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"Marriage"
Analytical Essay # 62606
"Marriage"
This paper examines Gregory Corso's famous poem "Marriage."
1,938 words (approx. 7.8 pages) |
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MLA | 2005
Paper Summary:
This paper examines Gregory Corso's famous poem "Marriage"; Corso's speaker is disillusioned by the convention of marriage, which seems incompatible--or at least in conflict--with the uniqueness and individuality of his generation. It explains how the speaker explores courtship and three forms of the matrimonial state: from the perspectives of the rich, poor and middle class. Criticizing popular (and unintelligent) culture, he examines the stereotypical forms of marriage; after determining the pros and cons of each, he decides to wait "up to 2,000 years" to find the woman who will transcend popular culture and engage him spiritually, sexually, interpersonally and intellectually. After this funny but serious debate, he refuses to compromise love for the mere comforts and conveniences of conventional marriage.From the Paper:
"Gregory Corso uses a confluence of sarcasm and wit to criticize the disillusionment of the individual caused by various social constructs in American society. Corso manages to infuse humor in this long criticism of the sacred institution of marriage without losing either his credibility or the audience's attention-readers from across the intellectual spectrum are attracted to the captivating combination of gravity and levity in Marriage. Corso's humor is indeed structured to add to the poem's seriousness by raising a series of profound and absurd questions regarding the mutual exclusivity of love and marriage."More papers on "Marriage":
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"Marriage" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Marriage/62606
MLA Citation:
""Marriage"" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Marriage/62606>
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Dec 01, 2005 I studied for two years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; one year at the University of British Columbia; one semester at Georgetown University, two years at Boston University; and one semester abroad at Oxford University in an English Honors program. I plan to attend law school next year at either Cornell or Northwestern University. My areas of study include: economics, mathematics, philosophy and English Literature--particularly Chaucer, Shakespeare, Canadian Literature, early British and American poetry, and most of the Western Canon.
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