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    Name- Chofia Basumatary Course Coordinator: Sayandeb Chowdhury MA English- Metropolis and Modernity 1 30 November 2015 Essence of Modern Civilization masqueraded as Religious Conceit in W. B. Yeats’ works Modernism as a concept is undoubtedly a very vast and complex phenomenon which cannot and should not be necessarily bounded by the certain characteristics, objectives or themes that we generally tend to associate with modernity. When one tries to do that it is rather an act of handling the leash

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    In the early 20th century, many writers such as T.S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot) and Langston Hughes wrote what scholars of today consider, modern poetry. Writers in that time period had their own ideas of what modern poetry should be and many of them claimed that they wrote modern work. According to T.S. Eliot’s essay, “From Tradition”, modern poetry must consist of a “tradition[al] matter of much wider significance . . . if [one] want[s] it [he] must obtain it by great labour . . . no poet, no

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    Poetry is a complex form of literature that also doubles as art and expresses feelings and ideas through language. Poetry goes beyond a simple rhyme scheme that keeps us chained to a rhythm we may not even recognize. Although using poetic meter can absolutely benefit a poet by contributing to the poet’s tone and setting up a reader’s expectations for the poem, this device comes at a cost. Using a harmonic rhyme scheme can also disadvantage one’s poem because the reader can value the rhyme and rhythm

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    Donne’s 17th century neo-classical metaphysical poetry is based around his own personal experiences and the historic context. While Margaret Edson’s 20th century metatheatrical post-modern play Wit has exploited Donne’s strong religious ideas and metaphysical conceits, it has deciphered it towards a more secular context and audience. Despite contextual differences, the two composers, through in textual reading, shares and explores the common values and ideas including the value of relationships and

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    Modern Times, Plagiarize Crimes In 2006 Bob Dylan, a famous singer-songwriter created an album called Modern Times. This album grew instant success becoming number one on the Billboard charts. Soon after its release, audiences found some things that were unsettling, which led to the start of allegations. Very similar comparisons were found between Dylan’s album and Henry Timrod’s poems like phrases that were copied verbatim. With these accusations Dylan and many others came to his defense, stating

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    Zaret Dr. Anglin French Song Rep 11 May 2015 Gabriel Fauré: Program Notes "For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence." – Fauré Gabriel Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) majorly influenced modern French music with his tender and gracious style. Fauré’s proficient music abilities were apparent at a very young age. When his Swiss teacher Louis Niedermeyer first heard young Gabriel, he instantly welcomed him as a new student. Fauré also studied

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    by Isadora Duncan. Isadora was one of the creators of modern dance. She has affected dance in so many ways, and has helped create a style of dance that many people know and love. Isadora persisted through criticism and critique. Isadora Duncan created modern dance, used persistence to innovate ways to overcome obstacles, and illuminated the world by showing it a new style of dance. Isadora Duncan was also known as one of the mothers of modern dance. Duncan was raised in a family where the arts were

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    Jackson Pollock said, “The modern artist is working with space and time and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating” (Modernism). Just as Jackson Pollock had been saying, modern art has a peculiar way of being perceived. Just as importantly as reading modern literature, the writing in such an art shows that reality is what people perceive through their perceptions. The era of Modernism was a time of great progression and innovation that set the foundation for the present day literature,

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    According to the Visual Art Encyclopedia, Surrealism sprang up in Paris and became rooted in the avant-garde art world. Surrealism was the fashionable art movement after World War I. Surrealism is and the last major art movement to be associated with the Ecole de Paris. The writer Andre Breton (1896-1966), nicknamed "the Pope of Surrealism", was the movement 's founder and chief theorist. He introduced and defined the new style in his initial 1924 manifesto (Manifeste du Surrealisme) and later in

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    formalism. Post-modernism is typically categorized by everyday movements. It is said by some that one does not even need be a dancer in order to do this style of choreography. It is similar to contemporary dance which is a combination of modern and post-modern dancing. Expressionism is basic movement with the intent of expressing an emotion or feeling behind it. Expressionism originated in Germany and can be easily identified when associated with “story-telling” or the conveyance of an emotion.

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