In this presentation I have talked about three literary terms with the reference of Modernist Literature. This are the three terms 1) The Theatre of the Absurd 2) The Campus Novel and 3) Angry young Men.
The document discusses three theorists - Vladimir Propp, Erving Goffman, and Claude Levi-Strauss - and their theories on character narratives. Propp noticed similarities in folk tales and argued that the order of characters and events are restrictive. Goffman identified four main character types in a text: protagonist, deuteragonist, bit player, and fool. Levi-Strauss found that narratives are arranged around the conflict of binary opposites such as good vs evil or life vs death.
The document provides context and discussion questions about Chapter 5 of the historical fiction novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Margaret Peterson Hulme. It introduces the genre of historical fiction and provides examples. It asks when the novel takes place and has students contrast the protagonist Kit with the Puritan community in a two-column chart using evidence from the first five chapters. It also discusses using an online tool to track student participation and poses a written response question about the complicated protagonist Kit.
Some terms related to life writing. Biography and autobiography belong to the category of life writing. These are some terms that one needs to know about life writing so that one can categorize the terms further
The document discusses the key elements of a short story - character, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. It explains that American literature contains many renowned short stories from authors like O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Mark Twain, and Edgar Allen Poe. These authors masterfully combine these five elements in their short stories. The document then describes an online lesson series that focuses on one of the five elements in each story through analysis of classic American short stories.
F.L. Lucas challenges traditional interpretations of Aristotle's concept of the tragic hero's hamartia or flaw. Lucas argues that hamartia simply means a mistake or error, not a moral weakness. Lucas also believes that some characters in Greek tragedies like Oedipus and Iphigenia were innocent victims of disaster, not brought low due to any hamartia. Regarding Shakespearean tragedies, Lucas thinks characters like Hamlet, Brutus, Othello, Lear, Coriolanus, Antony, and Romeo fell due to human errors, not moral flaws. Lucas criticizes Aristotle's view that tragic heroes cannot be too virtuous as too narrow, and says we need
Vladimir Propp was a Soviet scholar born in 1895 who analyzed Russian folktales and separated them into 31 basic plot functions or sequences, such as struggle between the hero and villain. He is considered important because his work in the 1950s influenced theorists like Levi-Strauss and Barthes and was used in literary and anthropological studies. Propp viewed folktales as having standardized, recurring patterns of narrative elements.
This document provides information about Postmodernism in a student paper. It discusses key concepts of Postmodernism including that it encompasses developments in many fields and suggests that power structures influence social truths. It then discusses some characteristics of Postmodern literature such as collapsing genres, conventions, irony, playfulness, pastiche, metafiction, and paranoia. Examples are given of works that exemplify these traits, such as novels by Pynchon, Calvino, and Vonnegut. Famous Postmodern writers mentioned include Kurt Vonnegut, Alan Moore, David Markson, Virginia Woolf, and Joseph Heller.
This document discusses several narrative theorists and their contributions to understanding narrative structure. Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian fairytales and proposed that narratives can be classified based on character roles such as hero, villain, and princess. Tzvetan Todorov suggested that most narratives follow a disruption-fight-return to equilibrium structure. Roland Barthes identified five codes that enable readers to make sense of narratives, including action and enigma devices. Claude Levi-Strauss examined how stories unconsciously reflect the culture they come from through symbolic oppositions.
The document discusses three theorists - Vladimir Propp, Erving Goffman, and Claude Levi-Strauss - and their theories on character narratives. Propp noticed similarities in folk tales and argued that the order of characters and events are restrictive. Goffman identified four main character types in a text: protagonist, deuteragonist, bit player, and fool. Levi-Strauss found that narratives are arranged around the conflict of binary opposites such as good vs evil or life vs death.
The document provides context and discussion questions about Chapter 5 of the historical fiction novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Margaret Peterson Hulme. It introduces the genre of historical fiction and provides examples. It asks when the novel takes place and has students contrast the protagonist Kit with the Puritan community in a two-column chart using evidence from the first five chapters. It also discusses using an online tool to track student participation and poses a written response question about the complicated protagonist Kit.
