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- 1591: Iliad 2
- ... exhibited his independence from the heroic code and that he is capable of making decisions that have no basis in precedence, and that he is able to choose his own destiny and live his own philosophy, and one who accomplishes this is truly a hero by anyone s standards. A careful comparison of the actions and thoughts of the two characters provides the reader with a perhaps unexpected insight. It seems ...
- 1592: The Tatyana Caste
- ... The Lady of Shalott 5 Onegin, Book 2 6 Az európai irodalom története, 520. o. 7 Onegin, Book 3 8 Onegin, Book 4 9 E. Nelson: The Lady of Shalott 10 E.A. Poe: The Philosophy of Composition 11 Onegin, Book 8 12 E. Nelson: The Lady of Shalott References: Elizabeth Nelson: The Lady of Shalott (Ladies of Shalott: a Victorian masterpiece and its contexts, ed. G. Landow, Brown U., 1979 ...
- 1593: Huck Fin 2
- ... novel and begins to think that Jim¹s life is worth saving. 16. Additional comments While Huck Finn was rather humorous and fun to read, it is said to have contained much of Twain¹s philosophy on society and culture. While I did see much of Twain¹s idea about society, because of the nature of the book, it remains hard for me to see it as more than a children ...
- 1594: Hard Times 2
- ... their behavior which I believe (below the surface) was more existential than his. Since most existentialists believe that man is free to reflect, make decisions, and set goals, the circus definitely leaned more towards such philosophy than did an entrepreneurial man who created a strict curriculum of facts with barely any emotions. The circus members were more free to roam and live life "day by day". Examples are the sudden emotional ...
- 1595: Shakespeare - Globe Theater
- ... corrupting the youth and promoting prostitution. A playwright had to please all members of the audience. This explains the wide range of topics in Elizabethan plays. Many plays included passages of subtle poetry, of deep philosophy, and scenes of terrible violence. Shakespeare was an actor as well as a playwright, so he new well what his audience wanted to see. The company's offered as many as thirty plays a season ...
- 1596: Julius Ceaser - The Importance Of Brutus
- ... and reverence. Cassius: Your voice shall be as strong as any man’s in the disposing of new dignities."(Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 175-179) Another point in which Brutus stood up for the philosophy by which he lived was at the battle of Phillipi where he decided to risk everything. This strategic viewpoint is either a sound or unsound decision, depending on your point of view. Regardless of that ...
- 1597: Welcome To The Monkey House
- ... story makes the government and the scientific community the villains of the story for taking away sex. It also makes Billy the Poet a hero for rebelling against the government edict and for spreading his philosophy of pleasure through sexual intercourse. One thing that should be pointed out about this story is that it was originally written for Playboy magazine. One of the ironies of the story was after Billy raped ...
- 1598: Greek Tragedies
- ... In this it brings to mind another famous philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. He was the most radical philosopher the Western tradition had ever produced; he posed a fundamental challenge to the rationalism that has dominated Western philosophy since Plato. Trained in classical linguistics, Nietzsche in his earliest work described two conflicting "spirits" in Greek culture. The Dionysian after the god Dionysis spirit was passionate and communal. By contrast, the Apollonian after the ...
- 1599: The Chosen
- ... is expected to fill when he becomes the tzaddik. In the long initial visits that Reuven pays to Reb Saunder’s congregation to be approved as fit company for Danny, Reuven observes the way Hasidic philosophy permeates his friend’s life. Weeks before the accident which brings the two boys together, Mr. Malter meets Danny in the public library and begins to guide him in his search for knowledge of the ...
- 1600: T.S. Eliot
- ... Academy, a preparatory school for Harvard. In 1906, he started his Bachelor’s Degree at Harvard, and within three years he graduated. He then started graduate school at Harvard to earn a Masters degree in Philosophy. In 1910 Eliot studied French Literature in Paris at Sorbonne. Then, in 1911 he went to Munich. Due to the war he was unable to travel back to the States, and was detained in London ...
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