has been said that any movement is a rebellion against the norms of the previous movement. The violence of the first world war paved the way for Modernism to emerge as a new way of expression, a way that was untraditional in every aspect. Customary literary structure was not suited for this new era of violence; hence modern art surfaced. The globalization of war created anxiety and uncertainty, which permeated this new age with questions such as “what is our place in this world?” This manifested itself
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Experiment in Modernist Fiction Modernism is a current which defines everything that is new in matters of art, literature or music. The main focus of our interest is modernist literature which is a subdivision of modernism and begins during the early stages of the 20th century, being seen in opposition to the traditional values promoted until the first World War. Many branches develop during this period (psychology, philosophy, political institutions etc.) and the realism of the earlier times
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English Report Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Mark Twain (pen name) Mark Twain"—steamboat slang for twelve feet of water. I. Personal Background 1. When was the author born? Where was the place he grew up? Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, U.S. but grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. 2. Describe the childhood and educational experiences of the author. In his youth, Twain was a mischievous boy, the prototype of his character, Tom Sawyer. Though he was plagued
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helplessness in the face of the events that unfold. Lennie is totally defenseless. He cannot avoid the dangers presented by Curley, Curley’s wife, or the world at large. His innocence raises him to a standard of pure goodness that is more poetic and literary than realistic. His enthusiasm for the vision of their future farm proves contagious as he convinces George, Candy, Crooks, and the reader that such a paradise might be possible. But he is a character whom Steinbeck sets up for disaster, a character
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Guo-Xi. Early Spring. 1072. Ink and color on silk. National Palace Museum. Taipei This is a Guo-Xi’s most popular masterpiece called Early Spring. He expressed landscape of spring after winter by showing mountain surrounded by clouds. By using the floating perspective, another name of an angle of totality, Guo-Xi deepened the reality of the landscape. Audience of this masterpiece may see rocks resembled cloud or Devil’s face textures stroke in this painting (China Online Museum). Guo-Xi thought
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5(i) Paper 18: Contemporary Literature(i) Paper 19: Option A: Anglo-American Writing from 1930(i) Option B: Literary Theory (i) Option C: Women’s Writing of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (i) Option D: Modern European Drama (i) Paper 20: English Literature 5(ii) Semester VI Paper 21: Contemporary Literature(ii) Paper 22: Option A: Anglo-American Writing from 1930(ii) Option B: Literary Theory (ii) Option C: Women’s Writing of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (ii) Option D: Modern European
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now on a journey to Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, the fairytales created by legendary Lewis Carroll. Being little known under the birth name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Lewis Carroll was a famous English writer and one of the founders of literary nonsense. Born in the Victorian Era to a family of a parson, he was raised according to the moral values of those times and expected to become a deacon. Nevertheless, young Lewis Carroll was always interested in theater and art since his childhood
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must take place behind closed doors, far from the prying eyes and ears of the news media or the public. But this has not always been the case. The Prince was one of the first humanist works of the Renaissance. Indeed it is a work of art, a literary masterpiece of sorts. Yet this work has been vehemently debated over the centuries and remains one of the most controversial pieces of writing today. (Nederman) Niccolò Machiavelli was brave enough to give the leaders of his day a how-to guide. In this
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The Symbolic Views of a Glass Menagerie Symbols play a vital role in everyone’s day-to-day life, now when you think of glass as a symbol, what’s the first thought that comes to mind? As you might have suspected, “The Glass Menagerie” is full of hidden symbols which are utilized throughout the play and are unique while playing a vital role in telling the story. The most obvious symbol in this play would be Laura's glass sculptures, also known as her glass menagerie. Besides the menagerie, there
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vision of art history has developed. Thus, art history is now viewed to encompass all visual art, from the sculptures in Western Europe to the paintings in China. Also according to this source, the history of art is often told as a chronology of masterpieces created in each civilization. It is said that the Wonders of the World are the epitome of high culture through the stories that are conveyed. Art history spans the entire history of humankind, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century
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