Glossary of Literary terms – Drama Act-: A lengthy segment of a play‚ comprising several scenes. A major division in a play. Each act may have one or more scenes. Greek plays were performed as continuous wholes‚ with interpolated comment from the Chorus. Horace appears to have been the first to insist on a five-act structure. At some stage during the Renaissance the use of five acts become standard practice among French dramatists. Plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries have natural
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The Aeneid Study Guide The Aeneid Study Guide Context Virgil‚ the preeminent poet of the Roman Empire‚ was born Publius Vergilius Maro on October 15‚ 70 B.C.‚ near Mantua‚ a city in northern Italy. The son of a farmer‚ Virgil studied in Cremona‚ then in Milan‚ and finally in Rome. Around 41 B.C.‚ he returned to Mantua to begin work on his Eclogues‚ which he published in 37 B.C. Soon afterward‚ civil war forced him to flee south to Naples‚ where seven years later he finished his second work‚ the
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Chapter one the first civilization I. Introduction A. The Idea of Civilization The West is an idea that developed slowly during Greek and Roman civilization. Initially the Greeks referred to their homeland as the Europe—or “West.” The Romans took up the concept and applied it to the western half of their empire. Asia—or the East—was similarly a geographical innovation of the Greeks and Romans. Asia was that land that belonged to non-Greek cultures of Asia Minor‚ particularly the Persians
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DOCUMENT RESUME CS 201 686 ED 098 597 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION Fleming‚ Margaret‚ Ed. Teaching the Epic. National Council of Teachers of English‚ Urbana‚ PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM 74 120p. EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS MF-$0.75 HC-$5.40 PLUS POSTAGE American Literature; Bibliographies; Classical Literature; English Instruction; *Epics; German Literature; Greek Literature; High Schools; Legends; *Literary Analysis; Literature; *Literature Appreciation; Medieval Literature;
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ST. ALEXIUS COLLEGE City of Koronadal PREFACE English 4 introduces the students to different literary genres which is vital to comprehension and appreciation of literature. The module exposes students to a substantial collection of poetry. Prose‚ being lengthy‚ is typified by essays‚ fables‚ short stories‚ novels‚ and short plays. The essentials of literature‚ which are comprehensively treated by Arsenia Tan in her book‚ strengthen the students’ foundation in understanding literature.
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The Conquest of Happiness (London; Allen & Unwin‚ 1930): Full Text Preface This book is not addressed to the learned‚ or to those who regard a practical problem merely as something to be talked about. No profound philosophy or deep erudition will be found in the follwing pages. I have aimed only at putting together some remarks which are inspired by what I hope is common sense. All that I claim for the recipes offered to the reader is that they are such as are confirmed by my own experience and
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Counterfactual Thinking and Shakespearean Tragedy: Imagining Alternatives in the Plays Amir Khan Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a doctoral degree in English Literature Department of English Faculty of Arts University of Ottawa © Amir Khan‚ Ottawa‚ Canada 2013 Library and Archives Canada Bibliothèque et Archives Canada Published Heritage Branch Direction du Patrimoine de l ’édition
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This page intentionally left blank SHAKESPEARE AND TOLERANCE Shakespeare’s remarkable ability to detect and express important new currents and moods in his culture often led him to dramatise human interactions in terms of the presence or absence of tolerance. Differences of religion‚ gender‚ nationality‚ and what is now called ‘race’ are important in most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ and varied ways of bridging these differences by means of sympathy and understanding are often depicted. The full
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THE BIG BOOK of WORDS You SHOULD KNOW Over 3‚000 Words Every Person Should Be Able to Use (And a Few That You Probably Shouldn’t) David Olsen‚ Michelle Bevilacqua‚ and Justin Cord Hayes Avon‚ Massachusetts Copyright © 2009 by F+W Media‚ Inc. All rights reserved. This book‚ or parts thereof‚ may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews. Published by Adams Media‚ an F+W Media Company 57 Littlefield Street
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