An Apology for Poetry

The Herald. While the review of course comments the actors, it does so briefly, instead focusing on the genius of the writer: “The find of the evening was the author of this drama […]. The playwright finds nobility in the most squalid corners and poetry in the most callused speech. A tough new voice in the American theatre has arrived, and the owner of that voice is named... Barton Fink.” (Coen; Coen, 1991: 4.30) The writer is so revered in fact that although only a play within New York; “I’m a…

of the Rock n’ Roll star and poet; Jim Morrison. Jim Morrison is known as the singer in the band The Doors. He was also known as, by those close to him, an amazing poet who, more towards the end of his desire to continue music, eventually got his poetry published. Morrison was a unique individual with how he was and through his lyrics. Jim was seen as a sexy revolter of authority whose music involved “somewhat freudian symbolism, poetic but not pretty, filled with suggestions of sex, death, and…

fall in love with a man named Ernest. Gwendolen is on her way to Jack 's house in the country to see Jack Ernest. This is confusing already. Both of the girls find out that they were lying about their name and then shun them, but then accept their apology. When things are all happy and cleared up, Algernon 's aunt and Gwendolen 's…

Zeus married Leto to annoy Hera his main wife.During their marriage Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis,twins. Apollo was the god of unmarried men, music. prophecy and truth, sun and light, healing, plague poetry, and more. Artemis is the god of chastity, virginity, the hunt ,the moon, and the natural environment. They both had god like strength ever since they were 4 days old. They loved their mother with all their heart and respected their father for the fact of him being the ruler of the…

The Sonnet, derived from the Italian word sonetto which means "a little sound or song." Traditionally the sonnet form of poetry is created with 14 lines written in iambic pentameter, has a fixed form, and employs one of many rhyme schemes. The original and most common form is the Italian sonnet. Also referred to as the Petrarchan, named after the Italian poet Petrarch who is considered one of its greatest practitioners. The Italian form has two stanzas. The first stanza is the octave, eight…

day to relax. His dad was putting the family’s needs before his own needs. When the speaker says“…of love’s austere and lonely offices”(14) he is affirming that love is hard and requires selflessness. This is a kind of love not often portrayed in poetry. It gives the reader a chance to look more deeply in the love’s definition. For this reason this poem should stay in the list of readings. Reading about ideal love is comforting and easy; however reading about unconditional love is…

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play packed with mischief and mayhem. It is often referred to by modern-day scholars as the Elizabethan Inception, as there are multiple examples of “play within a play” devices, each embodying several themes and concepts. Among these are examples of the contrast of tragedy and comedy, the dynamics of the written and spoken word, and imagination vs. reality. The final scene of the play opens with the reappearance of Theseus and Hippolyta, who…

The Iliad begins as a priest of Apollo comes to the Achaean camp to plead for his daughter’s freedom from King Agamemnon. King Agamemnon refuses the man’s ransom, and in sorrow the priest, Chryses, prays to Apollo for revenge against the stubborn king. Apollo grants his wish and for nine days Apollo’s plague devastates the camp. On the tenth day, Calchas tells the king what is required to ease the god’s anger. King Agamemnon agrees to give Chryseis back to her father, but he will take Achilles’…

sentenced to death. Because Socrates never committed anything to paper, the only glimpse we have to his life is through the writing of others, specifically those of his pupil, Plato, who recorded Socrates’ trial in a series of dialogues known as The Apology. Socrates defends himself against the accusations levied by his accusers and later, opens up to the jury, judges and spectators explaining his rationale motives behind his inquiries. Socrates spent most of his years assessing whether those…

A World of Mystery Throughout the stories I have read they all show different types of mysteries, like crime and the difference between illusion and reality. In all stories/poem they all have something in common, because this unit is based on mystery the stories I read all showed types of mysteries like crime and the battle of illusion and reality. Consequently, that’s why all the stories have a little piece of mystery. In all the stories they all connect to mysteries through the titles. For…