Chaucer’s "The House of Fame": The Cultural Nature of Fame QUESTION 7. DISCUSS THE CULTURAL NATURE OF FAME AND ITS TEXTUAL EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY‚ CHAUCER’S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer’s The House of Fame‚ in particular‚ the
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In Chaucer’s House of Fame‚ the reader is privy to a momentous dream of Geoffrey’s‚ a poet protagonist dedicated to love. In this dream‚ he meets an eagle that promises to bear him to the House of Fame as a reward from Jupiter himself. Once there‚ Geoffrey is told that he will “here…mo wonder thynges…and of loves folk moo tydynges‚ both soothe sawes and lesinges‚ and moo loves new begonne‚ and longe yserved loves wonne‚ and moo loves casuelly (Chaucer‚ Lines 672-679).” This excerpt is meant to outline
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Advantages and disadvantages of being famous (essay) - Wady i zalety bycia sławnym (rozprawka) Almost everybody would like to be famous. It is commonly thought that extremely popular people do not have to face any problems and lead careless lives. We can watch them on the news‚ we can see their photos in the newspapers and wish we could be them – rich‚ talented and admired. Yes‚ we are jealous because we would like everybody’s attention to be focused on us. It seems that we can see only positive
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Fame is the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements and skills. Fame-iness written by Megan Daum‚ described the formation from early celebrities to present days celebrities. The author is basically telling us (the reader) that to be a celebrity in the 60’s you would be well known worldwide and to be a celebrity in our present days you could and can do or be anything as long as you have enough audience entertain and likes what you are producing. Daum gives
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famous is heaven‚ but it’s more like hell. What do you think? Phenomenom of fame is widespread around the world. Being famous today is not the same as it was 50-100 years ago. Andy Warhol once said : In the future everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame. Well‚ in my opinion‚ that time has come. People from all around the world are trying to get their way out there on the stage. It has become easy to acquire fame‚ but difficult to keep it. People get famous for doing nothing and the ones who
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Everyone’s SAFE “Steroids and the Hall of Fame” “Going‚ Going‚ Gone‚ Home Run!” everyone knows what this means when an announcer says it. The game of baseball is a different sport‚ unlike basketball and football; you do not necessarily need strength to be dominant. So‚ why are steroids a big issue in baseball? Steroids‚ in particular‚ anabolic steroids‚ build up cellular tissue or muscle. However‚ they do not give
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John Keats: “On Fame” John Keats talks about fame and the desire of people to posses it. He compares fame to a woman and the desire of people for fame is compared to men’s lust to women. John Keats as the speaker presents an “as matter-of-fact” tone. The speaker gives the reader a sense of knowledge about what fame is. He seems to know what he’s talking about and it seems like he’s giving a lecture about it. The speaker achieves this tone by his elaborate comparison between fame and women and people’s
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On Tuesday‚ Rob Lowe‚ the American actor who earned his fame after appearing in such films - as The Outsiders (drama film)‚ director Robert Boris’ - Oxford Blues‚ and the romantic comedy-drama film - About Last Night‚ received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star of Rob Lowe on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television was dedicated in front of the Musso & Frank Grill (restaurant located on Hollywood Boulevard)‚ where the 51 year old actor‚ talked humorously that he "drank
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Fame Fame is beauty. Fame is perfection. To reach star status is a life goal. It is almost a dream to some people. One will be looked up to by their admirers. Everyone wants to be famous. After all‚ celebrities are perfect‚ right? Everyone looks up to celebrities as the ideal being to be. People try to be just like their idol‚ losing focus of what it means to be an individual in the process. Fashion trends‚ foods‚ ideas‚ and even social epidemics can be tipped by someone who is famous. Why
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The accompanying data relates to what sort of hypotheses identify with claim to fame courts. Social structure hypothesis‚ at the end of the day‚ the variations that outcome from destitution and the way of criminal action because of absence of assets and thereof. General strain hypothesis advises us that the enthusiastic health of people and their current circumstances might possibly be an immediate consequence of criminal exercises. Intellectual hypothesis partners criminal movement with self-discernment
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