Literature of the Romantic Era
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The Romantic Era in literature was a movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, the United States, and Latin America that lasted from about 1750 to about 1870, characterized by reliance on the imagination and subjectivity of approach, freedom of thought and expression, and an idealization of nature. This 5 page paper asserts that it is difficult to assess the exact nature of the Romantic era, the scope of which seemed to be vast and elastic, however, the major thread, or theme, was the transition from classical thought to a more diverse and creative humanism that was mirrored in the literature of the time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Life & Poetry of Audre Lorde
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An 7.5 page paper which examines of the life and work of poet and gay rights activist Audre Lorde (1934-1992), in particular, her 1978 poem, “Power.” It is broken down into four subsections -- a discussion of the imagery and techniques employed in “Power;” how the poet’s life related to her poetry; the connection between the poetry and the times in which they were written; and finally, Audre Lorde’s literary contributions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Romantic Relationships
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This 5 page paper examines romantic love, taking the stance that consummate love is not its greatest form. Analysis is based primarily on Robert Sternberg's 'Triangle of Love.' Examples of the different types of romantic love are shown referencing both film and literature. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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The Speaking Picture in Poetry
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A 10 page paper which discusses how renaissance poetry has often been seen as a body of work which presents a speaking picture. Poetry is much like painting in that it attempts to portray one moment in time, or one moment of thought, into words. It paints a picture full of images that allows us to envision in our minds, what the poet sees, feels, and thinks. Literature, the other art form using language, cannot do this due to the fact that it focuses on a great number of events, people, and thoughts. The paper discusses considerations concerning this form of art, with the work of English poet Francis Quarles being the primary focus in relationship to speaking pictures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Romantic Comedy Film Genre
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the tenets and conventions of the romantic comedy film genre, including settings, character types, style, narrative patterns, conflicts, resolutions and common themes. Specifically examined are four romantic comedies which are particularly representative of the genre. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Samuel Coleridge's 'Frost At Midnight' And John Keats' 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer' / Portraying Artists As Visionaries During The Romantic Period
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6 pages in length. The poets of the Romantic Period often portrayed the artist as visionaries in their works. In addressing the approach to this concept, Samuel Coleridge's 'Frost at Midnight' and John Keats' 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' are compared so as to realize the legitimacy of this poetic tendency. The Romantic Period was rife with visionary artists who prevailed against the odds of a time gone by when artistic impression was not deemed as being an instrumental aspect of one's existence. Blooming forth to prove the truth is otherwise, the visionary element so prevalent in the poems of Coleridge and Keats brings to light the magically illusory component of artists. The writer discusses the portrayal of artists as visionaries in Coleridge and Keats' poems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Romanticism / The Dark Eye of Beauty
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A 10 page analysis of three paintings-Goya's 'Saturn devouring his son,' Delacroix's 'Death of Sardanapalus,' and Fuseli's 'The Nightmare.' The writer examines how each of these paintings fits a definition of Romanticism written in an essay by Burke in 1755 while also discussing the contributions that each artist made to the Romantic movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Contrasting Literature of the Romantic and Victorian Periods
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A 5 page essay contrasting the differing styles of literature between the Romantic an Victorian period using examples from Lord Byron's Don Juan and Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner from the Romantic period and Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest from the Victorian.
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