The Development of the ‘Stream-of-Consciousness’ Technique in Modernist English Fiction (with Special Reference to the Contributions of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf) Arpan Adhikary The term ‘stream of consciousness’ as applied in literary criticism to designate a particular mode of prose narrative was first coined by philosopher William James in his book Principles of Psychology (1890) to describe the uninterrupted flow of perceptions‚ memories and thoughts in active human psyche. As a literary
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Personality Theories Paper Assignment This Is England: Shaun In the movie “This Is England”‚ Shaun‚ the main character‚ is an easily influenced twelve year old boy living in London. After his father dies in the Falkland’s war. He is then recruited by a gang of men‚ ranging from the ages of 16 to 30‚ called “skinheads”. Eager to please his only friends‚ he completely immerses himself in a life of bitterness‚ danger‚ racism‚ and drugs. Shaun’s personality is on a rollercoaster of emotions‚ as his
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The Rise of the English Novel English literature has a long and colorful history. From the masterfully written old English tales of Chaucer to the countless Shakespearian dramas to the poetic verses of Tennyson‚ England has produced some of the richest treasures of the literary world. Not until the eighteenth century‚ however‚ did a type of literature develop that completely broke the traditions of the past and opened the door to a whole new generation of writers. This new genre was appropriately
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POSSIBLE ESSAY ANSWERS “I have not known a days peace and contentment in my life.” Discuss this statement in light of the various internal conflicts faced by Makhaya in the novel. Support your ideas with details from the novel. In the novel When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head‚ we are a spectator to trials and tribulations of Makhaya‚ the protagonist. While many of these trials are external‚ they also impact on his state of mind and on his emotional detachment. As an individual‚ Makhaya
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lectures are university professors carefully selected by the teaching company and its customers for electuaries distinguishing and teaching excellent .These lectures are titled the English novel part 1 the lecturer is professor thes vergen professor vergine is associate professor English and the blune England becanin professor English letruture lures university where he’s been teaching for over 50 years professor virgine preform in college where he graduated from magnikme glawd he were own doing
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England and Burgundy * Renaissance: (French‚ “rebirth”) PERIOD of art‚ cultural‚ and music history between the Middle Ages and the BAROQUE PERIOD‚ marked by HUMANISM‚ a revival of ancient culture and ideas‚ and a new focus on the individual‚ the world‚ and the senses. * Burgundy: * Martin le Franc: * Contenance angloise: (French‚ "English guise") Characteristic quality of early-fifteenth-century English music‚ marked by pervasive CONSONANCE with frequent use of HARMONIC thirds and
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THE NOVEL IN AFRICA John Maxwell Coetzee is a South African essayist‚ novelist ‚ linguist‚ literary critic and translator. He has also won the Noble prize in the Literature category. The following lecture ‘The Novel in Africa’ was given by him in the University of California in Doreen B.Townsend Center for the Humanities. This lecture is a fictionalized creation of J.M .Coetzee‚ which upholds his belief that‚ “…a true sense in which writing is dialogic; a matter of awakening counter voices in
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Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the throne of England in 1837‚ English literature seemed to have entered into a period of lean years. Only sweet memories and poetic fruitfulness by the Romantic poets were remained‚ while the poets had passed away. It seemed that no writer was there in England to fulfill
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age. It was the period of queen Victoria’s era which started from 1837 until her death in 1901. It was a complex era . There are many events which helped to mould its way of life and thought . First of all‚ as a result of the Industrial Revolution England was transformed from a rural and agricultural nation into an industrial and urban nation . The thing which affect the social ‚cultural and economic aspects of life . The writers began to concentrate their interest on man rather than society . Second
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Marxist Literary Criticism Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist and sociologist as well as a political revolutionary. He‚ with the aid of Friedrech Engels‚ published theCommunist Manifesto in 1848. In the manifesto‚ Marx identified three social classes in his theory: The Aristocracy which refers to the small number of land owners who have control over the economy of the country‚ the Bourgeois class which refers to the high class people who have control over the industrial sites and factories
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