Some terms related to life writing. Biography and autobiography belong to the category of life writing. These are some terms that one needs to know about life writing so that one can categorize the terms further
The document discusses the key elements of a short story - character, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. It explains that American literature contains many renowned short stories from authors like O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Mark Twain, and Edgar Allen Poe. These authors masterfully combine these five elements in their short stories. The document then describes an online lesson series that focuses on one of the five elements in each story through analysis of classic American short stories.
F.L. Lucas challenges traditional interpretations of Aristotle's concept of the tragic hero's hamartia or flaw. Lucas argues that hamartia simply means a mistake or error, not a moral weakness. Lucas also believes that some characters in Greek tragedies like Oedipus and Iphigenia were innocent victims of disaster, not brought low due to any hamartia. Regarding Shakespearean tragedies, Lucas thinks characters like Hamlet, Brutus, Othello, Lear, Coriolanus, Antony, and Romeo fell due to human errors, not moral flaws. Lucas criticizes Aristotle's view that tragic heroes cannot be too virtuous as too narrow, and says we need
Vladimir Propp was a Soviet scholar born in 1895 who analyzed Russian folktales and separated them into 31 basic plot functions or sequences, such as struggle between the hero and villain. He is considered important because his work in the 1950s influenced theorists like Levi-Strauss and Barthes and was used in literary and anthropological studies. Propp viewed folktales as having standardized, recurring patterns of narrative elements.
This document provides information about Postmodernism in a student paper. It discusses key concepts of Postmodernism including that it encompasses developments in many fields and suggests that power structures influence social truths. It then discusses some characteristics of Postmodern literature such as collapsing genres, conventions, irony, playfulness, pastiche, metafiction, and paranoia. Examples are given of works that exemplify these traits, such as novels by Pynchon, Calvino, and Vonnegut. Famous Postmodern writers mentioned include Kurt Vonnegut, Alan Moore, David Markson, Virginia Woolf, and Joseph Heller.
This document discusses several narrative theorists and their contributions to understanding narrative structure. Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian fairytales and proposed that narratives can be classified based on character roles such as hero, villain, and princess. Tzvetan Todorov suggested that most narratives follow a disruption-fight-return to equilibrium structure. Roland Barthes identified five codes that enable readers to make sense of narratives, including action and enigma devices. Claude Levi-Strauss examined how stories unconsciously reflect the culture they come from through symbolic oppositions.
This document outlines an American Literature course for a Master's program. The course aims to explore the journey of American literature from early works through contemporary times. Students will analyze genres and literary trends, and examine the works of authors like Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, William Faulkner, Arthur Miller, Ernest Hemingway, Henry David Thoreau, Eugene O'Neill, and Saul Bellow. The course is divided into 8 units covering history, selected poems, novels, and recommended additional readings. Students will be evaluated based on mid-term and end-term exams, as well as internal evaluations throughout the semester.
This present PPT contains the brief and comprehensive presentation on the most significant and emerging genre of Literature i.e. Science Fiction. This video talks about the Origin of Science Fiction, Definitions of Science Fiction, Types or Different Divisions of Science Fiction, Themes, ideas and issues/Sub-Genres of Science Fiction and some Popular Examples of Science Fiction.
According to Aristotle, a tragedy involves the downfall of a tragic hero, usually a great man, due to a mistake or character flaw. The plot of a tragedy involves a reversal of fortune, a moment of recognition, and suffering for the hero. The document then discusses different types of tragic characters like those driven by madness or who are lost souls, victims, or foolish. It provides Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman as an example of a tragic hero and acknowledges its sources.
The Aubrey-Maturin Nautical Historical NovelsMatthew Moten
After graduating with a bachelor of science from West Point in 1982, Matthew Moten went on to obtain a Ph.D. in history from Rice University. In 2002, he was selected as an academy professor for the history department at West Point and served in this capacity until his retirement. Matthew Moten enjoys reading as a favorite pastime. Some of his favorite works are the books of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
This document provides an analysis of the representation of society in the Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". It begins with definitions of fact and fiction. It then discusses concepts like the theory of binary oppositions and how the book portrays concepts like love, cruelty, colonialism, racial discrimination, the effect of media, feminism, bribery, honesty, terrorism, and death. It aims to explore the "fact" or real world issues behind the fictional story.
