T. S. Eliot and D. H. Lawrence – Compare and Contrast their Techniques and Themes T. S. Eliot and D. H. Lawrence‚ although they are both contemporary authors of Modernist period‚ express different values and techniques. They are both born in 1880s when the world enters the industrial age. While both witness the dynamic transition‚ they both criticize the modernity but in different methods. Two authors’ relations regarding techniques and themes would be analyzed by comparing Eliot’s The Love
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g. you may want to have your chosen players have a dialogue about a specific issue from our readings and discussions). Be sure to describe the setting in which the two characters or authors meet. 2. Whom would you rather get advice from‚ Li Po‚ Dante‚ Antigone‚ or Moira Egan? Why? 3. In the spirit of great poets that we’re reading‚ for this option‚ write a poem that engages the issues that we’ve discussed in the course so far. Along with the poem‚ include a brief artist’s statement‚ where you
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock T. S. ELIOT Questions for Discussion 1. How does the epigraph from Dante’s Inferno help Eliot comment on the modern world in“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? What does it tell us about the setting of this poem? How is Montefeltro’s miscalculation related to the poem? Prufrock laments that the mermaids will not sing to him. Prufrock’s dilemma represents the inability to live a meaningful existence in the modern world.[24] McCoy and Harlan wrote "For many
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crawlies are underfoot. Charon the river Acheron He is the ferryman who carries the sinners over into Hell. Charon is not‚ technically‚ being punished. He is one of the guardians in Hell‚ and he tries to scare the Poets away after he notices that Dante is still alive. Notice: In classical mythology‚ Charon guards the Styx (which is present in Dante’s Hell‚ as we’ll see later). But this is the first of Dante’s "poetic licenses." Virtuous Pagans -- those that lived BCE Circle I "Limbo" These people
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Throughout the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church wielded substantial power‚ allowing it to control and influence society. This was facilitated by the education of various fields that fell under the jurisdiction of the Church. Since the bible was the basis for church ideology‚ it was also the foundation of all knowledge with priests controlling the content. Supporters of their doctrine were compensated whiled opponents were fearful due to the consequences carried out. In this way‚ by controlling
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein highlights key issues that are prevalent not only in her society but others as well. One of the central flaws displayed in the book is a skewed sense of morality and guilt. Both Victor Frankenstein and his creation blame their actions and reactions on other people or higher powers‚ things or beings they deem to be out of their control. Also‚ Victor doesn’t consider what will happen after he animates his creation or whether creating life artificially with science is
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studying philosophy and literature. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy in only three years. Eliot went on to study at the University of Oxford and also at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the Sorbonne‚ he found inspiration from writers such as Dante and Shakespeare and also from ancient literature‚ modern philosophy and eastern mysticism. Eliot’s first poem he wrote was "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1915. Eliot converted his religion to Anglo - Catholicism and in 1927‚ his poetry
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the face of God. The greatness of the gold and enjoyment of our fellowships have no value once we leave our mortal life. Similar work concerning a man’s journey to Heaven or Hell and the troubles that go alongside it‚ can be seen in Dante’s Inferno-where Dante was on a voyage to Hell‚ while meeting different characters and experiencing various troubles during the way. 2. What is Everyman’s initial response to Death’s pronouncement? How does he try to avoid his reckoning? At the first sight of Death
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Analysis by Usama Ehsan The poem "An Apple-Gathering" by Christina Rossetti because is powerful and moving. This poem is about the narrator‚ who‚ after plucking blossoms from the apple tree‚ is surprised to find no apples there. The first quartet shows the narrator‚ probably because they looked pretty‚ "plucked pink blossoms from my apple and wore them all evening in my hair." She appeared disappointed and perplexed that there were "no apples there" in the "due season." Like many of
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stands at the villagers’ side. Marking how many minutes and seconds the maiden has left. A madman’s smirk carved onto the clock face; growing wider with every passing second. Every second she could have spent in an elegant field‚ far away from the inferno she is now trapped in. Gusts of air‚ carousels of agony‚ carry nothing but hate and pain. The piercing wind shrieks the word‚ an octave louder and louder than the last. "Betrayal!" The daunting hour comes closer as her body grows weak. Although her
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