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The Creator of Paddington Bear Has Passed Away, Aged 91
The creator of the beloved children's character Paddington Bear has tragically passed away at the age of 91. Confirmed by his publisher Harper Collins, Michael Bond passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 27 following a short illness.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Geeks
Describe in Detail One of the Many Strands of Postmodern Thinking That You Have Explored and Show How It Affects, or Is Inherent in, an Aspect of Your Own Field of Study, or an Aspect of Your Own Country and Culture.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century much European theatre has striven to engage the audience. Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty is one of those attempts; he tries to make the viewer feel and react to the play in the same way that a plague can kill without destroying the organs; in other words, changing the minds of the audience in ways that logic cannot express (2001: 17). The purpose of this essay is to analyse Antonin Artaud’s use of language based on Derrida’s concept of performative language in his radio play To Have Done with the Judgement of God (1988), specifically "Tutuguri: The Rite of the Black Sun" as an opposition to logic. For this I will start with the definition of Derrida’s performative language and logic, and its relation to the Theatre of Cruelty of Antonin Artaud, continue with a brief description of the use of language in "Tutuguri: The Rite of the Black Sun," and finally I will try to understand how Artaud’s use of language in the radio play is an opposition to logic.
By Laura Jaramillo Duque8 years ago in Geeks
A Brand New JRR Tolkien Book Is On Sale - After A 100 Year Wait!
Saddle up Middle Earth fans! It’s time to put away your second breakfast, grab your staffs, blue hats, and pipe weed, and get on down to your local bookseller. Why? Well JRR Tolkien’s new book has been released, a century after it was first conceived. Check out the details below!
By Max Farrow8 years ago in Geeks
JK Rowling Has Revealed The Title of Her New Novel — But What Does it Mean?
As anyone with a Twitter account will know, Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is one of the most active celebrities on the site. She’s also one of the sassiest users, clashing with Piers Morgan, Trump supporters, and critics of her politics, leaving you whooping in the wonder of her whip-sharp wordplay.
By Max Farrow8 years ago in Geeks
The Vastness and Strangeness of Nature: Death, Loss, and Grief in Thoreau's 'Walden'
A primary resource for all things nature and experience, Thoreau’s 1854 narrative account of living two years alone on Walden Pond, Walden works to challenge the reader’s perspective on nature and to find one’s own narrative in it. Thoreau’s goals in the book seem to teeter on the edge of persuasion, though his eloquent accounts of his experiences leave the reader with no real advice—Thoreau has written a book defining the experience of living simply and naturally as truly his own, and through a particular passage in the book it is apparent that he has greater motives beyond retelling his reclusion into the Walden woods. This particular passage in the middle of the book ties in a possible underlying theme Thoreau was possibly unaware of: the effect of nature on the emotional and physical manifestations of grief. Through careful analysis of the text, it is likely that many of Thoreau’s experiences in the woods are unconscious reactions to the presence of loss, death, and inevitable change in his personal life. Along with the interdependence of nature and experience, another idea arises in Walden, wherein the integration of nature and environment in Thoreau’s writing complicates the underlying theme of his own grief, and grappling in particular with the death of his dear elder brother, John, and later, his father.
By Olivia Cyr8 years ago in Geeks
Who's Really to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one with many flaws and actions that took place, that lead to many tragic deaths, including the lives of the two young protagonists of the story. Many blame Romeo for the suicides of both himself and Juliet, who couldn’t live without the other. They believe that if Romeo hadn’t reacted to Juliet’s “death” so dramatically, the two could have survived and been together. Although that is an educated belief. However I believe there's someone else who could be blamed for the fate of the young couple, which is Friar Lawrence. The man who seems as if he tried “his best” to make the two a happily wedded couple. He was the one who got the two married in secret, gave Juliet an incredibly powerful potion which allowed her to fake her own death, failed to deliver and important letter to Romeo, and abandoned Juliet when she needed him the most.
By [email protected]8 years ago in Geeks
Of Mice and Meany
The most inconspicuous things can have the most significant meanings. An armless totem and soft mice are symbols that give the reader foresight into the futures of Owen Meany and Lennie Small. The stories Of Mice and Men and A Prayer for Owen Meany follow the lives of the characters, Lennie Small and Owen Meany, and their closest friends, George Milton and Johnny Wheelwright. Both Steinbeck and Irving incorporate the literary devices of symbolism, attributing a deeper meaning to an object, and foreshadowing, subtly hinting to the reader what events will transpire later throughout their books ("Symbolism”, “Foreshadowing – Examples...”). In A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, and Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the deaths of both Owen Meany and Lennie Small are foreshadowed by their unusual obsessions with very ordinary objects.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
The Father of American Literature
Better known as Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens is one of the most renowned authors in American literature. Ernest Hemingway once said, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn…. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since” (“Clemens”). Twain’s diverse life, many careers, and fascinating stories have captured the imagination of many and earned him numerous awards.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
As Madness Grows, The Death Bell Ever Tolls
Hamlet, like many of Shakespeare’s notable plays, is a classic tragedy, intertwined with death and darkness. In The Embassy of Death: An Essay on Hamlet, G. Wilson Knight claims that the main theme of this somber story is death, demonstrated by “subsidiary incidents, persons, and detailed suggestion throughout.” Knight highlights this, citing the actions and characteristics of Hamlet and Claudius.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