This document provides a summary of metaphysical poetry. It identifies John Donne as the founder of metaphysical poetry and notes that the term was first coined by Samuel Johnson, though meant as a criticism. The major metaphysical poets are identified as John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Abraham Cowley, and Richard Crashaw. The document then analyzes Donne's poem "The Flea" in which he tries to convince his lover that engaging in intimacy would not be a sin or loss of virtue by using the biological image of a flea that has fed on both of their blood. It concludes with a quote from Samuel Johnson about relieving the pain of being human.
The document provides information about the required summer reading and writing assignment for 10th grade Humanities - English students. Students must read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and create a quotation journal analyzing major characters through selected quotes and paragraphs. The quotation journal is due on the first full day of classes, August 24th, and should be typed. The document also lists optional additional summer reading selections in fiction and drama.
The document discusses bibliographies and citations. It explains that a bibliography is a list of all resources used for a report, while a citation provides details about each resource, including the author, title, publisher and copyright date. It provides examples of full citations in the proper format.
This document outlines the English topics and suggested reading for a 3-year secondary school program from Years 7 to 9. In Year 7, topics include myths, Shakespeare, and poetry, with recommended books like Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. Year 8 covers Shakespearean themes, detective fiction, and dystopian works, suggesting Sherlock Holmes and 1984. Year 9 focuses on war poetry, Of Mice and Men, and writing skills, recommending books such as Private Peaceful and To Kill a Mockingbird.
The document summarizes key aspects of the English Renaissance period including the rediscovery of classical Greek and Roman works, the focus on humanity and nature over religion, the invention of the printing press, rise of democracy and nationalism, and interest in education and the arts. It also provides details about sonnet forms like the Petrarchan and Shakespearean styles. Specific poets from the era like Sir Philip Sidney and Christopher Marlowe are discussed, noting their biographies and important works.
This document provides summaries of multiple sources on topics related to disability, gender, and culture in South Korea. It summarizes sources that discuss marital satisfaction among disabled adults in South Korea, contemporary cultural production and narratives of nation in South Korean cinema, the experiences of parents with disabled children in Korea, fantasy as escapism versus realism, living with hidden disabilities, and the intersection of motherhood and disability in being a mother to an imperfect child in Korea.
This document provides guidelines for citing sources in MLA format, including citations for books, articles, websites, and other media types. It discusses both parenthetical in-text citations and references in a Works Cited list. Key aspects covered are the author-page method of citation, use of signal phrases, formatting of long quotes, and structured listings for different publication formats.
This document provides biographical and professional information about Sean Benson, including his education, academic positions, publications, academic service, awards, courses taught, and references. It details that he is a tenured Professor of English at the University of Dubuque, has published several books on Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, and has won awards for his scholarship including the Joseph M. Schwartz Memorial Essay Prize.
You will find this presentation very interesting to read as it covers all the aspects of writing Five Paragraph Essay. Please read this article https://essay-academy.com/account/blog/a-five-paragraph-essay
Jonathan Kozol is an American writer and educator born in 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts. He has written several works about flaws and inequalities in the American public education system. Kozol received fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Guggenheim Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. He founded non-profits like the Cambridge Institute for Public Education and Education Action to advocate for social justice and grassroots organizing among teachers. Some of Kozol's most notable works exposing inequalities in public schools include Death at an Early Age, Savage Inequalities, and The Shame of the Nation.
This document provides examples of citations for various types of sources in MLA format, including books by single authors and multiple authors, edited books, articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, databases and e-journals, as well as web pages. Citations are provided for chapters from books, articles from reference books, and works from both print and electronic sources.
Robert Frost was an American poet known for depicting realistic New England life through familiar language. He won four Pulitzer Prizes and spoke at JFK's 1961 inauguration. The poem "The Road Not Taken" describes two roads diverging in a yellow wood. The speaker cannot travel both so must choose one. Though the roads appear equally worn, the speaker chooses the less traveled road, doubting they will ever return to see where the other leads. This choice to take the road less traveled has made all the difference.
