«When studying Romeo and Juliet, most critics focus on four main points: Romeo’s and Juliet’s death scene, the relationship between the lovers, a feminist look at Juliet’s character, and the structure of the play as a whole. However, the death scene...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen studying Romeo and Juliet, most critics focus on four main points: Romeo’s and Juliet’s death scene, the relationship between the lovers, a feminist look at Juliet’s character, and the structure of the play as a whole. However, the death scene is the most criticized aspect of the play, which says that most critics believe it’s the most significant and has the most bearing on the play as a whole. Then the structure of the play is criticized by others, because as David Lucking notes, “ . . . the catastrophe of the play is precipitated by the elementary fact that the two protagonists are, to put it crudely, poorly coordinated from the strictly chronological point of view” (“Uncomfortable time”115).
«In Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Morrison rejects the theory that American literature reflects white male views. She argues that “Africanism”, a term she uses “for the denotative and connotative blackness that African...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Morrison rejects the theory that American literature reflects white male views. She argues that “Africanism”, a term she uses “for the denotative and connotative blackness that African peoples have come to signify” (Morrison, Playing, 6), has had a crucial presence in American literature throughout the years. Morrison writes, “These speculations have led me to wonder whether the major and championed characteristics of our national literature —individualism, masculinity, social engagement versus historical isolation; acute and ambiguous moral problematics; the thematics of innocence coupled with an obsession with death and hell —are not in fact responses to a dark, abiding, signing Africanist presence.”(Morrison, Playing, 5)
«Throughout her life, Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, many of which are known and cherished throughout the world. Like many other great writers, Dickinson not only showed talent in her poetry but in her other forms of writing as well....» Document abstract
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SummaryThroughout her life, Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, many of which are known and cherished throughout the world. Like many other great writers, Dickinson not only showed talent in her poetry but in her other forms of writing as well. Nearly as famous as her poems, many of Dickinson’s letters to loved ones have been published and have become known for their articulate, loving nature. Perhaps the most popular of her letters, Dickinson’s correspondence with her sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert, has been the source of debate for the academic community, (Kristin M. Comment, Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers). Full of sexual innuendo and loving remarks, Dickinson’s letter’s to Susan suggest Dickinson’s felt something more than friendship for Susan. Dickinson’s love and dependence towards Susan can be recognized not only in Dickinson’s letters, but in her poetry as well, making Susan Gilbert an inspiration to Dickinson’s writing.
«In Book 1 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan’s character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God. Regardless of this, Satan’s essence is evil, sly, and dishonest. Banished...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn Book 1 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan’s character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God. Regardless of this, Satan’s essence is evil, sly, and dishonest. Banished from heaven as a result his army’s defeat from God’s forces, Satan and his army were cast to a lake that gives off “darkness instead of light.” This is symbolic of their dark, ominous nature. Even after witnessing the power of God and his army, Satan does not repent against his rebellion against God, and even plots to pervert God’s will to evil. Satan’s character is complex, intelligent, and persistent. Despite these admirable traits, his flawed character traits are what eventually bring him down.
«In poetry, the fact that something is brought up or referred to is irrelevant. Nothing is definitive or solid in poetry unless the poet absolutely intends for it to be. In Stevie Smith’s works, it is difficult to try and understand how she intends...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn poetry, the fact that something is brought up or referred to is irrelevant. Nothing is definitive or solid in poetry unless the poet absolutely intends for it to be. In Stevie Smith’s works, it is difficult to try and understand how she intends for the reader to think. Her short poems and drawings make it seem as if she is not to be taken seriously, which could not be any further from the truth.
At first glance, poems by Stevie Smith may appear to be juvenile and intended for young audiences due to their relative short nature and half-serious cartoon drawings. However, by no means can Smith be considered a “children’s poet,” or even an optimist most of the time. Much of Smith’s material presents itself as somber and melancholy, and with that, a number of subtle nuances hint towards a deeper, darker side of Smith that may often get overlooked on the surface.
At first glance, poems by Stevie Smith may appear to be juvenile and intended for young audiences due to their relative short nature and half-serious cartoon drawings. However, by no means can Smith be considered a “children’s poet,” or even an optimist most of the time. Much of Smith’s material presents itself as somber and melancholy, and with that, a number of subtle nuances hint towards a deeper, darker side of Smith that may often get overlooked on the surface.
«Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man’s untimely illness that ultimately leads to his demise. It is a story views one man’s analysis and questioning of the way he has lived up until the point where he realizes he will die. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryLeo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man’s untimely illness that ultimately leads to his demise. It is a story views one man’s analysis and questioning of the way he has lived up until the point where he realizes he will die. “Ivan Ilych’s life had been most simple and most ordinary, and most terrible”(102). The process of Ilych’s death is defined through his recollections, regrets, and doubts about his life. Until the end, his life has centered around work and the desire for “more.” A man that only lived to be forty-five, Ivan will find himself questioning whether or not he has lived his life, which is about to end, truly and fittingly.
«When reading “The Hollow Men”, by T.S. Eliot, one’s immediate response might be to consider it against to context of which it was written. Such context may be purely historical or may revolve around the author’s social life. All of these accounts...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen reading “The Hollow Men”, by T.S. Eliot, one’s immediate response might be to consider it against to context of which it was written. Such context may be purely historical or may revolve around the author’s social life. All of these accounts may prove significant in assessing the poem correctly or even way off, such details often vary, but what is certain is that it is difficult to find a poem or any work of art that does not give insight into the artist’s life experience.
«Welcome President Liebergott, the Board of Trustees, honorary degree recipients, faculty, staff, family, friends and the Class of the 2007.
It’s funny. I tried for days to write this speech. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t like to hear myself...» Document abstract
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SummaryWelcome President Liebergott, the Board of Trustees, honorary degree recipients, faculty, staff, family, friends and the Class of the 2007.
It’s funny. I tried for days to write this speech. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t like to hear myself talk. And what could I say that people would want to listen to? I wanted to be five minutes to remember, not that annoying girl at graduation sandwiched somewhere between other annoying people. I even Googled speech writing. Nothing worked, and I honestly gave up. Until two days ago. Two days ago, I found inspiration.
It’s funny. I tried for days to write this speech. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t like to hear myself talk. And what could I say that people would want to listen to? I wanted to be five minutes to remember, not that annoying girl at graduation sandwiched somewhere between other annoying people. I even Googled speech writing. Nothing worked, and I honestly gave up. Until two days ago. Two days ago, I found inspiration.
«Sometimes the dreams of first-grade naivety are the only dreams ever realized.
In all probability, I will never read every book ever written. To think of the amount of novels, manuals and reference materials in the Emerson College library is...» Document abstract
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SummarySometimes the dreams of first-grade naivety are the only dreams ever realized.
In all probability, I will never read every book ever written. To think of the amount of novels, manuals and reference materials in the Emerson College library is staggering, not to mention the Boston Public Library, the Library of Congress, the lost world of Alexandria. Impossible, maybe, but as Freud said, dreams are only wish fulfillments, and all I wish is to learn, from books and the people who write them and, most importantly, from the people who read them. I wish to learn from teaching.
In all probability, I will never read every book ever written. To think of the amount of novels, manuals and reference materials in the Emerson College library is staggering, not to mention the Boston Public Library, the Library of Congress, the lost world of Alexandria. Impossible, maybe, but as Freud said, dreams are only wish fulfillments, and all I wish is to learn, from books and the people who write them and, most importantly, from the people who read them. I wish to learn from teaching.
«When I was a child, I told myself I would read every book ever written. In the two-floored, two-roomed library of my small New Hampshire town, I thought nothing could stop me from reading the world. Innocent naivety yes, but so much the foundation...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen I was a child, I told myself I would read every book ever written. In the two-floored, two-roomed library of my small New Hampshire town, I thought nothing could stop me from reading the world. Innocent naivety yes, but so much the foundation of who I am and why I find myself writing this open letter.
If I could only leave Emerson College with one lesson learned, it would be the utter importance of personal experience. There are too many movies about filmmakers, books about authors, and plays about producers. I have spent four years watching fellow students slave over their art, only to realize in the end they forgot to live the inspiration. The literature majors who believe too blindly in the imagination, imagining the fulfillment of their goals and nothing else. They are learning to be better teachers, they believe, but literature is only Frankenstein’s monster, built piecemeal from experiences understood only when the books placed back on the shelves. Live, I tell them. Live and then teach the world to the world, not its imitation. Live and then speak of literature, not as the imitation, but the thing to imitate.
If I could only leave Emerson College with one lesson learned, it would be the utter importance of personal experience. There are too many movies about filmmakers, books about authors, and plays about producers. I have spent four years watching fellow students slave over their art, only to realize in the end they forgot to live the inspiration. The literature majors who believe too blindly in the imagination, imagining the fulfillment of their goals and nothing else. They are learning to be better teachers, they believe, but literature is only Frankenstein’s monster, built piecemeal from experiences understood only when the books placed back on the shelves. Live, I tell them. Live and then teach the world to the world, not its imitation. Live and then speak of literature, not as the imitation, but the thing to imitate.
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