could imagine, literature can be connected into the real world in any way, whether it be from simple concepts to theories that affect the very human existence on earth. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer both address nature and its relation to mankind. The two novels each follow a man on a single journey through nature. Both Hemingway and Krakauer discern nature as an entity that can fight back against humanity in their literature. They try and prove that
In Robert Browning´s "My Last Duchess", the duke, the main character, presents himself as an estimable and powerful man. In the poem he shows his feelings towards the painting of his last duchess, who´s coquettishness aroused her stern´s husband’s suspicions (John D. Rea web) He reveals that the duchess had incurred his displeasure by her expansive friendliness and her refusal to acknowledge his superiority in all things. It becomes apparent at last that he himself brought about her death (Hossein
Old English is not a widely understood language. The Exeter Book, written in this language, was not of much importance to civilization until around the 19th century, when a rise in the study of Anglo-Saxon poetry began. Although the first copy ever discovered of the Exeter was around 950 A.D., the first translation, written by Benjamin Thorpe, was not published until 1842. The Seafarer, The Wanderer and The Wife’s Lament make up three of the poems in the Exeter Book. The speaker in The Seafarer
Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an intriguing novel that uses romanticism and symbolism to depict a natural setting throughout the book in various ways. Also, the novel’s many representations create a specific theme in the novel, which is man and the natural world. Additionally, The Scarlet Letter uses romanticism as a way of describing sin. Romanticism is a literary movement of the late 1700’s which poets created an effect of individualism, an emotional ecstasy, and an admiration for the
The empire of Rome had many wide-spread influences and cultures. For instance, in the era of Old Rome the purpose was about worshipping emperors such as Augustus and Caesar. During the New Rome Era they worshipped Christ, just only emperors. These been religiously influenced by Christianity or Judaism. But, there are two beautifully perfect pieces that bridge the two Eras together. First is “Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius” and the other is “Justinian”. They both look similar because Justinian
The struggle of man versus nature long has dwelt on the consciousness of humanity. Is man an equal to his environment? Can the elements be conquered or only endured? We constantly find ourselves facing these questions along with a myriad of other questions that cause us to think, where do we fit? These questions, crying for a response, are debated studied and portrayed in both Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Throughout both stories, we see the settings
Motionless, a newborn baby lies in his crib, barely minutes old. In this bedroom chamber, there was a small crib containing a newborn baby inside. Two serpents slithered over to the crib rails as doing their master’s request. Doom is on the way for the small infant, who was thought to be long dead by now. The baby got up from the crib and strangled the two serpents to death by holding on to their necks starving for air. “Up jumped his mother, and ran to help, and all the women shrieked out” (Lemming
This study sets out to zero in on and delve into the works of Sadeq Chuback, Iranian naturalist writer, the late past master in the field of literature and translation studies. Chuback’s works, from rise to his demise, is introduced and the aesthetic and stylistic nature of his writing is scoured in detail. Literarily, discursive practices in his writing will especially be dealt with and ideological and kaleidoscopic panoramas of his writing brought into focus. Keywords: Discursive practices, language
Brave New World and Equus and are both texts portraying societies that do not tolerate the individual; they demand spiritual uniformity. Similarly, T.S Eliot's poetry depicts spiritual desolation: of a Europe projected into turmoil after WWI. People could not reconcile their thoughts to a benign God that would allow mass slaughter. Brave New World is set in a dystopian future at approximately 2542 A.D. After a cataclysmic war, the society created is devoid of suffering to the extent that it has become
Santeria (Lucumí): The Beliefs, Rituals and Taboos of Syncretism and Discreet Religion The Yorùbá religion comprises religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba people of old before the Yoruba community encountered Islam, Christianity and other faiths. It originated from Africa and in the New World, where it has influenced or given birth to several Afro-American religions such as Lucumí in Cuba and Umbanda and Candomblé in Brazil in addition to the transplantation of the homeland religions. A