The document provides instructions for required summer reading and assignments for 10th grade Humanities class. Students must read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and annotate the text, identifying important elements. They will complete an objective test and writing assignment on the novel in class. The document also lists optional additional summer reading in fiction, drama, and poetry genres.
This document summarizes key concepts about subaltern studies and characterizes Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest as a subaltern figure. It defines subaltern as populations outside the hegemonic power structures of a colony or homeland. The term derives from Antonio Gramsci's work on cultural hegemony. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak discusses whether subaltern groups can express themselves. The document presents quotes from Prospero and Caliban, with Caliban stating his desire for freedom over peace.
This document outlines an American Literature course for a Master's program. The course aims to explore the journey of American literature from early works through contemporary times. Students will analyze genres and literary trends, and examine the works of authors like Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, William Faulkner, Arthur Miller, Ernest Hemingway, Henry David Thoreau, Eugene O'Neill, and Saul Bellow. The course is divided into 8 units covering history, selected poems, novels, and recommended additional readings. Students will be evaluated based on mid-term and end-term exams, as well as internal evaluations throughout the semester.
This present PPT contains the brief and comprehensive presentation on the most significant and emerging genre of Literature i.e. Science Fiction. This video talks about the Origin of Science Fiction, Definitions of Science Fiction, Types or Different Divisions of Science Fiction, Themes, ideas and issues/Sub-Genres of Science Fiction and some Popular Examples of Science Fiction.
According to Aristotle, a tragedy involves the downfall of a tragic hero, usually a great man, due to a mistake or character flaw. The plot of a tragedy involves a reversal of fortune, a moment of recognition, and suffering for the hero. The document then discusses different types of tragic characters like those driven by madness or who are lost souls, victims, or foolish. It provides Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman as an example of a tragic hero and acknowledges its sources.
The Aubrey-Maturin Nautical Historical NovelsMatthew Moten
After graduating with a bachelor of science from West Point in 1982, Matthew Moten went on to obtain a Ph.D. in history from Rice University. In 2002, he was selected as an academy professor for the history department at West Point and served in this capacity until his retirement. Matthew Moten enjoys reading as a favorite pastime. Some of his favorite works are the books of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
This document provides an analysis of the representation of society in the Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". It begins with definitions of fact and fiction. It then discusses concepts like the theory of binary oppositions and how the book portrays concepts like love, cruelty, colonialism, racial discrimination, the effect of media, feminism, bribery, honesty, terrorism, and death. It aims to explore the "fact" or real world issues behind the fictional story.
This document provides a summary of metaphysical poetry. It identifies John Donne as the founder of metaphysical poetry and notes that the term was first coined by Samuel Johnson, though meant as a criticism. The major metaphysical poets are identified as John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Abraham Cowley, and Richard Crashaw. The document then analyzes Donne's poem "The Flea" in which he tries to convince his lover that engaging in intimacy would not be a sin or loss of virtue by using the biological image of a flea that has fed on both of their blood. It concludes with a quote from Samuel Johnson about relieving the pain of being human.
The document provides information about the required summer reading and writing assignment for 10th grade Humanities - English students. Students must read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and create a quotation journal analyzing major characters through selected quotes and paragraphs. The quotation journal is due on the first full day of classes, August 24th, and should be typed. The document also lists optional additional summer reading selections in fiction and drama.
The document discusses bibliographies and citations. It explains that a bibliography is a list of all resources used for a report, while a citation provides details about each resource, including the author, title, publisher and copyright date. It provides examples of full citations in the proper format.
This document outlines the English topics and suggested reading for a 3-year secondary school program from Years 7 to 9. In Year 7, topics include myths, Shakespeare, and poetry, with recommended books like Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. Year 8 covers Shakespearean themes, detective fiction, and dystopian works, suggesting Sherlock Holmes and 1984. Year 9 focuses on war poetry, Of Mice and Men, and writing skills, recommending books such as Private Peaceful and To Kill a Mockingbird.
The document summarizes key aspects of the English Renaissance period including the rediscovery of classical Greek and Roman works, the focus on humanity and nature over religion, the invention of the printing press, rise of democracy and nationalism, and interest in education and the arts. It also provides details about sonnet forms like the Petrarchan and Shakespearean styles. Specific poets from the era like Sir Philip Sidney and Christopher Marlowe are discussed, noting their biographies and important works.
