PPT-American Literature Themes

Search for Identity How do I fit into society Who am I Individualism Human independence Individual rights Individual desires Free will Freedom American ideal All people created equal The Journey. English 2020-24. Themes in Literature and Culture:. The Grotesque.  . Spring . 2015. 100-225 | PH 308. The Grotesque in Theory. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. The true iconoclast is the image itself which explodes . . . allegorical meanings, releasing new insights. Thus the most distressing images in dreams and fantasies, those we shy away from for their disgusting distortion and perversion, are precisely the ones that break the allegorical frame of what we know about this person or that, this trait of ourselves or that. The “worst” images are the best, for they are the ones that restore a figure to its pristine, numinous, power. . . .. Il . Poeta. : Federico Fellini. 8 1/2 . (1963). “Down, definitely down!. Fellini’s Movies. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Amarcord. . (1974). Fellini’s Movies. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Jonathan Swift. (1667-1745). ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Jonathan Swift. (1667-1745). "Here lies the body of Jonathan Swift,. Professor of Holy Theology, for thirty. years Dean of this cathedral church,. William Hogarth, British Painter (1697-1764). Hogarth . on Mark Hardin’s . Artchive. The London of William Hogarth. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. William Hogarth. Hogarth, William. The Fantastic. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Grandmother and the Kids. Science fiction, then, commonly uses techniques both from the realistic and the . fantastic traditions of narrative . Nathanael West . (birth name: Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein) (1903-1940). American Writer. West as Drawn by David Levine. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Anaïs Nin. (1903-1977). Mad . Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Fall 2015.  . Weeklies.  . ENGL 2020 | Themes in Literature & Culture: . Mad . Men . and the Sixties.  . Movies of the 60s. Mike Nichols, 1967. Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . the Age of Reason . (1750-1800). The literary implications of the American Revolution. . Military victory and . p. olitical independence from Britain spanned nationalistic hopes for a great . national. Mad . Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Fall 2015.  . Weeklies.  . ENGL 2020 | Themes in Literature & Culture: . Mad . Men . and the Sixties.  . Movies of the 60s. Dennis Hopper, 1969. Oral Tradition – literature passed down through the ages by word of mouth. Give a glimpse into the history, customs, beliefs, and values of their respective cultures. Emphasis on social and cultural contexts. Midterm Review What you need to know for your Midterm: American Literary History through 1914 Terminology used in discussing literature How to find rhyme, rhythm and meter How to do basic literary analysis American Literary History through 1914. Terminology used in discussing literature. How to find rhyme, rhythm and meter. How to do basic literary analysis. Section 1: Major Themes in American Literate to 1914. Often artists use themes as a way to . Spark ideas. Answer questions visually. Tell stories. .. Types of Themes: Descriptive Themes. Descriptive themes ask story like questions. . They are usually concrete, containing nouns, but allow for many interpretations..