Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald : from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle photo

Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle

This is post 1 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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Scottish Home Rule

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Scotland's Road to Independence” Explore the intricate weave of Scottish politics and devolution from historical struggles for autonomy to the modern debates on independence, dive deep into Scotland’s quest for self-governance. Scotland: the State, the Nation, Home Rule, and Devolution The Act of Union of 1707 …

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Un tableau représentant de nombreux ballons planant au dessus d'une ville imaginative, qui rappelle les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne à travers des mondes inventés.

Jules Verne : Voyages au Cœur de l’Extraordinaire

This is post 5 of 10 in the series “Du Voyage Imaginaire aux Mondes Perdus” Ce thème littéraire, qui connut son heure de gloire entre 1864 (Le Voyage au Centre de la Terre de Jules Verne) et 1933 (Les Horizons Perdus de James Hilton), relève de la tradition modernisée du “voyage fantastique”. Il s’agit de …

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An English Romanticism painting of a landscape with trees and hills. William Turner, Dawn in the Valleys of Devon.

English Romanticism (1798-1832)

This is post 4 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 English Romanticism began in …

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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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Zapatou – Best of Web 2

Zapatou, de son vrai nom Luc Bergeron, compile les meilleures vidéos du web en HD. Il travaille pour VLOG à Montréal et ses vidéos nous donnent l’occasion de nous replonger dans les meilleurs moments du net. Certaines vidéos ont fait le buzz, d’autres sont plus obscures mais beaucoup valent le détour : Tracklist

The Office season 5

The Office US saison 5

Cela fait pas mal de temps que je voulais vous parler de The Office version américaine. J’ai d’abord eu du mal à faire la transition avec la version britannique originale, tout simplement parce que la première saison reprend les gags de la version british. Je m’étais alors dit qu’ils ne s’étaient pas foulés. Et puis …

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Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass …

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Racer X

Racer X Racer X was an American heavy metal band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. The group has gone through a hiatus, and a few lineup changes with bassist Juan Alderete and vocalist Jeff Martin being the sole constant members. The band is signed to Shrapnel Records. Guitarist Paul Gilbert first gained notoriety …

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Antebellum South

This is post 2 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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North and South photo

USA: North and South

This is post 4 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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English Expansionism

This is post 2 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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The Reformation in the British Isles photo

The Reformation in the British Isles

This is post 1 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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American Modernism in literature

This is post 5 of 5 in the series “History of American Literature” History of American Literature Puritanism : a New World Vision An authentically American Literature American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence The American Renaissance American Modernism in literature Defining the (literary) self and the nation: representative figures As an aesthetic phenomenon, Modernism …

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