This document provides summaries of multiple sources on topics related to disability, gender, and culture in South Korea. It summarizes sources that discuss marital satisfaction among disabled adults in South Korea, contemporary cultural production and narratives of nation in South Korean cinema, the experiences of parents with disabled children in Korea, fantasy as escapism versus realism, living with hidden disabilities, and the intersection of motherhood and disability in being a mother to an imperfect child in Korea.
This document provides guidelines for citing sources in MLA format, including citations for books, articles, websites, and other media types. It discusses both parenthetical in-text citations and references in a Works Cited list. Key aspects covered are the author-page method of citation, use of signal phrases, formatting of long quotes, and structured listings for different publication formats.
This document provides biographical and professional information about Sean Benson, including his education, academic positions, publications, academic service, awards, courses taught, and references. It details that he is a tenured Professor of English at the University of Dubuque, has published several books on Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, and has won awards for his scholarship including the Joseph M. Schwartz Memorial Essay Prize.
You will find this presentation very interesting to read as it covers all the aspects of writing Five Paragraph Essay. Please read this article https://essay-academy.com/account/blog/a-five-paragraph-essay
Jonathan Kozol is an American writer and educator born in 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts. He has written several works about flaws and inequalities in the American public education system. Kozol received fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Guggenheim Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. He founded non-profits like the Cambridge Institute for Public Education and Education Action to advocate for social justice and grassroots organizing among teachers. Some of Kozol's most notable works exposing inequalities in public schools include Death at an Early Age, Savage Inequalities, and The Shame of the Nation.
This document provides examples of citations for various types of sources in MLA format, including books by single authors and multiple authors, edited books, articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, databases and e-journals, as well as web pages. Citations are provided for chapters from books, articles from reference books, and works from both print and electronic sources.
Robert Frost was an American poet known for depicting realistic New England life through familiar language. He won four Pulitzer Prizes and spoke at JFK's 1961 inauguration. The poem "The Road Not Taken" describes two roads diverging in a yellow wood. The speaker cannot travel both so must choose one. Though the roads appear equally worn, the speaker chooses the less traveled road, doubting they will ever return to see where the other leads. This choice to take the road less traveled has made all the difference.
The document provides instructions for required summer reading and assignments for 10th grade Humanities class. Students must read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and annotate the text, identifying important elements. They will complete an objective test and writing assignment on the novel in class. The document also lists optional additional summer reading in fiction, drama, and poetry genres.
This document summarizes key concepts about subaltern studies and characterizes Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest as a subaltern figure. It defines subaltern as populations outside the hegemonic power structures of a colony or homeland. The term derives from Antonio Gramsci's work on cultural hegemony. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak discusses whether subaltern groups can express themselves. The document presents quotes from Prospero and Caliban, with Caliban stating his desire for freedom over peace.
The document summarizes research on how Building Information Modeling (BIM), collaboration, and green building practices relate. It describes the methodology used, which included case studies and interviews. Meetings like design consultations and MEP coordination were observed. Findings indicated that messy discussion, rather than just clean technology, enabled unexpected discoveries. Documentation was used for both records and collaboration. While technology supported collaboration, interpersonal communication remained important.
This Memorabilia 2016 is prepared by students of Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. It has collection of creative works (art, painting, drawing, poems, sketches), critical writings (film review, literature review etc) which is prepared by students. It also has interesting charts on Online Discussions initiated by Department, number of emails exchanged among students, number of words used by students to opine themselves in these discussion threads. It also has statistical data about library books borrowed by students. It ends with grouphies.
National income represents the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is earned mainly from three sectors - agriculture, industry, and services. When added together, the income from these sectors makes up the national income. Key concepts related to national income include gross national product (GNP), gross domestic product (GDP), net national product, per capita income, and methods to calculate national income such as the product, income, and expenditure methods. National income is used to measure a country's economic condition and progress.
The document discusses key concepts from Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, including:
1. Gramsci used the term "subaltern" to refer to social groups that are subordinate to the ruling classes and excluded from power.
2. For Gramsci, "ideology" referred to the worldviews and ideas that help ruling groups maintain dominance. He saw ideology as distinct from economic and political structures.
