Chapter 9 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe I. Introduction A. Two major civilizations 1. Byzantine – Orthodox Christianity a. Maintained high level of political‚ economic‚ cultural life b. Leaders saw selves as Roman Emperors c. Empire lasted for 1000 years until Turkish invaders d. Constantinople – most opulent‚ important city in Europe e. Spread civilization to previously uncivilized areas i. Russia‚ Balkans ii. Russia inherits
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Butler Yeats that incorporate a tragic vision. Both plays deal with a single tragic moment in the life of an important figure. The plays are similar in structure and style. Yeats interweaves supernatural elements in both plays -- the Shape Changers in On Baile’s Strand and the circumstances of Deirdre’s birth and the question of her parentage in Deirdre. The endings of the plays are similar‚ however‚ the process of coming to a conclusion in the plays is different. In both of these plays‚ Yeats gives
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In Memory of WB Yeats‚ discussing how far you find it characteristic of other WH Auden’s poems you have studied W.H Auden’s “In Memory of W.B Yeats” is an elegy to commemorate the life and death of a great poet‚ W.B Yeats. However‚ Auden adds another dimension to the poem by incorporating political references significant during the age of oppression and turmoil of the impending war and the extent of effectiveness of poetry at any point in time. In this poem‚ he utilizes techniques and themes commonly
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In William Yeats’ The Second Coming‚ the speaker shows his recognition of the degeneration of the world and turns the traditional biblical allusion of the Second Coming upside-down to incarnate his fear of what that degeneration might cause. The speaker imagines that the frightening state of current affairs will lead to a second coming of the messiah which will be far more gruesome than the first. The speaker uses figurative language and paradox in the first stanza to describe the injustice in the
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Compare & Contrast: Poe’s “Annabel Lee” and Yeats’ “Cloths of Heaven” As two of the greatest classical poets in the history of literature‚ William Butler Yeats and Edgar Allen Poe constantly vie for my favored attentions. Their poems‚ such as “Annabel Lee” and “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” (now more commonly known as “He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven”)‚ have set the tone for some of the greatest romantic poetry of our time. Both were made into songs which I have had the utmost privilege
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Broken Dreams was published in 1917 after Yeats’ last proposal to Maude Gonne‚ he was 52 years old when it was published. Around the time this poem was published‚ women couldn’t vote‚ there were no jobs for women‚ women were less equal and the suffragette movement was going on. Yeats in the poem is talking about Maude‚ she was a woman he loved she didn’t love him back. The poem is quite aloof and cool‚ it’s almost like he’s giving a lecture. Yeats mentions the women’s flaws in every stanza‚ he
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MODERNISM IN CONTEXT 1. Essay----Any One: 1. Comment on the characters in THE WASTELAND. The poem was written in 1922 immediately after the first World War and the poet makes a statement on the decadence and degradation in human values that had led to the war.It is a masterpiece
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Discuss ways in which Yeats presents memories in ‘Broken Dreams’ Main 3 themes= memory-old growing memory- associated with negetivity memory-beautiful- Maud Maud Gonne= pinnacle of his memory ‘you are more beautiful than anyone’ ‘And yet your body had a flaw / Your small hands were not beautiful’ – her flaw were what separated her from the angelic persona of an angel but it was this very flaw that made her perfect- hence the reason she was such an overpowering part of his memory- unforgettable.
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centuries. WB Yeats and Joan Didion used their knowledge of writing to express the state of the world we live in. WB Yeats and Joan Didion illustrate their skill in writing by using all sorts of literary techniques in their works of literature; but their primary literary techniques are diction‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. WB Yeats and Joan Didion use diction to represent the meaning or theme of a poem through distinctions in sound‚ look‚ rhythm‚ syllable‚ letters‚ and definition. WB Yeats uses words
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Yeats himself said "Poetry is no rootless flower‚ but the speech of man" and this concept is reflected deeply in his poetic works as he expresses concerns and ideas of close regard to himself and makes them memorable to the reader through his linguistic craftsmanship and mastery of poetic techniques. The Wild Swans At Coole (hereafter WS) examines the theme of intimate change and personal yearning‚ whilst The Second Coming (hereafter SC) examines change in context with cultural dissolution and fear
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