II - The literature of Colonial America (1607-1765): The literature of settlement I- THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1) Sir Captain John Smith a) Native Indians and "orature". The families and the friends were sitting around a fire and they tell stories‚ their history was told by oral transmission (not written). "Orature" refers to the great native Indians’ narrative and legends. So they cannot be part of American Literature. b) Explorers -Early explorers: American literature is very close
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Norman conquest of England‚ in the 11th century‚ made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature. The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech‚ with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections. For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king’s court and the courts of law‚ from Parliament‚ school‚ and university. During all this time there were two languages spoken in England. Norman French was
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experimentation. The search for new forms of expression‚ which affected all branches of literature‚ was carried on first of all in fiction and novel. So far novelists had concentrated above all on plots‚ and their main preoccupation had been with characters in society‚ since they thought that the function of novels was to present people in a social context‚ so that they became mirrors of their own age. The English novel was essentially bourgeois in its origin and throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT (Abstract) BA Programme in English under Choice based credit semester systemSchool of Distance Education/ Private mode- Syllabus in tune with Choice based credit semester System School of Distance Education regulations-approved implemented with effect from 2011 admissionOrders issued ……………………………………………………………………… GENERAL AND ACADEMIC BRANCHIV‘B’ SECTION No: GAIV/B2/9842/2010 Dated‚ Calicut University. P.O 01.09.2012 Read: 1.UO No GAIV/J2/3601/08 dated 17
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English Literature for Teachers This assignment presents a sequence of five evaluated English lessons‚ aimed at Year 11 students‚ displaying Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD). The case study student is a Year 11 boy identified as ‘H’ for the purpose of this assignment. He has ADHD‚ Aspergers and mental health issues which required hospitalisation during the Year 9 Summer Term. This has resulted in an extensive amount of authorised absence affecting his grades across the curriculum
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printed in English. Proverbs‚ folk songs‚ esoteric language and imagery are all used to create realistic‚ honest portrayals of tribal life in Nigeria‚ these are all aspects used in how we read ‘Things Fall Apart’. (1) Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ is written in English and belongs to the European form . Some words in the novel are left untranslated. This is a common trait of Achebe’s work. These words are meant to represent ideas and these ideas could not be translated properly into English in fear
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Periods of English Literature A Note on the Naming of Periods: Periods in literature are named for rulers‚ historical events‚ intellectual or political or religious movements‚ or artistic styles. Most literary periods therefore have multiple names. What’s worse‚ some of these names are debated. Is the later 17th Century the Baroque era? The term baroque is an intractable term derived from art criticism‚ though it may usefully be applicable to some writers as well. Is the early 17th Century the
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and NATION BUILDING in COLONIAL INDIA Introduction In nineteenth century India‚ national art had the same status as national demands: it seemed condemned to be a deceived aspiration. The colonial encounter had indeed this effect that it submitted Indian culture to the judgment of Western colonizers; and the result was a strong depreciation of Indian past and present art. To the eyes of the colonizer‚ the artistic tradition in India was indeed a tradition of
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Science and Technology Boning—Boon or Bane? The subject of human cloning (reproductive cloning) is shrouded in controversy‚ right from its conception. On the other hand therapeutic cloning‚ which is sometimes misunderstood as reproductive cloning‚ is not the creation of an offspring but instead‚ vital stem cells are taken from human embryos‚ which are then used to generate tissues and organs. These organs and tissues can be then used for transplantation. The ultimate aim of this process
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