A comparison between Jean Rhys and Una Marson
Voyage into the Metropolis: Exile in the Works of Jean Rhys and Una Marson. In Jonathan Miller's 1970 production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" the character of Caliban was cast as black, therefore reigniting the link between the Prospero/Caliban paradigm as the colonizer/colonized. It was not a new idea, indeed Shakespeare himself envisaged the play set on an island in the Antilles and the play would have had great appeal at the time when new territories were being discovered, conquered, plundered and providing seemingly inexhaustible revenue for the colonisers. What is particularly interesting, however, is how powerful the play later becomes for discourse on colonialism. This trope of Caliban is used by George Lamming in "The Pleasures of Exile" where he likens Prospero in his relationship with Caliban, to the first slave-traders who used physical force and then their culture to subjugate the African and the Carib, overcoming any rebellion with a self righteous determinism. In "The Pleasures of Exile" Lamming sees Caliban as: "Man and other than man. Caliban is his convert, colonized by language, and excluded by language. It is precisely this gift of language, this attempt at transformation which has brought about the pleasure and the paradox of Caliban's exile. Exiled from his gods, exiled from his nature, exiled from his own name! Yet Prospero is afraid of Caliban. He
London Knights - Situation analysis.
London Knights Situation analysis Target audience Objective Tactics Positioning statement PR Advertising Sales promotion Direct marketing New media Methodology In order to find out an in depth information about the London Knights so I've decided to carry out a secondary and primary research. I used the Internet as part of my secondary research. The Internet was very important because I've got a lot of competitors' corporate information, which I can present in this report and they were very relevant. I also used the London Knights web site (www.london-knights.co.uk) to find more data about the Knights. Google was the search engine that I used to find any information about Ice Hockey. The competitors' websites that I used were (www.sheffieldsteelers.co.uk, www.belfastgaints.com). The advertising website called ADASSOC (www.adassoc.org.uk) was also very relevant because it shows a lot of advertising methods in details and I found some facts and figures where it helped me to judge how the Knights can use for their advertising strategy. To find out what the existing spectators think about the Knights, I carried out fact to face surveys at the matches. 700 spectators were being interviewed and the results are being used in this report. I also wanted to find out why people do not attend ice hockey so face to face was also carried out outside the matches and 50
In my essay I will give some information on William Blake's history and also compare five different poems. The poems I will compare are "London", "The Chimney Sweeper
William Blake In my essay I will give some information on William Blake's history and also compare five different poems. The poems I will compare are "London", "The Chimney Sweeper" (Songs of Innocence) with "The Chimney Sweeper" (Songs of Experience). I will also compare 'The Lamb" with "The Tiger". I will explain the poems first and explain what I thought the poem was about when I read it and using this knowledge I will compare. William Blake was a profound genius to some, and a nutcase to others. A British poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver were some of his many occupations. Born in 1757 on November 28th William was the third of five children to a successful London hosier. William grew up in Soho, London where he was first educated at home, chiefly by his mother. From the age of 6, William Blake was amazed and intrigued by spirits; angels and ghosts. He saw and conversed with the angel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary and various other historical figures. Blake was always enclosed in his personal visions and always seemed to be in his own world. His visions and beliefs made William the man he was and the way he is portrayed to the world today. William was deeply influenced by gothic art and architecture and this showed in his work. After finishing his apprenticeship Blake set out to make his living as an engraver. After studies at the Royal Academy School, Blake
'Modernist writers disturbed their readers by adopting complex and difficult new forms and styles'. To what extent has your reading of the modernists involved such a process of disturbance?