3. Gramsci analyzed how cultural institutions like education and media shape ideology and help the ruling classes exercise "hegemony" over subordinate groups.
Theme of Nothingness in the play Waiting for Godot.solankibinita
The document summarizes the theme of nothingness in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. It discusses how in contrast to traditional plays which focus on a single concentrated action, Godot reflects a sense of hopeless destiny and nothingness that fuels the play. Though the characters Estragon, Vladimir, Lucky, and Pozzo interact, nothing significant happens in terms of plot or setting from the beginning to the end. The conclusion reiterates that the play does not follow a traditional structure and instead focuses on the theme of nothing happening.
This document discusses inductive and deductive methods. It defines inductive method as reaching conclusions based on observations, going from particular to general. Deductive method is defined as starting with a general conclusion and providing examples to support it, going from general to particular. Examples of each method are provided, with deductive examples demonstrating that if the premises are true the conclusion must be true, and inductive examples generalizing from specific observations.
Manufacturing a Woman's Sentence: Virginia Woolf's écriture féminine mécaniqueCourtney King
This document discusses Virginia Woolf's writing style and how it relates to the concept of écriture féminine. Woolf's writing features an inherent preoccupation with modernization expressed through repetition, precision, and subtle reference to the machine. Her style demonstrates a syntactic mechanization and anxiety about the machine usurping the body, characterized as an écriture féminine mécanique. This style uses mechanical ruptures, simulates machinery in syntax, equates the female form with the machine, and shows visible anxiety over the rise of the machine.
This document discusses subalternity, or the status of being socially, politically, and geographically outside the dominant power structure, in the context of higher education. It defines who can be considered subaltern in HE, such as lower-paid and lower-status staff including support staff, technicians, and administrative workers. The document examines how the subaltern are often rendered invisible or "mute" by the dominant discourse and power structures. It provides direct quotes from interviews with subaltern HE staff that illustrate their experiences of feeling overlooked, undervalued, and unable to advance due to their status and role. The quotes reveal tensions between academic and non-academic staff and shed light on the hidden transcripts and perspectives of the subaltern voices within
This presentation explains the ANSI/ISA-99 and IEC 62443 standards for industrial control systems (ICS). It describes the Zone and Conduit security model and how it is used in an plant or factory. As well, the issues of security configuration errors are discussed. A case history of zone security deployment for a Safety Integrated System in a refinery is provided. For additional information see www.tofinosecurity.com.
Theme of marriage in sense and sensibilityMonalijethwa
The document summarizes themes of marriage in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. It discusses how Austen uses marriage as a central plot device and explores different types of marriages, including marriages for love versus economic necessity. It provides examples of marriages between characters like Elinor/Edward who marry for love despite financial obstacles, versus Marianne/Willoughby who do not marry because Willoughby chooses a wealthy woman for financial reasons. The document also examines how the novel portrayed women's need to marry well for social standing and financial security.
This document discusses the history of historiography and how historians have approached documenting history over different periods. It mentions the classical period, Christian historiography, the Enlightenment era up to historian Leopold Von Ranke and his tradition, Karl Marx and the Annales school, and postmodernism as defining periods that shaped the field of history.
The document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. It explains that Theatre of the Absurd explores the absurdity of existence in a godless universe where life has no purpose or meaning. Waiting for Godot follows two homeless men, Vladimir and Estragon, who pass the time waiting endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Their dialogue shows how they try to maintain their friendship and identity through memory and conversation to avoid confronting the meaninglessness of their existence.
This summary discusses Gayatri Spivak's influential essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?". Spivak examines the concept of the subaltern, which refers to marginalized groups that are excluded from mainstream political power and representation. She analyzes the practice of sati, or widow burning, in colonial India, and how it was used and interpreted differently by Indian nationalists and British colonists. Spivak ultimately concludes that the subaltern "cannot speak" because they are structurally excluded from systems of representation and power. The essay questions how the subaltern can have a voice and be heard given their silenced position within patriarchal societies and institutions.
