Abstract The paper discusses the aristocrats in the story "The Princess of Cleaves." The paper first describes the characteristics of male members of the aristocracy as brave, generous, gallant, honorable and respectful and then describes those of the female members of the aristocracy as respectful, modest, beautiful and virtuous. The paper discusses how, while aristocrats had money and power, they often were not happy especially when it came to marriage.
Outline:
Who Were Aristocrats in the Story of "The Princess of Cleaves"
Aristocrats Were Not Happy Though They Had Money and Power
From the Paper "Before looking at specific details about the aristocratic families, it is important to determine who an aristocrat was. An aristocrat was determined by who his father and mother were. Did they have any royalty in their blood? An aristocrat spent his time playing games and this can be seen in the story with the Prince loving this. "As he was happily turned to excel in bodily exercises, he took a particular delight in them, such as hunting, tennis, running at the ring, and the like diversions" (de Lafayette 4). Others of nobility considered it an honor if they were requested to join the prince in these games or asked to go to a ball."
Tags: royalty, nobility, games, ball, princes, money, power
Abstract In this essay, the writer studies the roles of women during the medieval period. The writer focuses on aristocratic women of the medieval period. In researching this background, the writer explores the social history and development leading to the feminist tradition. The writer examines the roots of the feminist tradition in the Western culture.
From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to examine the roots of the anti-feminist tradition in Western culture with reference to the position of aristocratic women in society in the medieval period. The plan of the research will be to set forth the historiographical background against which this issue can be investigated and then to discuss possible lines of social development that can help explain the evidence of the distinction to be made between the medieval women, who as a group appear to have exercised a significant degree of personal ... "
Abstract In this analysis of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Miss Emily" the writer focuses on the relationship between the townsfolk and Miss Emily. The writer maintains the relationship is predicated upon Miss Emily's being the last survivor of an aristocratic family. The writer discusses her aristocratic pretensions that are undermined by the fact that she is a common murderer.
From the Paper "Very little of the relationship between Miss Emily and the townsfolk is predicated on the fact that she is a woman and the town leaders are mostly men. However, that relationship is highly predicated on the fact that Miss Emily is the last in the line of an aristocratic family that formerly maintained a position of influence and import in the town. Yet it is a relationship that sours when the inevitable forces of modernity undermine old notions of position and aristocracy. There are a ... "
Tags: taxes, old, new, modernity, reality, Faulkner, short story, gender
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that Osamu Dazai's masterpiece "The Setting Sun" was written in 1947 and is a remarkable story about the decline of a Japanese aristocratic family. The writer points out that, in his work, Dazai approaches many social issues and presents how Japanese values, sustained by aristocratic families, interact with the changes in society and culture. The writer relates that "The Setting Sun" illustrates in detail the Japanese society in the postwar period and the struggle between traditional society and modernism. The writer concludes that the period in which the novel's action takes place is a period of transition for the characters as well as for Japan.
From the Paper "If Kazuko is realistic about the changes that take place in the Japanese society, her mother refuses to abandon her aristocratic way of life and holds on to the traditional values she cherishes. As described by her son, Naoji, the mother is considered to be the last genuine aristocrat. Taking into consideration the social conditions at the time the action takes place, this is not necessarily a compliment."
"Naoji returns from the war and is faced with the changes that take place in his family. He represents the greatest hope for his mother and sister, but he returns from war as a drug addict and he has to face the failure of his own life and the failure of his world as he knew it, this eventually leads him to suicide."
Abstract This paper examines the life and literary works of celebrated novelist Edith Wharton. The author discusses Wharton's early biographical influences, which led to her main themes in "Ethan Frome", "Age of Innocence", and "The Old Maid". The paper also addresses how Wharton wrote brilliantly on the issue of the rigid confinements of her own aristocratic society, impossible love, and characters who stoically accepted their fates.
From the Paper "Edith Wharton was born January 24th, 1862 to wealthy parents in traditional old New York . Governesses and tutors privately educated Wharton at her home and abroad. At a young age, she displayed interest in writing but was discouraged away from the arts by her family. In the late 1800s, women were still considered only worthy of becoming beautiful objects and getting married. Women were supposed to act like na?ve, innocent children. Her mother felt that Wharton should not pursue writing. Nevertheless, Wharton completed her first novella at age fourteen and published a collection of verses two years later."
Abstract The paper analyzes the play "Hedda Gabler" of the Norwegian author Ibsen, and is one of the most celebrated works of the postmodern literature. This paper focuses on the title character Hedda Gabler and her aristocratic ways. It includes a synopsis of the play and a description of costuming and stage design.
From the Paper "Hedda Gabler is the Norwegian author Ibsen's one of the most celebrated works of the postmodern literature. Originally, the play had been intended for stage. Therefore in personal opinion, a stage production would not only retain the original flavor but also bring out the best. This production aims to highlight the underlying themes through a focus on costumes as outward manifestations of personality of the characters."
Abstract Discusses writings and life of Margaret Cavendish, a 17th Century aristocrat and a political idealist. Examines her work of fiction, THE BLAZING WORLD. Romance fictioin elements of the novel. The social organization of the New Kingdom the heroine finds herself ruling. Restoration era political issues in novel including religious and political rivalries.
