Into the Darkness: Marlow's Discovery of the Relationship between Darkness and Civilization
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. If these men are pilgrims at all, their god is the 'flabby devil'. Mr. Kurtz: The most perfect example of this loss of civilization. Marlow's meeting with Kurtz. His loss of civilized behavior . His sins and the darkness within his...»
The fourth horseman: Disease as a unique and multi-faceted agent of Apocalypse
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Bacteria and disease - omnipresent agents.. How malaria has undermined human history.. Black Death.. Nuclear apocalypse.. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.. Man's control over the prospect of infectious disease as an agent of...»
Adaptation: The perfect adaptation
Synopsis abstract : «The movie Adaptation.. Clarifying why the questions about adaptation have persisted for so long.. Joel and Ethan Coen's 2007 No Country for Old Men.. The most interesting and brilliant feature of the film.. The case of Adaptation.. The Orchid...»
Transparency, Opacity, and the Artistic Response to the Revolution
Synopsis abstract : «Transparency in The River Potudan takes the form of emptiness, translucency, and clarity.. But Nikita's trouble extends further than a trouble getting to know Lyuba more intimately.. When he returns to Lyuba, his surroundings are predictably more...»
The Birth and Social Role of the Psychological Sciences: A Comparative Historical Perspective
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. When 'Disease' became equal to sin. Major philosophical and literary tendencies prior to the rise of the Church. The leper, the Church and the society. The phenomenon of leprosy. The attitude of social exclusion. The social scapegoat...»
The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Sophie Anderson and Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale: Of children and virgins.. Waterfalls.. The composition of the painting.. A painting of a miniature woman.. The Wise and Foolish Virgins by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.. Strongly...»
Terror and Horror in the Fantastic Novels: Walpole's The Castle Of Otranto, Shelley's Frankenstein and Stoker's Dracula
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Differences between terror and horror.. The role of psychological modes in the novels.. Different theories by authors and philosophers.. Explanation by Burke.. Sublime in nature causing astonishment.. Where delight can be a 'negative...»
Shakespeare's plays illustrated by Blake and Fuseli: The artists as critics
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The supernatural and the world of nightmare.. William Blake, Hecate (1795).. Henry Fuseli, Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard in Macbeth (1812).. Henry Fuseli, The Three Witches (1783).. Henry Fuseli, Hamlet and the Ghost (1789).. The fairy...»
Compare and contrast Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country and Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Gradual erosion of tribal life in Things Fall Apart.. Okonkwo's observations.. Cry, the Beloved Country, Kumalo's journey to Johannesburg and back.. Plight of native blacks under white rule.. Conclusion.....»
Orientalism
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. History of Orientalism.. Definition of the term 'Orientalism'.. Who were the first 'Orientalists'?. Negative image of the oriental people.. Orientalism in art.. Imitations of oriental styles.. Depictions of the Orient in...»
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