University of Wollongong Author-Date (Harvard) Referencing Guide 2008 This guide was jointly produced by staff in the University Library‚ Learning Development and CEDIR The style has been adapted from the publication Style Manual for Authors‚ Editors and Printers 2002 (6th edition) 2nd Edition: Updated January 2011 1 of 29 About this Guide Accurate referencing is critical to quality academic writing and avoidance of plagiarism. To assist students to develop this important skill‚ the
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Aristotle on Greek Tragedy The word tragedy literally means "goat song‚" probably referring to the practice of giving a goat as a sacrifice or a prize at the religious festivals in honor of the god Dionysos. Whatever its origins‚ tragedy came to signify a dramatic presentation of high seriousness and noble character which examines the major questions of human existence: Why are we here? How can we know the will of the gods? What meaning does life have in the face of death? In tragedy people are
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A famous speech by Shakespeare’s Falstaff questions the value of: honor 1. ( T or F ) Aristotle considered plot more important than character or thought. True 2. ( T or F ) Aristotle was both a theater critic and a philosopher. True 3. Aristotle’s famous analysis of tragedy is found in a work called: The Poetics 4. Aristotle’s work on comedy is how long? 5 acts long 5. What did the Commedia delle’arte specialize in? 6. What is satire? a literary genre or form‚ although in practice
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Chapter One Origins and Antiquity: Myths‚ Legends‚ and Epics The geographical origins of Western literature lie in areas as diverse as the Middle East‚ the Mediterranean‚ the central European forests‚ and the northwestern coasts‚ each of which produced a body of oral histories‚ myths‚ and legends‚ many of which were subsequently written down. They have been drawn on by writers since the emergence of a Western literature culture in ancient Greece. Stories have been used as entertainment‚ as origin
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A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF BEOWULF By DANA HUFF SERIES W. GEIGER ELLIS‚ ED.D.‚ EDITORS: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA‚ EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED‚ PH.D.‚ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA‚ RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Beowulf 2 INTRODUCTION Beowulf ’s origins are mysterious. While we do not know the identity of the author‚ and we are unsure of its precise date of composition‚ most scholars believe it was composed by
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LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written
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What is History? interpretation of the past gathering evidence & analyzing it‚ making interpretations way to construct arguments about past based on evidence goal of class is to teach how to think historically Herodotus ca. 484-420 BC Greek writer of “The History of the Persian Wars” used the word Historion (greek word - questioning‚ inquiry‚ investigation‚ gathering of evidence) his work is an investigation on a war etc. it’s something active - History is investigation/questioning
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* 2. The Land Located in Europe in the A egean Sea * The first great civilization in Greece and Crete3. Brief History of Greece Around 1400It lasted roughly from 2000 BCE until 1400 BCE. was the Minoan. BCE‚ the Mycenaean civilization supplanted the Minoan‚ and dominated Greece until about 1100 BCE‚ when barbarians known as Durians invaded. * 4. EXTEND EARLY BEGINING OF POLIS * 490 750-550 Age of Colonization c. 700 Homer 5. Greek Polis Time Line 479 Spartans 480 Xerxes invades
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Lol I got this from wiki but yolo am I right? Ancient Greece From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Page semi-protected The Parthenon‚ a temple dedicated to Athena‚ located on the Acropolis in Athens‚ is one of the most representative symbols of the culture and sophistication of the ancient Greeks. Part of a series on the History of Greece Part of a map of the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent regions by William Faden‚ March 1785 Greek Bronze Age[show] Ancient Greece[show] Medieval Greece[show] Modern
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A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S AS YOU LIKE IT By JEANNE M. McGLINN‚ Ph.D.‚ AND JAMES E. McGLINN‚ Ed.D. SERIES W. GEIGER ELLIS‚ ED.D.‚ EDITORS: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA‚ EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED‚ PH.D.‚ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA‚ RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It 2 INTRODUCTION Shakespeare seems to be everywhere these days. Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer
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