The document is a submission front sheet for a student named 33223747 attending Gold College. It includes information such as the student's name and student number, the module and tutor name, word count, assignment deadline, and essay title "Can the 'Subaltern' ever speak from a position of power?". It also includes definitions of plagiarism and requires the student to confirm they understand the college's policies on academic integrity.
' Waiting For Godot- As an Absurd Theatre 'kishan8282
This document is a student paper analyzing Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot" as an example of absurdist or "Theatre of the Absurd" drama. It defines key features of absurdist plays like meaningless plots, lack of beginning/end, repetitive dialogue. It analyzes how Godot fits these through its plotless story of Vladimir and Estragon waiting endlessly. The paper also discusses the philosophical roots of absurdism in Camus' view of life as meaningless and examines elements like nonsense language, stereotypical characters, and absurd/ambiguous endings found in Godot and characteristic of Theatre of the Absurd.
Historiography is the study of how historians have analyzed and interpreted events of the past based on available sources. It examines how different historians' narratives, interpretations, use of evidence, and methods of presentation may vary. Studying historiography helps us understand that history involves interpretation and that historians from different eras or with different perspectives analyze the past differently.
This document is a paper analyzing the allusions used in T.S. Eliot's modernist poem "The Waste Land". It was written by Sanjaykumar N Jogadiya for his MA Sem-3 course and submitted to his professor Smt. S.B. Gardi. The paper discusses Eliot's use of symbols and allusions from various sources to represent the confusion and artificiality of modern society. It analyzes symbols like the four different "Waste Lands" from literature and the message of hope conveyed through the symbols of "Datta, Daydream, and Damyata". The paper concludes Eliot seeks to associate the present with the past through these obscure references to predict the future and
The document defines and provides examples of various types of novels, including realistic novels, picaresque novels, historical novels, epistolary novels, Bildungsroman novels, gothic novels, autobiographical novels, satirical novels, allegorical novels, regional novels, stream of consciousness novels, utopian novels, science fiction novels, mystery novels, and adventure novels. Each type is characterized by its narrative style, themes, or historical setting. Examples of well-known novels that exemplify each type are also listed.
This document summarizes major developments in English literature from 1900-1940. It discusses the impact of World War I, including disillusionment with patriotism and the emergence of cynical attitudes. Major poets of this period shifted away from traditional forms and included Yeats, Eliot, and Housman. Prose writers like Joyce and Woolf developed new "stream of consciousness" techniques. Shaw, Galsworthy, and Eliot made significant contributions to drama during this time as well.
This document provides an overview of Northrop Frye and his theory of archetypal criticism. It discusses Frye's background and major works that established him as an influential literary critic. The document then defines archetypal criticism and its origins in social anthropology and psychoanalysis. It explains Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious and how Frye adapted this idea. Finally, it provides examples of archetypes like symbols, characters, and recurring narratives that can be analyzed through an archetypal critical lens.
The document defines the novel and discusses its key elements. It begins by exploring the origins of the term novel and how it has been defined by various scholars. Some of the essential elements or features of the novel that are discussed include theme, plot, characters, setting, and narrative technique/point of view. An example of the classic novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot is provided to illustrate these concepts. Finally, some common types of novels are identified such as social novels, historical novels, regional novels, and picaresque novels.
A Rose For Emily Annotated BibliographyBecky Gilbert
This document contains an annotated bibliography of 10 sources related to the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. The sources discuss various themes and elements of the story, including the title's symbolism, the town's complicity in Homer's murder, Emily's relationships and motivations, representations of race and sexuality, the narrator's perspective, and Faulkner's structure of dividing the story into five sections. One source provides a comparison of the short story to a film adaptation, arguing that the film reduces the complexity and social commentary of the original text.
This paper discusses Aime Cesaire's postcolonial adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest titled A Tempest. The student analyzes some of the major differences between the two works, noting that Cesaire portrays Caliban as a stronger rebel who uses abusive language against Prospero. While Shakespeare's play ends in order, Cesaire does not follow any order and has Caliban singing of freedom even after the others leave the island. The paper also examines how The Tempest has been defined as a postcolonial play that depicts issues of colonialism and cultural hybridity.
