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William Carlos Williams 20 Th Century
1,020 wordsWilliams, William Carlos (1883 - 1963), American writer, whose use of simple, direct language marked a new course in 20 th-century poetry. Unlike some other writers of his time, such as T. S. Eliot, Williams avoided complexity and obscure symbolism. Instead, he produced lyrics, such as this one from "January Morning" (1938), that contain few difficult references: "All this-/ was for you, old woman. / I wanted to write a poem/ that you would understand. " Williams's greatest achievement as a writ...
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Zerubabbel As A Messianic Figure
1,198 wordsZerubabbel as a Messianic figure. As my text, I am using the book of Haggai 2: 23: In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, , my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts. Thus, the messianic promise was passed onto Zerubbabel, the man that God entrusted to be the governor of Gods people upon their return to Israel, and with the rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem. Zerubbabel was a...
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The Hollow Men Ts Eliot And Society
1,039 wordsThe poem is one of the most powerful literary methods used to convey ideas or opinions. Through vivid imagery and compelling metaphors, the poem conveys to the reader the thoughts and emotions of the author. Modern poets, however, manipulated traditional forms of poetry and sought to greatly influence the ideas of their readers. T. S. Eliot is a prime example of a modern poet who wrote controversial and thought-provoking works, particularly The Hollow Men. Modernism is the time period between 18...
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J Alfred Prufrock T S Eliot
1,704 wordsThrough the centuries, decades, and years the world has come by many amazing authors and poets but there are always that select renowned few that will stick out in your memory, one of which being Thomas Stearns Eliot. As you read on you will be taken through the journey of T. S. Eliot's amazing and intriguing life, and his works of poetry. His authoritative prose style he developed in his 20 s helped him re-establish the premises upon which poetry was read, evaluated, and written. In writing str...
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The Jews In Spain During Golden Age
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1,186 wordsA Journal of Romance The Oxford dictionary defines romance as an atmosphere or tendency characterized by a sense of remoteness from or idealization of everyday life. The same book goes on to say that it also a prevailing sense of wonder or mystery surrounding the mutual attraction in a love affair. Every romance follows its own road. Some will end quickly, others last longer but ultimately fizzle or explode at the end, and a favoured few last a life time and beyond. So how do poets give us this ...
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Drive Out Those Nations Present Their Tithes God
1,620 words... and to glorify Him. (Polzin, 78) Another theme of Deuteronomy is offerings, sacrificed and tithes to the Lord. (Polzin, 22)... You shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes... and your freewill offerings... (12: 6) The Israelites tithed of all they possessed. They did not tithe of what they were paid, but of all that they possessed: the first tenth and the best tenth. It is important to realize the difference between offerings, sacrifices and tithes. They offered a...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,772 wordsDante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuova, was writt...
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865 wordsIn the Hands of Fate As the supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events, fate has an overwhelming control over people. Even though everything has been assigned, has been preordained; [and] everyone must play his role, nothing has been set in stone (185). In a way, fate is like a maui mixer smoothie. No matter which way the strawberries, pineapples, orange sherbet, ice, and guava juice are thrown in the blender, it still ends up being the same smoothie. Same goes with a person s...
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Spanish Civil War Short Happy Life
1,772 wordsHis Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway His Life Ernest Hemingway was born July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Chicago. He was the second of six children born at his grandfather s house on North Oak Park Avenue. When Hemingway was just seven weeks old, the family moved to Bear Lake which his father had purchased the summer before. Hemingway was not christened until October first at the First Congregational Church. Hemingway spent most of his younger years on the shore at Bear Lake where he caught his firs...
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Quot Hemingway Gertrude Stein
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Spirit Of God God
2,428 wordsZerubabbel as a Messianic figure. As my text, I am using the book of Haggai 2: 23: ? In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, , my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts. ? Thus, the messianic promise was passed onto Zerubbabel, the man that God entrusted to be the governor of God? s people upon their return to Israel, and with the rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem. Zerubbabel...
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347 wordsThe Explication of Ezra Pound s In a Station of the Metro Ezra Pound s words portray a moment frozen in time. The poem, In a Station of the Metro, is a poem of imagery. Through imagery, Pound imbues his vision and thoughts of his surroundings while on a subway train. Pound s title, In a Station of the Metro, sets the stage to allow the reader to visualize a dark, cold, wet (p 657) subway station. Pound uses these words to set the ambiance. He puts the reader at the station watching the apparitio...
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430 wordsEzra Ezra Pound Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was born in 1885 in Hailey, Idaho. He was considered one of the foremost American literary figures of the 20 th century. Pounds style was unlike any other poet during this time period. He wrote about ancient and modern history with his personal reflections and experience. In Pounds poetry he tested many new forms of verses. Pound influenced young authors such as: James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Ernest Hemingway. When Pound was 15 years old he had...
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Ezra Pound Nobel Prize
957 wordsIn Hemingway Symbols &# 038; Style In the past, hardly anyone ever suspected Hemingway novels of symbolism. Then, in The Old Man and the Sea, people saw symbols the old man stood for mans dignity, the big fish embodied nature, the sharks symbolized evil (or maybe just the critics). No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in, says Hemingway. That kind of symbol sticks out like raisins in raisin bread. Raisin bread is all right, but plain bread is ...
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Seek Revenge Miss Julie
530 wordsIn some works of literature a character who appears briefly or does not appear at all has a significant presence. Even though a character may not be present in a play, does not mean that they have no importance. In fact, these characters have more of an influence over the way the other characters act and speak. Two plays that exhibit this are Miss Julie, by August Strindberg and Mourning Becomes Electra, by Eugene ONeill. In Mourning Becomes Electra, Ezra Manner has a relatively small part; he i...
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House Of Atreus Mother
1,426 wordsThe House of Mannon Eugene O? Neill? s Mourning Becomes Electra is a play of revenge, sacrifice, and murder conveyed through visible references to Aeschylus? House of Atreus. O? Neill alludes to The House of Atreus in order to ground the play; attaching the plot to well-known aspects of history. As well, it brings a certain significance that otherwise would be neglected if their underlying manifestations went unnoticed. The most prominent of these allusions is that to Aeschylus? House of Atreus....
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1,122 wordsMassimo Bacigalupo In the final completed canto [ 116 ] the mind of Ixion confronts with " gaiety" the mind of the god who " comes" in marine guise, attended by the dolphins of canto 110, to greet the voyager, or to bring him the " gentle death" Tiresias had promised Ulysses [in the Odyssey] There is a touch of truculence in the challenge to " lift" the great ball which is at one time the acorn of light of canto 106, Pounds phantastikon, the divine vision,...
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1,000 wordsClive Wilmer Mauberley has been described as Pounds farewell to London. In 1920 he left, spending four years in Paris then moving on to Italy, where he settled in Rapallo in 1924. He was now concentrating on The Cantos, his poem including history, and the first section was published in 1925. As The Cantos shows, he was now preoccupied with economics. The war, as he saw it, had been caused by the rivalries of international capitalists. He thought he had found a solution to the evils of unchecked ...
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Grand Rapids God
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