Evocation

In times of war, the masculine epitome was provided the soldier figure. However in a post-war context, this stable image of masculinity became blurred. The struggle to mentally pinpoint and physically embody an ideal form of masculinity befitting the era is epitomised in Storey and Sillitoe’s protagonists. The multiplicity of male social roles and uncertainty in claiming a specifically male physical space results in embattled narratives of tension and flux. In extension of the developments of…

Rembrandt is one artist that consistently graces top ten artists list. He is continuously called a master and a genius, a view that he himself promoted and was inspired by, as viewed through his grand self-portraits. By viewing how Rembrandt represented himself throughout his art, we see how he wanted us to admire in him later in history. His realistic portraiture, use of light, imagination, and most importantly his first name all support this view. Like many great artists, in all forms,…

Throughout history, both the portrayal and perception of wilderness has evolved drastically. What was long described as a godless, desolate wasteland later became a focal point for artists who romanticized wilderness, modifying common outlook on such places. Due to their complexity, scarcity, and embodiment of spirituality, wilderness was now something to be valued and treasured. Then with the turn of the 19th century, the Manifest Destiny doctrine took hold, characterizing wilderness as a thing…

beauty and art behind violence argues the importance of this secluded world existing. This is deployed in numerous ways in this passage, from the natural power of the "immeasurable gulf" that disturbs the ebb and flow of human life, to the man-made evocations of the caging "recess" that shields the murder. In some ways, this is later echoed in the "storm-flight" of the horses in associating threats of accidental violence with nature; yet, for De Quincey, the real power and intensity comes from…

So reports The Evening Mail in their daily coverage of the Marrs murders. Ashburton’s traumatic recollection demonstrates the power that the murders had on the individual; not only through inspiring “powerful sensations of horror and guilt” (Critchley and James 36), but specifically in their ability to resurrect past experiences of otherwise unfathomable violence. The murders have a similarly evocative effect on Thomas De Quincey. His works are steeped in violence and a preoccupation with…

Rome was not built in a day is a common phrase coined to convey feelings of patience. Although it is just a saying it is interesting to see what is not emphasized; how long the fall of Rome took. It takes a much longer time to found and establish an empire as opposed to destroying one. However while Rome wasn’t built in a day it wasn’t destroyed in a day either. Empires and kingdoms rise and fall, an important aspect of examining empires is distinguishing when one has fallen and when one has…

Rollnick set out to the main elements of motivational interviewing: the spirit of motivational interviewing and the principles of motivational interviewing. The spirit of motivational interviewing consists of-of three components: collaboration, evocation, and autonomy. The spirit of MI involves an ability and willingness to be with a client enough to glimpse their inner world…

Aust Under Milk Wood and My Dinner With Andre are two very different texts that relate in very many ways. Under Milk Wood was written by the poet Dylan Thomas and was a radio drama written in 1954 and was written “purely for voices”(Birch 121). To me this work was hard to understand as a radio drama because of the many different characters, this problem was later solved when it was adapted for the stage and directed by Andrew Sinclair in 1973. My Dinner With Andre was a film that was written by…

Animals often play significant roles in literature despite their appearance of being in trivial positions; the employment of animals is seen throughout many of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The Summoner and the Pardoner’s tales evoke numerous animals such as cats and horses that either play large roles (for example, describing the Pardoner’s physical appearance) or small ones (the Summoner’s act of moving a cat). Despite their superficial insignificance, the animals are deliberately included by…

As a female ruler and Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I had to prove herself worthy of her throne throughout her entire reign. She inherited from her predecessors a kingdom divided over religious matters, and she had to impose Protestantism as the kingdom 's official religion.1 Her failure to marry and the uncertainty of her succession proved to be additional challenges to her reign.2 Under such circumstances, she had to carefully construct her royal image, to ensure her subjects ' loyalty. As the…