This thesis examines how young black experiences are portrayed in three novels published by Kwela Books. The novels are Sifiso Mzobe's Young Blood, Kgebetli Moele's Untitled, and K. Sello Duiker's Thirteen Cents. All three novels feature teenage narrators navigating post-apartheid South Africa. The analysis is informed by Frantz Fanon's postcolonial theory and contends that post-apartheid South Africa exhibits characteristics of the post-independence African state described by Fanon. Close readings of the novels explore the social conditions shaping the young protagonists' experiences, including issues of community, family, education, sexuality, gender, and race
This document outlines the seminar paper "The Study of James Baldwin's Selected Novels in Relation to Human Rights" by Ravindra Ramdas Borse. The paper will analyze four of Baldwin's novels - Go Tell it on the Mountain, Another Country, Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, and If Beale Street Could Talk - in relation to violations of human rights faced by Black Americans. It provides definitions of human rights, introduces Baldwin and his works, lists the objectives and hypotheses of the study, and outlines the proposed methodology and chapter structure.
This document provides a summary of 4 sources related to post-colonial literature:
1. The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies edited by Neil Lazarus examines postcolonial thought, culture, and their impact on literature, film, philosophy, and cultural studies.
2. Homi Bhabha by David Huddart explores the influential postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha and introduces concepts like hybridity, mimicry, and translation.
3. Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon edited by Deborah L. Madsen argues for including American literature in the postcolonial canon and examines relations between American and other postcolonial texts.
This document summarizes the key points from an ELIT 48C class discussion on Maxine Hong Kingston's novel "The Woman Warrior".
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- Kingston's use of fact and fiction in her writing
- Postmodern aspects like genre blending and individual identity
- Major themes like gender inequality and societal pressure
- Important symbols like the villagers and circular imagery
- Discussion questions about the cultural conflicts faced by the narrator and Kingston's use of storytelling
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This document provides an introduction to various approaches to literary criticism, including formalist, biographical, historical/cultural, psychological, mythological, gender, and deconstructionist criticism. It defines each approach and provides examples of how each could be applied to analyze specific literary works. The document is intended as an overview for students to understand different lenses through which texts can be analyzed and interpreted.
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3) Explanations of literary terms and elements like soliloquy, climax, and euphemism.
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This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd genre and analyzes Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot through this lens. Some key points:
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- Absurdist plays like Waiting for Godot lack traditional plot structures and have nonsensical, repetitive dialogue and cyclical actions without resolution. They reflect the absurdity and alienation of post-WWII society.
- Godot in particular examines themes of meaningless, nothingness, isolation, and the futility of human existence through Vladimir and Estragon's endless waiting for
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John Dryden was an influential English poet, playwright and critic in the 17th century. As a critic, he wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy in 1668 to discuss issues in English drama. In the essay, Dryden argues through a dialogue between four characters with different positions on topics like the ancients vs moderns, the unities, French vs English drama, and the appropriateness of rhyme in plays. Though he favors modern English plays, Dryden does not disparage the ancients. He also favors English drama over French drama and compares Shakespeare favorably to Jonson.
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Selected terms
1. Department of English
Name: Gohil Devikaba J
Roll no.: 05
Paper no.: 09
Paper Name: The Modernist Literature
Topic name: Selected terms: 1) The
Theatre of the Absurd 2) The Campus
Novel 3) Angry Young Men
E-mail ID: devikagohil13@gmail.com
Submitted to: M.K.B.U
3. 1) The Theatre of the Absurd:
Character
istics
Actions
are futile
– no goal
State of
hopeless
ness
Man as
center of
universe
Language
- break
down
Speech
doesn’t
make any
sense
Illogical
situations
6. 2) The Campus Novel:
This term is also known as ‘The University
novel’.
It is mainly a British genre.
And it deals with university life.
These novels reflects an anxiety in
universities about the fate of the
humanities, the ethics of research and
funding and the politics of appointments.
8. 3) Angry Young Men:
This term is used to describe 1950s
group of writers mainly dramatists and
novelists.
These group of writers were unhappy
with the cultural distinctions.
They were against elitism of England,
social inequality and injustice of the
state.
9. Well known Names:
John Osborne Philip Larkin
John Wain John Braine
Alan Sillitoe
Terence
Rattigan