'Modernist writers disturbed their readers by adopting complex and difficult new forms and styles'. To what extent has your reading of the modernists involved such a process of disturbance? Modernist literature flaunts difficult, often aggressive or disruptive, forms and styles; it frequently challenges traditional 'realistic' style and is characterised by a rejection of 19th century traditions. Literary modernism focuses on breaking away from rules and conventions, searching for new perspectives and points of view, experimenting in form and style. It breaks up and disturbs the settled state of literature and emphasises a re-structuring of literature and the experience of reality it represents. Although art always attempts to 'imitate' or represent reality, what changed was the understanding of what constitutes reality, and how that reality could best be represented. Modernist literature is marked by a break with the sequential, developmental, cause-and-effect presentation of the 'reality' of realist fiction, towards a presentation of experience as layered, allusive, and discontinuous: using, to these ends, fragmentation and juxtaposition, motif, symbol, allusion. From time to time there occurs some revolution, or sudden mutation of form and content in literature. Then, some way of writing which has been practiced for a generation or more, is found by a few people to be
William Blake- subject, language and form
Blake's poems put forward a powerful social message which reflects the time in which he was writing. With reference to at least five of his poems, show how Blake achieves this through his use of subject, language and form In this essay I will be analysing five of Blake's poems which are 'A Poison Tree', 'The Chimney-Sweeper (experience)', 'The Chimney-Sweeper (innocence)' 'London' and 'The Human Abstract'. Each of Blake's poems has a powerful social message, and my aim is to analyse the message he is trying to portray through these poems. The subject, language and form his poems uphold are some of the main devices that help put forward his opinion at his present time, the 18th century. The powerful social message Blake was trying to convey to his readers was human suffering during his era, he showed this through his poems which marks his sympathy. At this day and age modern readers understand Blake as a writer and see the message he is trying to put forth through his poems. Although in his time, Blake was considered very strange. Born in 1757 into a Christian but non conformist London family, most of his life he spent in London. In 1783 he published his first volume of poems. Many changes were taking place in Blake's society, between 1750 and 1850, late 18th century the industrial revolution was changing the society through huge revolutions in technology in England. England
The Analysis of William Blake's 'The Tyger and the lamb'.
The Analysis of William Blake's 'The Tyger and the lamb' William Blake lived 1757 to 1827 and was born and lived in London. As a young boy and throughout his later life Blake experienced many strange and unusual vivid visions, claiming to have seen Angels and ghosts. This I feel has a great relevance in his decision to write poetry about God and mystical beings. From the age of 10 Blake wanted to be an artist and after training continued mainly engraving. Throughout his life Blake was mainly renowned for his art but later became famous for his poetry .In 1782 he married a woman called Catherine Boucher who introduced him to famous literary figures where he learnt about philosophy and started writing his famous poetry. In 1789 he wrote his first book called the 'Book of Thel' an illuminated edition with pictures. He also wrote and published a poetry collection called 'Songs of Innocence' (which is where 'The lamb' was written.) Then in 1794 he wrote the 'Songs of Experience', which was written to be the second part to his poetry collection with the 'Songs of Innocence' in this 'The Tyger' was written. And, within both poems 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' were coupled. 'The Tyger' by William Blake st stanza: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright. The first line of the poem is very powerful, with the use of the first syllable emphasis (trochee) and the second word being repeated. On
How does William Blake portray children and childhood in his poetry? Discuss with references to Holy Thursday (Songs of Innocence), Holy
How does William Blake portray children and childhood in his poetry? Discuss with references to Holy Thursday (Songs of Innocence), Holy Thursday (Songs of Experience) and The Echoing Green (Songs of Innocence) This will be done by discussing the poems stated above, explaining and exploring the different uses Blake used in his poems e.g. language, to get his portrayal of children/childhood across to the reader. William Blake was born in 1757 in Soho, London. As a child he was home tutored by his mother and didn't seem to play with other children very much. He read a lot of the bible when he was young; it was his whole life, as his family were very religious. Though Blake did question authority of the church and the state. This is relevant to understanding his portrayal of children and childhood in his poems, because things that he went through when he was a child could have stuck with him and made him feel very strongly about it when he grew older, and based his poems on his thoughts and beliefs. As Blake was religious he would have grown up believing that there shouldn't be poverty and children should be treated well. In the 18th century children had to work. They weren't Free and happy like children in this day and age, they had hard working lives, and didn't get much freedom. I don't think Blake was happy about this, he didn't think it was right. Childhood should be a
Compare and Contrast "London" by William Blake and "IslandMan" by Grace Nichols. Consider How Each Poem Conveys Alternative Attitudes To Life And Society.
