Bringing together the works of Said, Loti, and many other important literary sources, I will look critically at the historical interaction between the West and ˜The Rest' and analyze key subtopics including but not limited to; geopolitical issues, bi-orientalism, how the views of the Orient have changed throughout time, multifaceted issues within The Orient, and why the West is so interested in The Orient. ... Educationally, the domination has been so complete for such an amount of time that Said goes as far as to say that even supposed outwardly objective Western texts and liter...

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Ernest Hemingway uses a literary style called the "Iceberg Theory" to convey only the information that he feels is pertinent, and leaves the rest to the reader to determine. ... Both Kafka and Hemingway exhibit, through their styles of writing, ambiguous meanings, implied motifs, and similar hidden themes. ... This is particularly the case in Hemingway's short story because of his creation of the literary style called, "The Iceberg Theory". ... The conscious literary choice to use the iceberg principle in "Hills Like White Elephants," and the unintended tran...

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"Often constructivism was overtly propagandist in nature: sometimes by the placement of simple geometric forms in the kind of literary context which turns such forms into representations - (Constructivism 161). ... Early on he had published a literary magazine between 1892 and 1894, while still at the Jesuit college, and in 1898 he published his first work in the new 'free verse' style. ...

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Major Themes, Historical Perspectives, and Personal Issues If students are to appreciate the work of Edith Eaton fully, they must be given its historical and social context. ... The other theme apparent in "Leaves" and in many of her short stories is Eaton's defense of the independent woman. ... Her themes are of utmost importance: racial insensitivity, the human costs of bureaucratic and discriminatory laws and the humanity of the Chinese. ... Many authors and literary critics saw connections between literary content and social influence. ... This study builds on White-Parks' conc...

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The variety of passionately displayed themes, interactions, and events presented in The Bluest Eye provide an understanding of Toni Morrison's inner thoughts and beliefs which were highly impacted by her various life experiences. ... She writes about several different themes including good and evil, love and hate, beauty and ugliness, friendship, and death. ...

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It is frequently argued that Byron's "deep sense of the will's ineffectuality led him not only to his theme of the trapped man but also away from a deep respect for human beings" (West 53). ... Byron's attitude towards life inspired him to approach themes of liberty in his works; these attitudes were also reflected his deeds as well (Knight 208). ... The Byronic Hero has no single literary form or fashion but instead an amalgam of several heroes. The literary world used the figure of the Byronic Hero because it gave a more satisfying effect and impression on reade...

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The discord between religious ideals and sin are paralleled through these texts, and attest to Christianity's influence in the literary Gothic. ... It is therefore unsurprising that the Coleridge poems, Dracula and The Bloody Chamber all display this theme, a breach of the character's moral and pious integrity in their desperation to satisfy their curiosity. ... This runs parallel with Sarah Peter's critique of Dracula, who states that 'the most significant reason for the omission of the religious and superstitious elements of the gothic novel... is the theme of imminent an...

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One of the obviously fundamental aspects of poetry is the language used and the literary devices employed, and Rosetti's poetry is certainly no exception to this. ... In my opinion this poem has two main themes, both of which greatly contribute to the overall feeling of the poem. ... The second underlying theme in "A Dream" is on a symbolic level, to understand which, knowledge of Rosetti's life is necessary. ... The first theme shown is the speaker's evident awareness of her mortality. ... The second theme, which is much more subtle, is the speakers exploration of the thin divi...

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" Rejecting these concepts was among many of the cultural forces that drove literary modernism. ... Modernism, as a literary style is built upon the ideas and concepts found in both literary naturalism and realism; All together the beliefs in these theories reject the basis and ideals of romanticism. ... A main theme in "The Open Boat" is the idea of that constant fear that is lingering in human nature regarding the unpredictable nature of death. ... Gustave Flaubert as a modernist literary legend was a master at the precision of detail in his novel and this emphasized the...

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In order to grasp the underlying concept of feminist theatre, its successes as a genre and the challenges it faces in contrast with mainstream theatrical forms, it is essential to begin with a definition of terms. What is feminist theatre? Is it concerned with women as performers, women dramatists o...

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The Harlem issue featured work by black writers and artists, which was edited by black philosopher and literary scholar Alain Locke (Collier, 1985). ... Finally, in the autumn of 1926, a group of young Black writers produced their own literary magazine, Fire!! ... A new generation of young writers and artists, including Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes took ownership of the literary Renaissance (Collier, 1985). ... The major theme of the Harlem Renaissance was the roots of the African American experience in Africa and the American South mixed with a strong sense of racia...

