Three Hats: A Comedy by Miguel Mihura
Three Hats by Miguel Mihura
A Theatrical Revolution
Three Hats (Tres sombreros de copa) is a comedy by Miguel Mihura, written in 1932 and first performed twenty years later, in 1952, by the Teatro Español Universitario (TEU). This play represents a significant break from the previous comic theater traditions in Spain.
Themes of Freedom and Societal Critique
The work develops the theme of freedom gained and lost. It criticizes conventional society and all that dehumanizes and makes man a piece of social
Read MoreBecquer’s Rhymes XI and LIII: Analysis
Becquer’s Rhyme XI
Rhyme XI belongs to the first series of Rhymes by G. A. Becquer (1830-1870), a Romantic poet of the nineteenth century. The poem is a fictional dialogue between the poetic voice and three women.
Analysis of Rhyme XI
- The first stanza begins with a “brunette,” “fiery,” and passionate woman (a “symbol of passion”) offering herself to the poet.
- The second stanza presents the antithesis of its predecessor: a female with a “pale face” and “golden tresses.”
- In the third stanza, the ideal
Cajun Cuisine: Lunch Menu & Specialty Drinks
Lunch Menu
Served with a choice of sides.
Chopped Salad
- Chopped Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Red Cabbage
- Bacon
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Fried Onions
Po-Boys
Shrimp / Catfish (Fried & Grilled) / Tilapia / Blackened Chicken
- Tartar Sauce
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Pickles
- Red Onions
Jambalaya Rice
- Spicy Creole Sauce
- Andouille Sausage
- Chicken
- Shrimp
- Crawfish
Jalapeno Catfish
3 Filets fried, topped with jalapeno cheese sauce, served on white rice.
Shrimp Basket
7 Fried Shrimp
Shrimp Platter
12 Fried Shrimp
Blackened Catfish
2 Filets, Meuniere Sauce
Blackened
Read MorePoetry Analysis: From Sweet Birth to Soldier
Sweet Birth of Youth
Setting
St. Cloud, Florida, in a hotel.
Characters
- Chance: Late 20s, handsome, popular. Smokes, alcoholic, nervous, obedient, high ego, too direct, doesn’t care about family, selfish, not wanted in town. Returned to St. Cloud hoping to reconnect with Heavenly.
- Heavenly: Chance’s former adolescent girlfriend, engaged to Dr. Scudder.
- Dr. Scudder: Late 30s, warned Chance to stay away from St. Cloud and informed him of his mother’s death. Warned Chance about Heavenly’s family. Engaged
Gulliver’s Travels: Satirical Signals and Literary Allusions
BOOK I: Gulliver’s Biographical Account
- In contrast to the book’s preliminary pages, chapter 1 begins with a factual, biographical account of Gulliver where Swift combines plain description with satirical allusion.
- Gulliver is a non-inheriting, middle son of lesser Puritan gentry who had moved from Banbury to a known area of Puritan faction in Nottinghamshire.
- Gulliver was unable to remain at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, because of his father’s economic situation.
- Gulliver turns from humanist studies
Fray Luis de León: Poetry, Themes, and Influences
Fray Luis de León: Poetry and Humanism
Fray Luis de León integrated prior poetic traditions with Platonic and Christian humanism, successfully merging classical and Renaissance forms with religious themes.
Works in Verse
His relatively short poetic output, comprising fewer than forty poems, circulated in manuscript form until Quevedo published them in 1637. These poems are categorized into three periods:
- Pre-Imprisonment Poems: Including the ode to A Retired Life. These works, dedicated to Fray Luis