Owain Millard English Coursework Compare and Contrast "London" by William Blake and "Island Man" by Grace Nichols. Consider How Each Poem Conveys Alternative Attitudes To Life And Society. Introduction The poem "London" written by William Blake (1757 - 1827) is a clever poem. Although we can appreciate it, and understand William Blake's ideas, it was not understood or valued when it was written all those years ago. In contrast the poem "Island Man" written by Grace Nichols is a contemporary poem. The single idea that brings these two poems together is that they are both about the city of London. "Island Man" is in language that we understand today, Blake's poem uses the English language of the 18th century. Brief Historical Background William Blake was born in a district of London called Westminister on the 28th November 1757. His obvious artistic talent lead his draper father to enter him into Par's Drawing School in the strand. This lead on to him later being apprenticed to James Basire, an engraver who worked for the Royal Society of Antiquaries. He married Catherine Boucher in the August of 1972 when he became a freelance engraver. Blake was an accomplished artist in many areas, not only did he write novels and poems, he was also interested politics and religion but he could paint and engrave to a very high standard. Blake was introduced by Joseph Johnson
How do selected poets use language to create a sense of place? You should refer to all the poems you have studied.
How do selected poets use language to create a sense of place? You should refer to all the poems you have studied. We have studied a variety of poems all related to the Great Fire of London and London's surroundings and impact. These poems all tell of the poets' views of London from 1700 to 1850. The poems I studied were "The Fire of London" by John Dryden written some time between 1666 and 1700. "A City Fire" by John Gay written between 1685 and 1732, "London" and "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd 1802" both written by William Wordsworth between 1770 and 1850, "January, 1795" by Mary Robinson written between 1758 and 1800, and finally "London" by William Blake written in 1794. Each of these poems are similar in content, with each poet giving their own individual opinion and impression of what life was like in London at the time. "London" by William Wordsworth tells of the buzzing atmosphere that epitomises the City around the time, "Thou endless stream of men and moving things!" This helps to give the reader the impression that London was swarming with people going about their everyday lives and full of business. Civil War had broken out in 1642 when the mercantile class demanded that some of the monarch's power be passed to Parliament. Puritans under Oliver Cromwell dominated the successful Commonwealth. The Puritans outlawed simple pleasures, such as
London requires world class infrastructure and a transport system which maximises the city's economic efficiency and the quality of life of its citizens.
Index Index Page 1 Introduction Page 2 The TEN priorities Page 3 Details of the Measures carried or proposed to carry out Page 7 Conclusion Page 18 Introduction LONDON, the capital of United Kingdom, is a gateway for international investment and tourism to UK. It is also a financial centre of Europe, to sustain this particular role, it requires world class infrastructure and a transport system which maximises the city's economic efficiency and the quality of life of its citizens. From 1980 London's resident population have risen over 16%, together with a strong economic and tourism growth resulting an extensive pressure on its supply of housing, offices, especially transport. Our London Mayor Ken Livingston has proposed a Transport Strategy to resolve this problem. This Strategy provides all measures for transport improvement, as well as environment and economic development enhancement. It mainly contend with the improvement of public transport, which includes buses, underground and over-ground railway services and it also provide measures to tackle central London congestion issues. In order to support London as an exemplary sustainable world city, "the Transport Strategy will increase the capacity, reliability, efficiency, quality and integration of the transport system to provide the world class transport system the capital needs." (Transport Strategy) It has