19th-Century English Novel: Key Authors & Context
Gothic Novel and 19th-Century Transition
The Gothic novel represented a movement away from classical order, towards imagination and feeling. Key characteristics include:
- Gothic
- Barbarous
- Medieval
- Supernatural
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus is a prime example.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen, daughter of the rector of Steventon (Hampshire), lived an intimate life with family and close friends. She bridged the gap between the 18th and 19th centuries with her novels of manners, often ignoring
Read MoreModern Challenges: Environment, Society, and Lifestyle
Introduction: Facing Contemporary Issues
Modern life has many advantages. However, we are also damaging ourselves and our planet. From day to day, people become more individualistic, and charity decreases drastically.
- Is there anything we can do to mitigate these negative trends?
- What can we do to solve these problems?
Addressing Environmental Concerns
If you want to recycle, the first thing you have to do is separate your waste. Furthermore, reusing your shopping bags would lead to a reduction in
Read MoreJoan Maragall’s Poetic Evolution and Ideals
Maragall’s Dual Nature in Writing
At this stage, Maragall toggles vitality with decadence, manifesting a duality. Gaziel described Maragall’s theory of the “double bottom.”[53] Maragall’s words, “Life, as it comes, is beautiful above all; the life already lived is sad,”[54] seem to explain how his work contains texts of external and intellectual origin (comments on the present in *Diario de Barcelona*) and others from a deeper, more intimate, and religious source.[55]
Professionalism and Early Publications
His
Francisco de Quevedo: A Legacy in Baroque Poetry and Prose
Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645)
Life and Works
Francisco de Quevedo, a prominent figure in Spanish Baroque literature, excelled in both poetry and prose, mastering various forms and genres. His works seamlessly blend cultured and popular elements, incorporating serious tones and burlesque styles. Quevedo’s poetry reflects the characteristic Baroque contrast, with his lyrical works gravely exploring profound themes such as love, death, decay, disappointment, and the ephemeral nature of life. His burlesque
Read MoreLiterary Analysis: Gothic Themes, Lolita, and Postmodernism
The Monkey’s Paw, The Magi, The Open Window, Freaks, A Rose for Emily: We have been taught that everything logical must be true. This idea comes from the Era of Enlightenment, as they rejected God. Physics and math became a new light, a new direction to society. The problem is that math is an abstraction, math is in the human mind, therefore is only as real as God was. As once society was moved by mythology, then God came, and, in the same fashion, Darwin and mathematics came. We have always approached
Read MoreMastering the TOEFL: Speaking and Writing Sections
TOEFL Speaking Section
- Personal Choice: For this part, you have to state your opinion and provide two reasons (cases 1-3) or an advantage, a disadvantage, and your opinion (case 4).
- Paired Choice
- Multiple Choice
- Agree/Disagree
- Advantages/Disadvantages
Case 1-3
State your point:
- I agree/disagree with the idea… (3)
- While some may disagree, I believe that… (1, 2)
Transition to reasons: I feel this way for several reasons.
First reason: First, + example
Second reason: Second, + example
This is why I think so.
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