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Death Cab for Cutie – Little Bribes

Ross Ching, réalisateur en recherche d’emploi, vient de réaliser un clip non-officiel pour la chanson Little Bribes du groupe Death Cab for Cutie :

Mme Dalloway de Virginia Woolf explore la dynamique superficielle du temps dans la vie de Mme Dalloway.

Time on the surface level of Mrs. Dalloway

This is post 2 of 4 in the series “Mrs. Dalloway” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the modernist masterpiece ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ by Virginia Woolf, exploring its innovative narrative structure, themes, and the intricacies of its characters. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: A Modernist Novel Time on the surface level of Mrs. …

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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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The Handmaid's Tale saison 1 photo

The Handmaid’s Tale: Chapter 5 analysis

A group of people is coming towards us. They’re tourists, from Japan it looks like, a trade delegation perhaps, on a tour of the historic landmarks or out for local colour. They’re diminutive and neatly turned out; each has his or her camera, his or her smile. They look around, bright-eyed, cocking their heads to …

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An analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Introduction Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer born in 1931, who studied literature in Toronto. In the 1960s, she was a graduate specialist in Harvard and then came back to Canada to teach literature. She was a well-known poet with The Edible Woman (1969), Surfacing (1972), Life before man (1979), The Robber Bride (1993). Margaret …

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Visite du théâtre d'Épidaure et du temple d'Asclépios photo 1

Visite du théâtre d’Épidaure et du sanctuaire d’Asclépios

Aujourd’hui, c’est notre dernier jour avant le grand départ. Nous projetons de l’occuper par la visite du site d’Épidaure, situé à environ 150 kilomètres d’Athènes. Un bus permet de rallier la capitale à Epidaure, en faisant un changement à Nauplie. La veille, nous sommes couchés vers 3 heures du matin du fait de notre retour …

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The Seed photo

The Seed

Voici The Seed qui raconte l’étrange trajet d’un pépin de pomme :

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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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad :

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad : “A free and wandering tale”

Introduction “A free and wandering tale” about “the acute consciousness of lost honour”. Lord Jim is not a simple book that could be called novel: this is too reductive. From a technical point of view, it is an idealistic image, a Jamesonian novel. Conrad tries to innovate by rejecting Victorian methods of writing and patterns. …

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Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction

This is post 1 of 4 in the series “Death of a Salesman” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction Family in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama Death of …

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