Unit I: The Bildungsroman and the transition to modernism Approximate dates: 9/12 – 10/21 Essential questions: ➢ What constitutes the hero’s journey in a bildungsroman? ➢ How does a work communicate the anxieties of its age? ➢ What are basic tenets of Freudian theory? ➢ How does “metafiction” change the relationship between author and reader? Concepts‚ terms‚ and themes: Archetypes‚ light/dark dichotomy‚ phallic and yonic symbols‚ the natural world vs. the mechanized world‚ psychosexuality
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but within the book known as The Inferno Of Dante they show exemplary examples. But many want to know why and by asking the author why he did what he did is the best question of all. Dante is a character in the book and he goes on a journey through hell and along with him he has a spiritual guide. The spiritual guide is Vigil and shows him the way‚ like reincarnation‚ before people get reborn into another life they have someone like god. Although Dante was not really reincarnated‚ he just went to
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1. Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other
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In Dante’s the Inferno‚ it is a tale about Dante going through the various circles of Hell‚ but throughout the background of the whole epic‚ God’s justice shines brightly. While the focal point of the epic is to show the journey of Dante‚ the justice of God becomes evident. It is a truly unforgiving and cruel object‚ but in good reason‚ to condemn sinners. Whether it is in the fitting punishments handed to the sinners‚ the demons that condemn them‚ or even Hell as a whole‚ God’s unforgiving justice
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plot in both films is naturally no different. The tranquil life of Edmond Dantes‚ a 20 years old sailor on the “Pharaoh” ship‚ who plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes‚ is shattered when his friend Fernand wishes the lovely Mercedes for himself. Three other people wish to harm Dantes for different reasons. Danglars is an accountant of the "Pharaoh" and fears that if Dantes becomes Capitan‚ he will lose his job because Dantes notices his abuses; young assistant prosecutor De Villefort is afraid that
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In the Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer expresses his opinion of societal roles through the use of satire. The author judges each character by the expected behavior that pertained to their line of work and how they actually acted. Through this comparison‚ he analyzes the anticipated perfection of character and the more realistic behavior increasingly prevalent in medieval society. Furthermore‚ this contradictory relationship of expected versus ideal behavior is displayed through the foil characters‚ the
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each with a sin or set of sins associated with them‚ and a punishment for each sin. When sinners die they are consigned to the place which is designated to appropriately punish the particular kinds of sin that they committed during their lifetime. As Dante descends to lower circles‚ we see that the punishments get worse and worse‚ so that more severe punishments are made to correspond to more morally despicable sins. In all cases‚ it is the sins of a person that place that person at each level of Hell
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The Count of Monte Cristo: One love‚ a betrayal‚ one revenge Alexandre Dumas‚ one of the most widely read French authors in the world‚ wrote during the late 19th century a prominent romantic historical novel; love‚ betrayal‚ revenge‚ and redemption convert the story of The Count Of Monte- Cristo in one of the most renowned classics of all time. It is considered an extraordinary novel because of its shocking characters‚ theme‚ and drive to vengeance. Alexandre Dumas was born on July 1802 in
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CP English 12 Assignments (Page numbers refer to The Language of Literature textbook unless otherwise noted.) UNIT 1 EPIC HEROES AND ORDINARY PEOPLE: THE ANGLO-SAXON AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS Week 1 Anglo-Saxon Beginnings: Beowulf During the Anglo-Saxon period from 449-1066‚ epic poetry was the dominant genre. These early years were ones of turmoil and change‚ and storytellers responded by celebrating heroic warriors who prevailed in battle. Tests of courage not only made for exciting stories
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and the spirits of all sinful people goes to hell after death. Those souls and/or people in hell are inflicted with eternal pain and misery. Hell over the century has been depicted by many authors in literary works. The Italian poet and writer‚ Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)‚ created a masterpiece in the form of an epic poem‚ Divine Comedy and Inferno is the first part of three parts written in the 14th century. He goes into great length to provide vivid images of hell. Inferno depicts the medieval
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