Sylph

fifteenth-century alchemists and mystics. People in the Middle Ages believed that fairies were sacred guardians of nature and all the natural elements. The works of Paracelsus in the fifteenth century spoke of these beings and described them as "the sylphs of air, the salamanders of fire, the undines or nymphs of water, and the gnomes of the earth" (Silver 35). Paracelsus also said

Throughout history women were seen as the weaker gender. They were seen to have no power compared to men. Men however, fall victim to what they cannot control. This is women’s beauty. Hair has been and is one of the most prominent features of beauty. Hair in these pieces of literature function as an enhancement to their sexuality and beauty which in itself is a power they hold over men. In the poems of Paradise Lost and the Rape of Lock, two women who are so alike and so different both display the

the phrase “a tempest in a teapot”, which perfectly describes this poem. In the poem, the main character, a girl named Belinda, has her hair unwillingly cut by a baron, and the struggle to regain her lost hair even pulls in mythical creatures like sylphs to describe this “epic” poem. Pope was actually asked to write something like this in order to reconcile two Catholic families, as the hair-cutting fiasco was based off a real event that caused bad blood between the two aforementioned families. The

A Brief History of the Paris Opera Ballet It is during the 16th century that the French started ascertaining themselves using the art of ballet. The early ballet dancing was mainly done by dignified dancers who used to entertain the royalty in the main hall where other spectators would watch through the sides of the galleries. The ballet dancing was majorly designed for the entertainment of the aristocracy and the high and rich people in Paris. In the year 1661 Louis XIV founded the Academie Royale

Most of life’s moments have little import. Each day often screams no more of significance than the day preceding. There are a few moments throughout life that manage to contain, within themselves, the power to change the course of one’s life, but more often than not, the moments we give importance to are fairly trivial events, changing or altering nothing more than any other day. We find that those more common moments are created by culture, cultivated in a society that believes that something about

Use of Satire in Canterbury Tales, Pride and Prejudice and The Rape of the Lock Jane Austen and Alexander Pope had had a myriad of writing styles and techniques from which to express the desired themes of their works.  Satire, however, seemed to be the effective light-hearted, yet condescending, tool that enabled them to surface the faults and follies of their moral and elite society.  In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, satire is used to the full extent in revealing the glutton within a pious

dancer of this time was Lucille Grahn (1819- 1907) Danish dancer that studied with August Bournonville and danced the title role in his first production of La Sylphide. In 1839, she joined the Paris Opera ballet for three years. She often danced the sylph roles which she excelled in. She moved from Russia, to London, to Germany where she retired in 1856. She was known as the "Danish Taglioni". She also danced in the Pas de Quatre. (page 131) 4. Flippo Taglioni a (1777- 1871) An Italian dancer, choreographer

Edgar Allan Poe is a well known dark romantic writer from the 1800’s. He is known for his strange and shocking short stories and poems about decrepitate revelations about life, death, and loss. These stories shock readers by telling truths that were previously never publicized. In order to shock the reader, Poe uses literary devices such as syntax, diction, and setting in his works “The Raven”, “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Bells” . Poe has a unique writing style that he uses to purposely

To many individual’s names are a personification of their identity, a way to make them unique and mold them into the person they hope to be. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre the treatment of names are utilized in a way to place characters into the role of second class citizens, but once certain characters shed their names they gain themselves a new sense of freedom. In the book Beloved the renaming of Baby Suggs assists in removing her from the role of second class citizen

The Blood of the People Long ago Zeus was pleasantly strolling through the gardens of Olympus. He was excited because the earth had never been so peaceful. Then all of the sudden, Hermes walked tensely up with disturbing news. "Hello Hermes," Zeus greeted him. "Hello Zeus, you seem in a pleasant mood," Hermes replied. "Yes, I don't think the earth has ever been this peaceful." "Oh, well that is just what I was coming to talk to you about." Hermes tensed, but continued, "don't kill the messenger