Literature vs. Cinema: A Comparative Analysis
Literature vs. Cinema
Cinema is expensive, whereas novels are cheaper. Cinema involves collaboration among various professionals, while literature is often created by an individual.
Drama is the genre that most closely resembles a script or screenplay of a movie on the page because they both use dialogues, describe character’s actions, movements, expressions, and the setting of each scene. Moreover, they are both divided into scenes, and they both focus on performances.
Theatre relies on live performances
Read MoreMacbeth Act 2: Analysis and Key Events
Act II: Macbeth
Questions and Answers on Key Moments
Banquo’s Speech: “There’s Husbandry in Heaven…”
Comment on Banquo’s speech beginning “There’s husbandry in heaven…” and ending “… in repose.” Remember that this play would originally have been performed in the daytime, using natural light.
Answer: Banquo’s lines about the darkness (“There’s husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out”) serve as a way of setting the scene for the audience. Since performances were held in daylight,
Literary Genres: Definition, Types, and Characteristics
Literary Genres: An Overview
The literary genre is a system that allows the classification of literary works according to semantic, syntactic, phonic, discursive, formal, contextual, situational, and related criteria. Throughout history, there have been several classifications of literary genres. Therefore, a definitive categorization of all historical works under a common approach is not possible.
Realistic Genre
The realistic genre, in general, is characterized by the use of language to present facts
Read MoreModernism: Art, Society, and Catalan Identity
Modernism: A Clash Between Art and Society
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism, influenced by journals like Advances, embraced the era’s most dynamic ideas. Young intellectuals sought to be open to ideas and art forms dominating the cultural life of various Western countries. They felt the need to shed the folk elements of the Renaissance and localist views, aiming to establish a Catalan identity understood as a modern European expression.
A fundamental conflict of Modernism was the rupture
Read MoreGeneration of ’98: Prose, Writers, and Existential Concerns
Prose in the Generation of ’98
The noventayochistas (members of the Generation of ’98) show in their works their concerns and their vision for existential issues and the decline of Spain through simple and direct language. Their works reflect a concern for Spain, especially the attractions they feel for Castilla, impressed by the landscape. They also admire its beauty, which fits perfectly with the straightforward and clear style of their works.
This was a group of intellectuals who reflected on the
Read MoreThe Impact of Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare’s Works
4: Christopher Marlowe was very talented and received a scholarship at 16 to study Latin and Greek. He translated Amores by Ovid. He studied at Cambridge University, earning a BA and MA (with the help of a letter from the government). The truth is unknown yet, but it seems clear that he was in jail after being present when a man was killed and that he infiltrated Catholic circles in Paris. After leaving Cambridge, he wrote Tamburlaine the Great: 1st Play (1587 or 1589). In his 20s, he was the most
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