AN ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE AS A RESPONSE TO THE COLLAPSE OF VALUES TIMOTHY VINES∗ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience are a much studied part of the English canon‚ and for good reason. Blake’s work depicts a quandary that continues to haunt humanity today: the struggle of high-order humanity against the ‘real’ rationality and morals of institutionalised society. This essay seeks to explore both Blake’s literary reaction to the Enlightenment and the
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Before we are able to trace the motives that ushered in Romantic period‚ it is of paramount importance to point out the preceding period‚ which is known as Neo-classical era. The Neoclassical period spans 1600-1798 (the accession of Charles II to the publication by Wordsworth and Coleridge of Lyrical Ballad). It is called the neoclassical period because of reverence for the works of classical antiquity. The period is often called Age of reason‚ and science was used to glorify God and his creation
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Introduction Edward Kamau Brathwaite: Limbo Tatamkhulu Afrika: Nothing’s Changed Grace Nichols: Island Man Imtiaz Dharker: Blessing Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Two Scavengers... Nissim Ezekiel: Night of the Scorpion Chinua Achebe: Vultures Denise Levertov: What Were They Like? Sujata Bhatt: from Search For My Tongue Tom Leonard: from Unrelated Incidents John Agard: Half-Caste Derek Walcott: Love After Love Imtiaz Dharker: This Room Niyi Osundare: Not My Business Moniza Alvi: Presents from
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH English 108: Introduction to Fiction Fall 2014 Instructor: Professor Fisher Office: Jorgenson 1033 Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 -12:30 Thursdays 2:00-3:30 Email: laura.fisher@ryerson.ca Email policy: Your course syllabus covers course policies‚ assignments‚ dates‚ and procedures; please read it carefully before emailing the teaching team. Your TA is your primary contact for this course‚ who will forward messages to me as needed. Email is accepted
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Renaissance Drama in England From Medieval to Renaissance Drama Mystery plays -> Historical (chronicle) Miracle plays -> plays Tragedies Comedies Morality plays -> Interludes -> Other public “spectacles”… The Elizabethan Drama The Elizabethan era saw a great flourishing of literature‚ especially in the field of drama. The Italian Renaissance had rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman theatre‚ and this was instrumental in the development
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Hur allting började: Det började med två stycken olika klädesplagg‚ det mest uppenbara den moderna skillnaden mellan manlig och kvinnlig klädsel; byxa och kjol. Men det är inte så enkelt. Grekerna och romarna bar tunikor‚ en form av kjol. Bergs människor‚ som dagens Skottar och Greker‚ bar faktiskt kjolar. Kvinnor i öst bar byxor. Det mest användbara greppet är nog skillnaden mellan tropisk och arktisk klädsel. Förutom på grund av kyla så bars kläder‚ inte på grund av blygsamhet‚ utan för uppvisning
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SHAKESPEARE‚ WILLIAM (1564—1616)‚ English poet‚ player and playwright‚ was baptized in the parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on the 26th of April. Birth 1564. The exact date of his birth is not known. 18th-century antiquaries‚ William Oldys and Joseph Greene‚ gave it as April 23‚ but without quoting authority for their statements‚ and the fact that April 23 was the day of Shakespeare’s death in 1616 suggests a possible source of error. In any case his birthday cannot have been
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------------------------------------------------- Shakespeare’s life Most biographical information about William Shakespeare’s life and death derives from public instead of private documents: vital records‚ real estate and tax records‚ lawsuits‚ records of payments‚ and references to Shakespeare and his works in printed and hand-written texts.[1][2] The bare historical record documents that Shakespeare was baptised 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire‚ England‚ in theHoly Trinity
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Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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