Un collage de femmes et d'hommes côte à côte, représentant le progrès et la diversité de la civilisation britannique aux XIXe et XXe siècles.

British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries

This is post 6 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries The Victorian Period: 1832-1900 …

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The Great Gatsby : the Romantic Quest photo

The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee : chapter analysis photo

Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee : chapter analysis

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Cider with Rosie” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the novel Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee. Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee : chapter analysis Relatives in “Cider With Rosie” by Laurie Lee Here is an analysis of each chapter in Cider …

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19th century literary movements : Realism and Naturalism photo

19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism

This is post 5 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Introduction Realism and Naturalism …

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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, an oil painting composed in 1818 by the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich

The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Definition of Romanticism Romanticism …

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Miike Snow - Silvia photo

Miike Snow – Silvia

Bon, ce n’est pas tout mais c’est que la fin du monde approche à grands pas! Voici le clip post-apocalyptique (et probablement avec des gens cherchant de la drogue) de Silvia par Miike Snow: Reached the city steps tonightFollowing the power linesMet a man bar sideWith eclipses for eyes And you tell yourself you won’t …

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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - Home photo

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros – Home

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros est un groupe américain formé par Alex Ebert (vocals, guitare, percussion, piano) et Jade Castrinos (vocals, guitare). Après avoir quitté sa petite amie de toujours et quitté un programme contre l’addiction, Alex Ebert a commencé l’écriture d’un livre sur un personnage messianique appelé Edward Sharpe. Ce dernier “a été …

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Organized Crime and the Prohibition photo

Organized Crime and the Prohibition

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “Prohibition and Organized Crime” This series delves into the historical context of Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933), its impact on society, and how it catalyzed the rise and establishment of organized crime. Organized Crime in America Evolution of Organized Crime Organized Crime : Expression and …

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The American colonies : Religion and Politics photo

The American colonies : Religion and Politics

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776)” From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776) The Reformation in the British Isles English Expansionism The Glorious Revolution of 1688 The American colonies : Religion and Politics USA: Birth of a …

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Introduction to Regeneration by Pat Barker photo

Introduction to Regeneration by Pat Barker

Regeneration has to do with World War One (WW1) and it is visible right from its cover. The novelist, Pat Barker is one of the first women writers who have written about the Great War. Pat Barker is a university-trained historian and this is confirmed by the presence of very reliable sources in the “Author’s …

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Richard III : the ambiguity of Richard's evil photo

Richard III: the ambiguity of Richard’s evil

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Richard III” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the tragedy Richard III by William Shakespeare. Richard III : Order and Disorder, the Elizabethan problem Richard III: the ambiguity of Richard’s evil I. The Vice The Vice was the favourite character in medieval morality …

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