Chaucer’s "The House of Fame": The Cultural Nature of Fame QUESTION 7. DISCUSS THE CULTURAL NATURE OF FAME AND ITS TEXTUAL EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY‚ CHAUCER’S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer’s The House of Fame‚ in particular
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possibility that a comparison could be made with the famous journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas‚ it must be known that Aeneas is actually a hero in search of his own soul while Odysseus is a hero trying to find his old life and in a sense‚ his old soul. The Aeneid is very much of a spiritual quest‚ which makes it unique in ancient literature and in contrast with the Odyssey. Only Virgil admits to the possibility that a character can change‚ grow‚ and develop. In the story’s earlier stages‚ the character of
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MASENO UNIVERSITY FACULTY: ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPT: LINGUISTICS LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE COURSE CODE: ALI 819 TASK: Trace the historical development of the Epic to date indicating the major turning points in its evolution.
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Uruk and Carthage are cities which are both literally and symbolically important in their stories. Each city gives insight to the culture of the people living there. Uruk and Carthage not only hint at the culture of the people living within the cities but also are reflections of their respective rulers and each serve an important role in the lives of the protagonists. The structures of Uruk hint at what is important to the city. In Gilgamesh‚ Ururk is known for having a “massive wall...ramparts
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Compare and Contrast of Odysseus and Aeneas Odysseus‚ the hero in The Odyssey‚ and Aeneas‚ the hero in The Aeneid‚ fought in opposing sides in the Trojan war. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca and was arguably the smartest king and warrior in all of Greece‚ whereas Aeneas was a warrior from Troy whose destiny was to found the Roman race in Italy. While both men were highly acclaimed by their respective countrymen as heroes‚ they shared many similarities in respect to their background‚ their virtue
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galled . . . From her old wound‚ the queen of gods compelled him— . . . To undergo so many perilous days And enter on so many trials. Can anger Black as this prey on the minds of heaven? (I.1–19) With these opening lines of the Aeneid‚ Virgil enters the epic tradition in the shadow of Homer‚ author of the Iliad‚ an epic of the Trojan War‚ and theOdyssey‚ an epic of the Greek hero Ulysses’ wanderings homeward from Troy. By naming his subjects as “warfare and a man‚” Virgil establishes
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do what he must to make it to his destination in Italy his service to Troy. Which is the reason death seems to follow Aeneas on his journey‚ sometimes loyal‚ but mostly heartbreaking. I believe that these tragic deaths have a huge importance in the Aeneid‚ and I could also argue that in some cases it wasn’t Aeneas being a bad hero. He was just following orders to his destiny. Aeneas may have they ability to make his own decisions but Juno‚ and Jupiter heavily influence those verdicts
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Foundations of Western Civilization (Part 1): Creation to Fall of Rome C.S. Lewis Academy High School 2011-2012 Susan A. Buck‚ Instructor | Title of Work | Literary Form | Author’s Worldview | Main Points | Historical Events/Links | Time Period | Battle for Our Minds‚ R.C. Spraul | Lecture Series | Christian Worldview | God is with His Creation | Modern World Views | Present | Adam and His Kin‚ Ruth Beechick | Historical Fiction | Christian Worldview |
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Why does Virgil make Aeneas visit the underworld? In book 6 of the Aeneid Virgil makes Aeneas visit the underworld. There are many reasons that Virgil explains in the book. His visit to the underworld is the turning point of the Aeneid‚ it ends the description of his journey and starts to lead into the warfare and other events in the second half of the Aeneid. His visit rounds up all the main focus points of the whole epic‚ Aeneas as a person‚ piety and homage to Rome’s splendour. Aeneas’ meet
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Aeneas the Pious The Roman word pious does not have the same meaning as it does today. In Roman times it meant to be devoted to one’s duty and country. This is a perfect explanation of the hero Aeneas in Virgil’s classic epic poem "The Aeneid". Aeneas displayed the qualities of a great‚ almost patriotic leader and the resolve to become the true ancestor of the Romans however even a man of this stature did have a few faults of his own. One of the first admirable decisions happens when the Trojans
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