WILLIAM GOLDING (1911-1993) LIFE‚ WORKS‚ CRITIQUE WILLIAM GOLDING’S LIFE AND HIS WORKS Sir William Gerald Golding is one of the 20th century ’s greatest novelists. He is best known for his novels Lord of the Flies and Rites of Passage. He was born in Cornwall‚ the son of a school master‚ William Gerald Golding‚ attended Marlborough Grammar School before going up to Brasenose College‚ Oxford‚ to study sciences. Against his parents’ wishes he change in his second year at university‚ to
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(tragoidia)‚ from which the word "tragedy" is derived‚ is a compound of two Greek words: τράγος (tragos) or "goat" and ᾠδή (ode) meaning "song"‚ from ἀείδειν (aeidein)‚ "to sing".[1] This etymology indicates a link with the practices of the ancient Dionysian cults. It is impossible‚ however‚ to know with certainty how these fertility rituals became the basis for tragedy and comedy. [2] Origins Main article: Greek tragedy Martin Litchfield West speculates that early studies in Greek religion and theatre
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Primitivism From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about primitivism in the visual arts. For the social movement‚ see anarcho-primitivism. For art by self-taught artists‚ see naïve art. For other meanings of "primitivism" or "primitive"‚ see Primitive. Henri Rousseau‚ In a Tropical Forest Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo‚ 1908-1909‚ Hermitage Museum‚ St. Petersburg Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric
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In light of evidence from studies‚ there is a distinction that declares that top movies in box office include leads which are always a male. Despite it being the 21st century and being claimed the most modernized century‚ women still do not get recognition for their achievements. Women do an equal amount of work as men but still get paid less. It is easy to notice that the top 5 movies always have a male casted as the lead. In the year 2014‚ the only movie where the lead was a woman was in The Hunger
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Albania is a country in south-eastern Europe with surface area of 28748 km2. it boards Greece‚ Macedonia‚ Kosovo and Montenegro and is always 70 km by sea from Italy. Famous Albanian includes Gjergj Katriot Skandergeg and Mother Tereza. Having lived in different period and having done different works they are very close to each-other through their message on what Albania was and what it should be. Gjergj Kastrioti united Albanians in a struggle to resist an international power on behalf of the
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The Meaning of Jazz in African American Culture Particularly in Harlem During the 1950’s In the Baldwin’s story‚ Sonny’s Blues‚ the author portrays African -Americans in the urban life. Even though he writes about reconciliation of two brothers‚ who are trying to overcome their differences and to come to understand each other‚ the story shows the meaning of Jazz in African American culture‚ particularly in Harlem during 1950. The urban life in Harlem has being described by many authors‚ including
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mortuary symbolism. In 1859‚ he published his first book Versuch uber Grabsymbolik der Alten‚ meaning "An essay on ancient mortuary symbolism" (1). He focused most of his study with the Greek and Roman symbolism‚ particularly as manifested in the Dionysian and Orphic mystery cults. He started by studying the significance of eggs as symbols of fertility and femininity in Roman tombs and in funerary games. Each of the eggs was painted half-black and half-white‚ representing the passage of night and
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Comedy and Tragedy | | Comedy According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.") Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic
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‘So‚ I ask you‚ which of these systems epitomize life’s natural order? Which of these systems will produce individuals who possess the skills and habits of mind necessary to confront the realities of this nasty‚ short‚ and brutish life? Will the greatness of this nation be maintained by individuals who believe that life owes them a living‚ or by those who believe that anything they are due will be reaped by talent‚ ability‚ and‚ at times‚ ruthless cunning?’ ‘Beacon students‚ I am counting on you
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The tragedy and situation in the play Hamlet’ has been commented on as universal.’ Audiences of many different cultures can enjoy Hamlet’ even though it is set in an alien culture to them. The reasons for this are that many people can relate to the play‚ they feel that they are living though a profound experience‚ even if nothing in the plot of Hamlet has ever happened to them. The experience of Hamlet’ is not restricted to the plot and its characters. <br> <br>A large factor in this universal
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