Aestheticism

Washington is not a black feminist artist and does not consider herself a part of any political movement, just like Pickett, she identifies herself as black woman who is a mother and artist. Her artwork also speaks to a feminist perspective message. Washington knew earlier on in the 1960’s her artwork did not fit the mold of mainstream white galleries. Washington’s priority was not being called a black feminist it was about showing her artwork. She felt black women were being overlooked because…

The French Feminist criticism approach advocates new ways of thinking and writing for women. French feminists in general believe that Western thought has been based on a systematic repression of women's experience. Among the greatest French feminists who have advocated these ideas are Luce Irigary and Helene Cixous. Cixous argues that one thing that will liberate women's voices, their bodies and their sexuality is that: " Women must write hers self: must write about women and bring women to…

attempt to write sensibly about poetry leads to the core question of what poetry is and how it is composed. Poetry has always been attributed the virtues of having a unique artistic, expressive, inventive and perceptive quality. The very nature of aestheticism itself is to evolve, develop and come into itself, to adapt and capture anything from the nuance of a fleeting disposition to the voracious uproar of a generation. At the same time, what we deem as Great is almost exclusively Great in…

Question #2: Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll's House premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, on December 21, 1879. Considering this date in time, it is obvious that this is the type of work that fueled the avant-garde movement. Not to take anything away from Ibsen’s play, but from the eyes of the Futurists, the characters were mirrors of the audience members, and performed what was ‘expected’ of them in the current male-centric culture. The Norwegian critic Erik Bøgh, writing for newspaper Folkets…

When considering the theoretical baselines of this module, I decided to look within myself, and consider what in my life embodies these ideas and concepts. Put mildly, I am a dance music fanatic. I perform regularly in Exeter as a DJ and when sifting through my record collection, I came across a record that really speaks to me personally, and in many ways, has a universal allure. The record was released on a German record label named Innervisions, and is called Acamar, written by a duo called…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s essay, ‘A Humble Remonstrance’, [2001, (1884] is a direct onslaught on, the ongoing debate on the nature and function of fiction initiated by two renowned authors Walter Besant and Henry James, whose essays both entitled ‘The Art of Fiction’ attempt to define the artistic side of fiction. Each author entering this discussion had differing views on the subject, and the crux of this debate was to define the laws of what constitutes the definition of ‘Realism’. This…

What made you choose to focus on these five items? How do these aspects of the author’s life help you understand their writing? 1.Wilde Oscar Wilde was an advocate and practitioner of aestheticism. It explains why Wilde always criticized the material and shallow society at that time, and he advocated the beauty should be found in the life and enjoyed by everyone. 2.Oscar Wilde hated the philistine philosophy and false morals of British…

The More You Know, the Better You’ll Poe The most vital things in the creative process are death and alcohol, right? No, but they were for Edgar Allan Poe, the morbidly great poet. Setbacks occurred rampidly for him, but he saw past them in his own, strange way. Drawing from personal experiences with death and grief, Edgar Allan Poe, a beautifully sadistic writer, was the most unique of his time, in turn developing vivid images and heartfelt emotions in his readers. Straight from the start,…

Apollonian: The word Apollonian is an adjective that refers to the God Apollo of the Greek or Roman mythology. Apollo is the messenger Gods; the God of light, spring or youth, medicine and the art of music and also sometimes identified with the sun. He is a son of Zeus and one of the twelve main Gods. The adjective Apollonian was first used by the German philosopher F. W. J. Schelling and later by another German philosopher, F. Nietzsche, who explains it further in combination with the adjective…

states, “I want him to play to me” (42) unafraid of showing his greed for Dorian in front of Lady Agatha (his aunt). Henry even suggested her aunt “commit them (her errors) again” (43), to relive her youth, openly endorsing others on the path of aestheticism. As a result, Lady Narborough, Basil Hallward, and Mr. Erskine label him as “very dangerous”, “a bad influence”, and “a person whom everyone calls wicked.” Henry even states, “I quite forgot what I said” (45) implying that he doesn’t take…