Song of Songs

Buddhism in Sung China has a nice classification and analysis of literati’s opinions on Buddhism. It shows us how the Song dynasty’s highly educated viewed Buddhism and Buddhist institutions such as temples, and how the opinions and critiques of Buddhism went far beyond the “Buddhist cloister”. In fact, he argues that different people have different ideas of Buddhism during the Tang-Song transition and illustrates a community of inscription writers that every member in this community has their…

Course: Global History Tutorial group: 150 Tutor: Ms. Hayat Ahlili Word counting: 1099 The Chinese civilization during the Song Dynasty After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a new era in China’s history has started which has gone through an unprecedented growth. In this essay, I will explain the Chinese civilization on the metropolitan web during the Song dynasty, which was during the time period of 960 and 1279. Academic sources are used for information in this essay. The basic…

Through the extensive storytelling form embedded in Song of Myself by Walt Whitman and How it feels to be colored me by Zora Neale Hurston, the common both works encompass a stylistic writing that draws imagery to circumstance. With comparable insight from a host of scholars, both of these short stories reveal a theme that examines the essence of human circumstance vs. the realities of Nature. While Walt Whitman directly exhibits the theme of man vs. nature through the story. He explicates…

Hear the Magic by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards is an extraordinary written song. Things that stood out about it was the flow of the lyrics. They used repetition a lot to get the point of the song out in the chorus. The way the used imagery made the song a remarkable hit. They used words such as ringin’ to make you hear when the sound is not existent. The rhyming in the song was slightly noticeable, but it added to the song overall quality. Can You Hear the Music message is Music is not just…

African-Americans, whites and Asian American together as they listened to these songs because they could relate to some…

The Song of Roland, the classic story of Charlemagne’s most heroic vassal and warrior, is a tale that perfectly demonstrates the feudal values and military prowess of the people of the day. Feudal society depended on the principles Roland believed in. The warlike spirit was personified through his sword, the Durendal, which holds great significance in Catholicism because it holds relics of saints and other prized artifacts. As it was the ultimate symbol of power and authority, Roland felt grave…

The documentary Pete Seeger: Power of the Song details the controversial yet highly influential life of the legendary singer/songwriter Pete Seeger. Pete was known for transcending American folk music with the help of his unionistic and peaceful views. Though Pete could reach so many during his early years it did not come without Controversy as he joined the Communist Party which gave immediate backlash from the public and led to his blacklisting and the downfall of his career. While Pete was…

Men and beards, two terms that are used synonymously throughout much of history, either through Medieval literature or Contemporary literature. In the epic poem of Old French literature, The Song of Roland, there is much deeper importance behind hairy objects presented in scenes of war with the Saracens, emotional moments of characters, and Thierry’s appraisal in the trial of Ganelon’s fate. The anonymous poet has ascribed various heroic attributes to the men who possess beards: wisdom,…

William Blake/"Songs of Innocence"& “Songs of Experience” It is said that as a young child, Blake, had visions and saw God and a tree full of angels. His parents had noticed that he was different from his peers. This allowed him to create ideas for his poems. He was heavily influenced by the Bible as he was growing up so many of his writings were influenced by it. William Blake, a poet, writer, and an illustrator of his own books, known for his poems, "Songs of Innocence," and “Songs of…

By celebrating the beauty of the human body in Song of Myself, Walt Whitman promotes the philosophy of “[taking] off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men”. In section 24, when Whitman says, “I do not press my finger across my mouth //copulation is no more rank to me than death is”, he displays the need to embrace sexuality. Whitman sees the beauty in sex, and refuses to repress his ideals because of society’s opinion (Whitman 1245). In the preface, Whitman conveys…