Muse

a life in balance. I've frequently written about that whimsical, imaginary muse of mine who pops in unannounced and refuses to memorize my schedule, but I've come to realize that we each have a real life muse inspiring us and feeding us tantalizing story bits. That muse is our life experiences. When we don't take the time to poke our heads up every once in a while and open our eyes--to actually live life--then our muse won't have much material with which to work. It's often said that our stories

In Truevine, Beth Macy the author argues that the kidnapping of the Muse Brothers was unintentionally orchestrated by their own mother Harriet temporarily traded them for monetary gain, during times of extreme poverty and racism. This is story is in contrast to the more commonly known story that says that the boys were captured by Circus hunters, and never returned, despite the mothers struggles to get them back. Consequently, those who will disagree with this book, probably disagree with the author’s

Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in American Concert Dance “Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in American Concert Dance”, and excerpt from Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader, was written by Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Gottschild is a well-known author, dance historian, performer, and choreographer as well as a professor of dance studies at Temple University. She has also written multiple books including The Black Dancer Body, Waltzing in the Dark, and

works through a sarcastic spoof. Commenced with his mordant invocation of a muse, Henry Fielding’s epic parody, Tom Jones emphasizes droll concern with the classical epic style by christening Homeric epithets and personifications with a satirical twist. Henry Fielding dives into the Homeric form with extensive invocations and catalogues to the Muse. By introducing the central plot of the epic parody with, “Ye Muses…who love to sing battles…all things are not in the power of all,” all ‘classical

another. Through diction, devices, and form, a poet imparts the impression of his muse, the source of these emotions, much like an artist illustrates his source of inspiration through any combination of media. Amy Lowell, a twentieth century pioneer of modern poetry, is one such poet. In her poem, “A Lady”, the muse is not only the subject, but the audience, whom she directly addresses. To describe the subject, her muse, Lowell uses allusions to the arts, elegant and domestic imagery, and repetitive

Archaic pre-classical period through any of the nine sister mythological goddesses presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences, also known as Muses (Muse). Traditionally the nine goddesses included Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. In the ancient Greek world, the goal of the Muses was to

Muses blessed mortal and immortal beings with their love of music. The Muses would pour some sort of dew on the tongues of individuals they choose to honor. Then the person would express words of thanks. Princes and kings are created by Zeus but there are certain princes and kings who also have the blessings of the Muses. Those who have been blessed by the Muses will be conspicuous in their speech and the way they look. Great quarrels will be resolved with gentle words and disputes in assemblies

impacts another. Through diction, devices, and form, a poet imparts the impression of his muse, the source of these emotions, much like an artist illustrates his source of inspiration through any combination of media. Amy Lowell, a twentieth century pioneer of modern poetry, is one such poet. In her poem, “A Lady”, the muse is not only the subject, but the audience, whom she directly addresses. To describe her muse, Lowell uses allusions to the arts, elegant and domestic imagery, and repetitive sounds;

Mock epic is a narrative poem which aims at mockery and laughter by using almost all the characteristic features of an epic but for a trivial subject. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” is a famous mock-epic. In it, there is invocation to Muses, proposition of subject, battles, supernatural machinery, journey on water, underworld journey, long speeches, feasts (coffee house), Homeric similes and grand style but all for a simple family dispute instead of a national struggle. The grand treatment

Who knows when a Nobel Prize would have been given to an Irish man if it had not been for William Butler Yeats? William Butler Yeats is a great figure in the history of Irish poetry and playwriting. He wrote many poems and plays throughout his entire life. He was a very modernist man and many of his poems were based on this, they were ahead of his time beautiful and inspiring. What was behind William Butler Yeats success, and what phases did he have to go through to get there. This man has influenced