THE personal history of Aphra Behn‚ the first Englishwoman to earn her livelihood by authorship‚ is unusually interesting but very difficult to unravel and relate. In dealing with her biography writers at different periods have rushed headlong to extremes‚ and we now find that the pendulum has swung to its fullest stretch. On the one hand‚ we have prefixed to a collection of the Histories and Novels‚ published in 1696‚ ’The Life of Mrs. Behn written by one of the Fair Sex’‚ a frequently reprinted
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Possible Essay Questions: 1. Consider the imagery used in Shakespeare’s assigned sonnets‚ Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚” and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” Although their images differ‚ what do all these poets seem to be saying about time? Be specific when referring to the poems. The imagery is very different‚ but all of the poems and poets seem to be saying time is important in life. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 he says‚ “And every fair from fair sometime declines‚” when explaining the inevitable
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York’s African Free School and briefly at University of Glasgow‚ Scotland. Active in New York amateur theatre. Made his professional stage debut as the first black actor at Royal Coburg Theatre‚ London on 10th October 1825 playing role of Prince Oroonoko of Africa sold into slavery in melodrama The Revolt of Surinam‚ or A Slave’s Revenge. Toured established theatre circuits in provinces of British Isles for 27 years as star of about 60 roles in melodrama‚ romantic drama‚ operetta‚ comedy and Shakespeare
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Ira Frederick Aldridge was born on July 24‚ 1807 in New York. However‚ his birthplace remained questionable until 40 or so years ago. It has also been listed as Senegal(Africa)‚ and Maryland. However conclusive evidence was found in the 1950s that he was born in New York. Included in this evidence are his British Naturalization papers and Death Certificate. His father was Reverend Daniel Adlridge ‚ a straw vendor and preacher in "Old Zion". His mother was Lurranah. Ira grew up in a house on what
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A Mercy by Toni Morrison Synopsis Florens‚ a slave girl‚ lives and works on Jacob Vaark’s rural New York farm. Lina‚ a Native American and fellow labourer on the Vaark farm‚ is one of a handful of survivors of a smallpox plague that destroyed her tribe. Rebekkah arrives on a ship from England to be married to Vaark‚ a man she has never seen. The voices of these characters bereft of their roots and struggling to survive in a new and alien environment filled with danger and disease form A Mercy
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“Where are you going where have you been” Oates Psychology Hawthorne’s romanticism Poe’s Gothicism Music Inspired by a Bob Dylan song- “It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue” Connie- is she dynamic character? Why or why not? Connie at Home- mom always comparing her to her older sister‚ say mom and sister are just jealous of her‚ resentful of the family but in the end she sacrifices herself for them Connie when out with friends Why does she go with Arnold Friend? Real- real people and real situation
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Spoken by Virginia Wolfe‚ this quote immaculately captures the overall importance of Aphra Behn to women everywhere. A British playwright‚ poet and novelist‚ Aphra Behn was a woman amongst men. Though there has been no shortage of speculation regarding the facts surrounding her birth and parents‚ it is widely accepted that she was born to Bartholomew Johnson and Elizabeth Denham on July 10‚ 1640 just outside of Canterbury‚ UK. The first of many strides towards breaking down the walls of gender
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Discuss the culture of “ the Age of Absolutism:”classism‚ the Baroque‚ literature and music. What impact did “the age of reason” have upon western culture? What impact did “ the Scientific Revolution” have? Name specific individuals and their works or themes. “The age of Absolutism” marked some of the best works of the time in classic arts. The culture was exemplified with Drama and Grandeur and art was used to communicate religious and emotional themes‚ sometimes to the extent that the king ruled
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Blake Unit 5 : William Wordsworth: “Ode on Intimations of Immortality”* Prelude (1805 edition)‚ Book I S.T. Coleridge : The Rime of the Ancient Mariner* “Kubla Khan” Paper II : Fiction I Unit 1 : Aphra Behn Henry Fielding Jane Austen : Oroonoko : Joseph Andrews : Emma Mansfield Park : Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities : Middlemarch : Tess of the D’Urbervilles The Woodlanders Unit 2 : Unit 3 : Charles Dickens Unit 4 Unit 5 : : George Eliot Thomas Hardy Paper
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The story of English--from its start in a jumble of West Germanic dialects to its role today as aglobal language--is both fascinating and complex. This timeline offers a glimpse at some of the key events that helped to shape the English language over the past 1‚500 years. To learn more about the ways that English evolved in Britain and then spread around the world‚ check out one of the fine histories listed in the bibliography at the end of page three. The Prehistory of English The ultimate origins
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