E. Frantz Final Essay (Finalrst Draft) 4.2918.2 Seeds of Trauma: Images of Sexual Trauma in Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye Throughout her novels Toni Morrison conveys to her readers the idea of a community ’s responsibility to act out against violence‚ rape‚ sexual abuse‚ and racism. Her writing‚ at times‚ bears witness to a community ’s tragic abandoning of its youth‚ of identity‚ of history. Morrison explores tThe theme of sexual abuse‚ the implications of which often tragically affect
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Renaissance Drama in England From Medieval to Renaissance Drama Mystery plays -> Historical (chronicle) Miracle plays -> plays Tragedies Comedies Morality plays -> Interludes -> Other public “spectacles”… The Elizabethan Drama The Elizabethan era saw a great flourishing of literature‚ especially in the field of drama. The Italian Renaissance had rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman theatre‚ and this was instrumental in the development
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Love in literature What do we talk about when we talk about love? Early poets reached for the sun and stars to describe their beloveds‚ while novelists have struggled to convey their ’wretched ordinariness’. At matins on 6 April 1327‚ in the church of St Clare in Avignon‚ Francesco Petrarch may or may not have seen Laura for the first time: her skin "whiter and colder than snow‚ not touched by the sun for many years"‚ golden hair‚ black eyes. We don’t know for sure whether Laura really existed
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Lecture 5 Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh : The Pastoral Lecture 5 Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh : The Pastoral ) = الرعويةThe Pastoral ( pastoral (L ’pertaining to shepherds’) A minor but important mode which‚ by convention‚ is concerned with the lives of shepherds. It is of great antiquity and interpenetrates many works in Classical and modern European literature. It is doubtful if pastoral ever had much to do with the daily working-life of shepherds‚
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Seamus Heaney on Beowulf and his verse translation And now this is ‘an inheritance’ – Upright‚ rudimentary‚ unshiftably planked In the long ago‚ yet willable forward Again and again and again. 1 BEOWULF: THE POEM The poem called Beowulf was composed some time between the middle of the seventh and the end of the tenth century of the first millennium‚ in the language that is today called Anglo-Saxon or Old English. It is a heroic narrative‚ more than
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All About Pisces Pisces (February 19-March 20) Pisces is symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions. A part of you is always trying to "swim away" or escape reality. The other part is so intuitive that you get swept up in everything going on. Your imagination is the perfect hideout when you want to escape‚ since Pisces is so creative. You love dancing (Pisces rules the feet)‚ movies‚ poetry‚ and music. Your moods are mysterious and your dreams are intense. Every Pisces should have
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Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) ENGLISH – SECONDARY 1. Which of the following is NOT associated with Romanticism? a. Emphasis on the collective rather than on the individual b. Belief in the child’s superior insight c. Celebration of the nature d. Emphasis on the power of imagination 2. What feeling is expressed in this line “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky”? A. Surprise C. Fear B. Happiness D. Anger 3. What is Chekhov’s most recognizable
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| Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter THESEUS‚ HIPPOLYTA‚ and PHILOSTRATE‚ with others | THESEUS and HIPPOLYTA enter with PHILOSTRATE and others. | 5 | THESEUS Now‚ fair Hippolyta‚ our nuptial hourDraws on apace. Four happy days bring inAnother moon. But oh‚ methinks how slowThis old moon wanes! She lingers my desires‚Like to a stepdame or a dowagerLong withering out a young man’s revenue. | THESEUS Our wedding day is almost here‚ my beautiful Hippolyta. We’ll be getting married in four
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Chapter One Origins and Antiquity: Myths‚ Legends‚ and Epics The geographical origins of Western literature lie in areas as diverse as the Middle East‚ the Mediterranean‚ the central European forests‚ and the northwestern coasts‚ each of which produced a body of oral histories‚ myths‚ and legends‚ many of which were subsequently written down. They have been drawn on by writers since the emergence of a Western literature culture in ancient Greece. Stories have been used as entertainment‚ as origin
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English 30-1 Hamlet Preseminar Work Alexa Forigo - Blackhall Act I Briefly summarize the key events in this act. In Act 1‚ we open with a dialogue between three men- Marcellus‚ Bernardo and Horatio. They are visited by a ghost‚ who is later verified by Horatio to in fact be the recently deceased King Hamlet. Next‚ we are introduced to Claudius‚ the new king since the death of King Hamlet‚ marrying into an incestuous relationship of King Hamlet’s past wife‚ Gertrude. He decides to keep Hamlet‚ our
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