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The theme of sexuality is one of the primary areas where there is evidence of the distinction between the new' and old' styles of vampirism. ... Stoker's Dracula pervades strong sexual themes, blending the violent and bloody attacks of the vampires with a passionate yearning for sensual experience in mysterious night-time settings. ... The Vampire Lestat closely explores the related themes of secularisation, a cultural loss of faith' and the existential despair that can result. ... Indeed, in The Vampire Lestat, Rice rejects Christian ideals that are projected through...

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Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ... Rappaccini's Daughter conveys the theme of loss of innocence and purity. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne depicted the symbolism of the characters and the setting. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ...

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The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop literary critical skills of contextualization, close analysis, and argumentation To further develop your research skills and to prepare you for the research paper By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate: An ability to relate literary texts to relevant historical, social and cultural contexts An ability to identify central themes in the p...

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The context of this book, along with the literary passages from the bible became guidance for Mormons. ... The central and uniting principle of the Quakers was the theme of priesthood of all believers. ...

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In the beginning introduction of Literary Theory: An Introduction, Eagleton states numerous definitions of literature to prove the point that there has yet to be one specific definition. ... Mikhail Bakhtin is a critic who studies literary theory, ethics, and the philosophy of language. Bakhtin "[views] language-especially literary texts-in terms of discourses and dialogues. ...

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The Victorian Age marked an era where a rise of oppositional creations ruled literary and social exemplifications of gender. ... A woman, deemed as a fallen one, showed signs of disregard of the set norms, expressed sexual aggressiveness, and ignored the need to be submissive to the men in her life (Gilmour 18).The theme of a fallen woman became a popular topic in literary circles during this age. ... This idea of the ideal Victorian woman was widely witnessed in various literary works of the Victorian Age. ...

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Abstract Ernest Hemingway's prose has left a lasting impression on the way American literature is written and taught. His name is legendary. Hemingway's style was influenced by his years as a newspaper reporter, both before and after World War I. Based on his experiences, this paper examines the ro...

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Plot Overview Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo. As h...

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Human figures blend in with the natural background, the whole scene is serene, this is one of Constables artistic themes. ... Constable aims for realism and accuracy, and by doing so the theme of unity between man and nature is portrayed. ... Constable is known as a Romantic artist, Kathryn Calley Galitz of the Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art writes about Romanticism Romanticism, first defined as an aesthetic in literary criticism around 1800, gained momentum as an artistic movement in France and Britain in the early decades of the nineteenth century and flouri...

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Although, these characters are separated by social classes, there are overlapping themes throughout various stories. ... The critic, John P McCall's article, "The Clerk's Tale and the Theme of Obedience" examines different literary critics perspectives to the tale. He suggests that it is common for critics to over analyze this tale in particular for its exaggerated theme of obedience. ...

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Different authors use various figures of speech to present their characters in plays or poems. For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. The first part one of this paper analyzes the character of Doctor Faustus who is the protagonist of Marlowe's play who was overwhelmed with the desire to possess power and the presentation of the character as a pure villain in the play. This will be compared with the character and the figure of Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, while identifying the significance of his figure...

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." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A Condensation of Its Context Toward the end of his notebook, "Naturalist," Ralph Waldo Emerson entered sentence (dated 1853) that marks a symbolic vision of nature familiar to his readers and, in more recent years, of concern to his ecologically minded critics: "He is the richest who has most use for nature as raw material of tropes and symbols with which to describe his life." (2) One can see why the tradition of reading Emerson's nature writing and environmental aesthetics in sharp contrast with Henry David Thoreau's--Thoreau viewed as "Emerson's ea...

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In this paper, a review of the literature regarding Enoch's influence on Revelation will be followed by an analysis of the similarities and differences in the symbols and themes of Enoch and the Revelation of St. ... David Frankfurter, in his article entitled "Early Christian Apocalypticism5" agrees with the Gruenwald analysis that Revelation does not rely very heavily on Enoch for it's theological findings and literary style. ... John a literary grounding in Jewish apocalypses...but in fact we find the Christian interest in apocalypticism characterized not by the search fo...

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The poetry of John Keats articulates an astonishing literary liturgy, which has influenced much of the study of nineteenth century literature; though during his short lifetime he was deemed to be a "lower class cockney," and an ignorant, unsettled "pretender" to a higher culture. ... These short romantic poems can be seen to be linked both structurally and thematically by a sequence of closely related problems and, as an effect, show Keats both at his most vulnerable and possessing the literary genius he has subsequently been accredited with. ... This theme runs directly through the core of hi...

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