so,"; ...
- 480: Short Stories - "Spelling" and "Differently": Female Relationships
- ... relationship between a daughter and mother. In the story the narrator flashes back to a time in Rose's career when she was in a play with her breast exposed. Flo showed her displeasure by writing her a letter that said "shame" and adding that if her father was not already dead, he would wish that he was (Oates 154). Yet, the reader feels that Rose is still trying to earn ... most recent work has addressed the problems of middle age, of women alone and the elderly. Characteristic of her style is the search for some revelatory gesture by which an event is illuminated and given personal significance" (Blodgett 1). In "Spelling," Munro demonstrates this revelatory gesture by the incident with the wig. Near the end of the story it is revealed that Flo has a humorous personality. Her dementia appears to ... pouches or jowls or alcoholic flush or sardonic droop of defeat. He is still thin, and straight, and sharp shouldered, still fresh smelling, spotless, appropriately, expensively dressed"(Ford 191). The descriptive view of Munro's writing is shared by the Book Review Digest which stated: "Ms. Munro is a writer of extraordinary richness and texture....Her imagery stuns or wounds. Her sentences stick to the rough surfaces of our world. ...
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