Monthly Archives: February 2013

Selected letters and poems by John Keats

Joseph Madera Before I dived into Keats selected poems and letters I decided to do some research on his background to get a feel for his character and get a sense of what emotions or thoughts he tried to evoke … Continue reading

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Dorothy Wordsworth’s The Grasmere Journal

The Grasmere Journal                             Gavin Andre Sukhu As I began reading the Grasmere Journal by Dorothy Wordsworth, I found her to be a very interesting and dynamic … Continue reading

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Moments with Wordsworth and Daffodils

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. I came across with Wordsworth’s poetry in 2000 through “The Daffodils”. I only read the poem at that time- just for school. In the weekends, I went over … Continue reading

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Visions of the Daughters of Albion

Father of jealousy! Be thou accursed from the earth!” Is this not a place of religion, the rewards of continence? Visions of the Daughters of Albion by William Blake can be seen as a collection of love stories. Blake may … Continue reading

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Visions of the Daughters of Albion

How can “Visions of the Daughters of Albion”, by William Blake, be seen as a critique of colonial oppression and imperialism in relation to the ethics and standards of religion?  That is to say, how does Blake asses the actions … Continue reading

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LuLu on Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Innocence and Experience — Ideal or Reality As a rule, people are used to describing a simple person as a child, since childhood is considered as the most innocent age in human entire lifetime. While time goes by, child grows … Continue reading

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Blake’s Songs

Please read from William Blake’s Songs of Innocence & Experience, the following poems: From Innocence: The Introduction, The Lamb, The Little Black Boy, The Chimney-Sweeper, Divine Image, Infant Joy, and On Another’s Sorrow. From Experience: The Introduction, The Chimney-Sweeper, The … Continue reading

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Anna on Tartuffe

Anna Savina: Blog Post In the Moliere’s play “Tartuffe” there are only two characters who liked hypocrite Tartuffe. They are mother and son, Madame Pernelle and Orgon. Orgon is one of the main characters in the play but his mother … Continue reading

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Veronika on Tartuffe

Tartuffe As a Social Type Moliere created Tartuffe as a character that meant to depict one of the most widespread problems of the French society in 17th century – religious hypocrisy. The name Tartuffe translates as a liar from one … Continue reading

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