Eclogues

utopia leadership is to transpire. The Land of Cockaigne (1952/1999) was a medieval contrary of a heaven on the earth. In Hesiod’s Works and Days (1938/1999) the vision was a perfect society as a past earth without any worries. Vergil in the Fourth Eclogue (1906/1999) envisioned a perfect society as a future in which everything in existence is free. Pindar in Fragments (1937/1999) earthly paradise was inhabited by the good. In Epode 16 (1960/1999) Horace perfect society was free of diseases. Joseph

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan "Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all." John F. Kennedy, May 21, 1963 (676) In his poem "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace," published in 1968, Richard Brautigan places the reader in a future realm: a sparkling utopia "where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony" (1). He draws us in by juxtaposing images of nature, man and machine that challenge us to imagine this new

The Aeneid and The Odyssey The Aeneid and The Odyssey are two of the most famous poems written in their time. While there are other poems that are also notable, these two poems are well known for showing strong battles between mythical creatures and strong heroes. Homer and Virgil have written incredible poems that have stood the test of time. The depth of their vision was beyond their time and is still used around the world thousands of years later to show honest, loyal, strong heroes. The Aeneid

What Happens in “Lycidas” 1–5 The poet complains that he is unready (= “denial vain, and coy excuse”) 6–36 No matter, Lycidas was a poet and his death must not pass without song. I too shall die one day and want someone to sing for me. Moreover, Lycidas and I grew up and made poetry together, to the delight of many. 37–49 “But O the heavy change now, thou art gon”: nature languishes in Lycidas’s absence. 50–63 The nymphs were powerless to save him, as Calliope was powerless to save her son

The pastoral is a literary style that shows a formal pictures of rural life and the naturalness and innosence environment,which totally differ from the frustration and corruption in cities, the life of pastoralism is characterized by laughter, song and absolute freedom from care and anxiety. It is a life of sweet deliciousness and joy. Pastoral is a mode of literature in which author tried various techniques to place the complex life into simple one Terry Gifford-a prominent literary theorist, defines

In the note to Canto V with respect to Francesca and Paulo, the Hollanders shout that “Sympathy for the damned, in the Inferno, is nearly always and nearly certainly the sign of a wavering moral disposition” (112). For sure, a large portion of the touching, enthusiastic, or ire animating stories told by the souls in Hellfire can inspire feel sorry for, however in the recounting the stories, it is constantly conceivable to infer the explanations behind the condemned souls' position in Damnation. Be

As human move further into the 21st century, the serious imbalance in sex ratio at birth is becoming obsolete. The preferences of son resulting from the economic benefits and social value is whispered in many Asian country.( Narayan Das 1987 pp.157) “Women are missing in their millions—aborted, killed, neglected to death. In 1990 an Indian economist, Amartya Sen, put the number at 100m” (Alamy, 2010) Argubly, this issue is becoming an obstacle for the world. This article will focus on this socioeconomic

Literature has a lengthy history of odds and ends that get categorized by critics as unworthy of widespread study, yet some are the most brilliant statements of their time. W. H. Auden’s book-length poem The Age of Anxiety won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1948. It, along with Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl, are diamonds that are often disregarded by literary critics and the public as worthless rough. Each piece was a major breakthrough in its time. Auden and Ginsberg both attempted to define the

Virgil and Dante In the note to Canto V regarding Francesca and Paulo, the Hollanders exclaim that “Sympathy for the damned, in the Inferno, is nearly always and nearly certainly the sign of a wavering moral disposition” (112). Indeed, many of the touching, emotional, or indignation rousing tales told by the souls in Hell can evoke pity, but in the telling of the tales, it is always possible to derive the reasons for the damned souls’ placement in Hell. However, there is a knee-jerk reaction

Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell      "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"      Only through a journey into hell can we hope to attain paradise...      His Early Life:      Dante Alighieri was born under the sign of Gemini, he was thought to be born on May 29, but this is not certain. He was born in Florence, the son of Alighiero II, his family was one of lower