Museum Szymborska Analysis

time, the expression of thought and feeling through art and literature, and the political and

Morality is “the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior” (Oxford Dictionary n.d.). Szymborska’s perspective on morality can be seen in the poems Parable and In Praise of Feeling Bad About Yourself. She uses symbolism to convey her view point that people are intrinsically immoral but at the same time that the awareness of being immoral is a defining feature of human nature. The poem Parable uses public and worldly symbols such as the ocean and the desert island while In Praise… contains bestial symbols to portray her perspective on the aspects of human morality which she deems intrinsic to humanity. Collectively, these poems allow the reader a glimpse into Szymborska’s outlook on life and allowed her to offer a different perspective to the reader, potentially challenging the reader’s beliefs on morality or imparting a new perspective onto the reader.

In the beginning of the poem we see the line “Time that is moved by little fidget wheels” conveying the meaning he was taken before his time. This refers to the chronological and systematic time of humanity in which is measured by minutes and hours, shown on clocks that are symbolised by bells. This concept of time is far more powerful with the use of personification as emphasised by the capitalisation.

Many pieces of literature and art take place during an important event in history. The authors of the books and the artists wanted the reader or the observer to understand that the characters and the story they wrote or drew was based on their perspective of the era when their written books or painting. In this essay I will be talking about the events in literature (The Sun Also Rises, The Great Gatsby, and Night) and art (The Scream, and The Persistence of Memory). I will be showing you example indication what event which books and art came from by showing you quotes or explaining how it related to what event.

Within his book Visual Time, which offers an unorthodox approach to the study of art history, Moxey writes: “The history of art faces the disconcerting possibility that the time it imagines, history’s very architecture, is neither uniform nor linear but rather multivalent and discontinuous (Moxey 1)”. Indeed, though time within the practice of art history may in actuality be anachronic, or without a distinct order, it is not regarded as so at Wellesley’s Davis Museum; here, the architecture of time is as linear as the physical architecture of the museum’s modern exterior.

In the ‘Nobel Lecture’ written in 1996, Szymborska pinpoints the inspiration of her poetry by asking the question “I don’t know”. Szymborska continues to elaborate on this concept by stating “it’s just not easy to explain to someone else what you don’t understand yourself.” Using this notion to pinpoint the themes she develops throughout the context of her poems, she portrays “The End and the Beginning” through two contradicting ideas that refer back to the concept of “I don’t know.” The title itself interprets a contrast of two opposite ideas, the end and the beginning. But what do these themes represent? These two different perspectives are elaborated within each translation. The poem begins by introducing this aspect, “After every war someone

Ts’ui Pen’s novel is discussed and deals directly with time as the volume is an infinite labyrinth-like work about time. Through this combination of motifs, Borges is able to call into question our ideas on time and challenge those

It is a good post that I enjoyed reading it, and also, we picked the same subject, which is “A $34,000 contribution from a PAC was one too many” about ethics, which is this week’s forum post. Ethics is very important, although there is no regulation or contract to obligate it. Ethics is one of the subjects of Philosophy that seeks answers related to the different application of moral notions in many ways, such as if they are bad or good, how bad or good they are, and if they are wrong or right, and because of this, people should respect the ethical issues. As for Szypszak’s understanding, one, who applies an understanding of ethics at a job place, which might be either for-profit organization or non-profit organization, should certainly

Especially for this poem which is framed by a very specific date, that experience of the “now” is especially crucial in establishing the poetic world and setting the reader engages with. The constant movement and the immediate temporality of the lines lends an alluring credibility to the poem; somehow, this vitality allows for the date of “June 14, 1915” exist within a condensed space. In reading it, the immediacy makes me not question possibilities of filtering through the poet or the strange concept of an entire day living in just fifteen

The two poems both mention a lot about time, although in different tenses. THCM makes an abundance of references of the present tense such

The authors of the following poems; “Warning”, “To His Coy Mistress”, and short story, “The Story of an Hour” express the significance of life and the importance of time itself. The reason why life should be lived to the absolute fullest within the two poems and short story are varied based off the main character’s perspectives on life. Jenny Joseph expressed frustration about behavioral expectations and excitement of growing old in her poem “Warning.” Andrew Marvell emphasized the long for lust in his poem, “To His Coy Mistress.” Lastly, Kate Chopin shined light on the significance of love and the huge toll it takes on our lives in her short story, “The Story of an Hour.” These three work’s all create a similar theme with each relating to the importance of life, and the significant factors that form its meaning.

In the poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt Whitman utilizes contrast imageries to symbolize the relationship between time and humanity. He embarks through life seeing his environment split between generations. Visioning his conquest from both the perspective of speaker himself, and the crowds from whom he resembles. Whitman seeks to transcend time by uniting people through their shared experiences.

In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” time is an important theme. Time is constantly moving forward and flowing like the river. Nothing can stop it and it is what divides people from the rest of their fellow humanity. The ferry represents Whitman in which it is the only thing that can go back and forth across the river to allow ideas to be shared and people to connect. Whitman recognizes that everyone is joined by certain ideas and ideals and because of this his work will remain everlasting since it will always be relevant to the human soul. In this poem Whitman tries to persuade the reader that there are more things that connect humans than divide them. He also wants to reassure the reader that they are not alone and that he is “...with you and know how/ it is” (Whitman 3.3) Even something as massive as time cannot severe human bonds because it is the universality of human experience and ideas that create them.

“Is non-eschatological poetry possible?” Answering his own question, Ceslaw Milosz offers a resounding no. No – that is – if one is not to be indifferent to time and to questions of last things, like damnation, judgment, the Kingdom of God, or the ends of history. If poetry is “the passionate pursuit of the Real,” not only would non-eschatological poetry mean poetic indifference to our experiences of temporality and last things, it would mean a collapse into isolation and solipsism, a poetics severed from the reality of the world that makes human life common. Such stark demands for poetry are indicative of Milosz’s investment poetry as a witness to the world, which also involves a witness to God. Indeed, internal to Milosz’s

In his article “Death, time, history” Piotr Hoffman discusses the Division II of Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time. The essay is logically divided into three main parts. The first one is introduction and brief overview of author’s objectives (Hoffman wants to bring Heidegger back into the framework of the subjectivist tradition, which is not of our particular interest today because of its controversy). The second part is named The Human Self and mainly includes such themes as totality and authenticity of Dasein, being-toward-death and care, also emphasizing some parallels between Heideggerian and Cartesian worldviews precisely between the concepts of “constant threat” and “evil demon”. The third and the last part is named Time and History and