Irrational Underground Man

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   10/05/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « and free will; Conclusion; Bibliography. Irrational Underground Man I am a sick man are the opening words to Fyodor Dostoevsky s novella Notes from Underground. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The numerous ways of interpreting Notes from Underground. The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of arbitrary. The Underground Man choosing against his best interest. The Underground Man's allusion to Napoleon . Determinism and...»

Mimetic rivalry in ‘Envy' and ‘Safe conduct'

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   06/16/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « He envies the fact of the success of the man of action but despises the vulgar Nikolai resorts to underground weapons of irrational will, negation ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Character analysis of Yuri Olesha's Envy and Boris Pasternak's Safe Conduct. Traditional Rationalism-Romanticism dichotomy. Overview of the study. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Radical poetry: William Blake and the fight against oppression

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   11/12/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « spite of its mystical and seemingly irrational verses, Blake s receive even greater acclaim by the Underground movement in few to find enough in the man s soul ...»

Synopsis abstract : «William Blake – one man against the world.. Early childhood visions.. Blake and the French Revolution.. People's perception of Blake.. The question – 'Holy Thursday'.. Description of initial attacks on capitalism and...»

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