From the Paper "This research examines The Blazing New World, published in England in 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. The research will set forth the historical and cultural context in which the text was published and then discuss how the themes of the text epitomize Cavendish's conception of a feminine utopia.
Virtually alone of all the women writers whose poetry, drama, and prose achieved some currency in the 17th century in England, Margaret Cavendish put her name on her work. Cavendish was not a professional writer as the term is commonly understood; she was self-published, or more exactly enjoyed the patronage of her husband William, Duke of Newcastle. The closet dramas, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that were published under Cavendish's byline appear to have been lavishly printed and distributed (or sold) to a select aristocratic readership. In an..."
Abstract The writer examines Eliot's poem and discusses how it would be more aptly described as a lust song, as an aging aristocrat leaves his familiar surroundings of wealth, pomp, and in the descending evening finds escape in the narrow street the red light district. It explains how the man's purpose is not love, but to engage a woman of pleasure for the evening.
From the Paper "The poet is escaping. He says "Let us go . . . don"t ask questions, but we will slip through the streets of cheap one night hotels, taverns with sawdust and oyster shells on the floors, and find our escape. The poet and his miss will ?make our visit.? As they walk through the poorer section of town, the images he describes are not those of the aristocracy with which they are familiar, but those of the bowery. The night air is filled with yellow smoke form single roof top pipes. The smoke is pushed back down into the streets by the incoming cool of the evening, and thermo cline that slips in from the Thames river. It licks the inside of the tavern windows, leaving them smoky, and more translucent than transparent. The smoke licks the outside of the windows as well, as it is forced down by the denser humid night air."
Abstract The decline of Koryo is discussed, mainly from the point of view of a too hierarchical and aristocratic order that did not respond well to external threat or serve the needs of other groups in the society.
Abstract This essay will discuss the play "Tartuffe" by Moliere and seek to describe the text that defines this comedy about aristocratic life in seventeenth century France. This essay will reveal the motivations of Oregon to be in power over everything, as he is preoccupied with control and unwilling to assume responsibility of action, which he takes to get it. By revealing the nature of Orgon's behavior in this play, we can see how he is desperately afraid of insult in his society. 3
Abstract This paper is a discussion on "The Tale of Genji". "The Tale of Genji" happens to take the reader into aristocratic Japan and a complicated array of principal and secondary wives, concubines, and persons related by different kinds of relationships that all have their connections to the old source of power. The characters have their connections too, to what will happen in the next generation as Genji manages to establish his own court and heirs. In these dynamics, the pattern of the novel is set.
Abstract This paper discusses that the expansion of the empire magnified the greed of the governing aristocratic class and political infighting, which led to the decline of the Roman Republic. The author points out that some of the indemnities imposed at the conclusions of wars were supposed to go into the Roman treasury and others to the soldiers; however, huge amounts stayed in the pockets of generals who spent large sums of money on public buildings in Rome to promote their own glory, as well as for land and slaves. The paper relates that corruption in the Roman courts became common place; accused officials were rarely punished, since they came from the same noble families as the senators.
From the Paper "For example, a discontented noble who was desirous of revolting against the republic, Lucius Sergius Cataline, realized he could appeal to each of these groups: He had been a leader of the young nobility, served under Sulla, and become popular with the country and city lower classes, both in the country and city. His design was to murder the leading citizens, set the city on fire, bring in his army, and then reign supreme. But his plot was discovered and foiled."
This paper discusses the misadventures of Sir Alexander Cuming, who was respected and even loved by the Cherokees, but marginalized by his own aristocratic, English society.
Abstract This paper explains that Sir Alexander Cuming, deemed simultaneously a madman, an adventurer, a true patriot, or even a diplomat, established ties with the distant Cherokee nations and made them loyal allies of the English crown. The author points out that Alexander Cuming, born in December, 1691, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of an aristocrat, arrived in Charles Town (Charleston today) in 1730 and left for the Cherokee country without having any official mandate to explore new territories, to make connections with other people or, in a diplomatic sense, to improve ties in North America. The paper relates that Cuming, having gained the confidence and support of the Cherokees, presented the symbols he had received from the Cherokees in a ceremonial at Windsor Castle, believing that he was a joint ruler of the Cherokee nation, which was not the case.
From the Paper "Conceptually, the treaty stipulated general submission clauses, especially in what a joint international policy was concerned. They agreed to have the same enemies and friends as the British Empire and to fight anyone that opposed the English, but it also meant that they could trade with no one else but the English and that they would be subject to English law. At this time, Cuming seems to be at the highest of his influence and power."
Abstract This paper explains that Antoine Watteau created a new art style, "fete galante," which had a major influence on the Rococo period. The author points out that the style used in the paintings "The Foursome," "Love in the Italian Theater," and "La Conversation" is classically Rococo; however, the style also is very much dictated by the iconography of the painting. The paper relates that Watteau recognized the changing French culture and created artwork that was a continuation and sophistication of Rubens's style, which drew the viewer into the picture using unique subject matter, such as an aristocrat's elegant party.
From the Paper "Watteau's painting, "The Foursome," is not only characteristic of Rococo art in general, but the painting also depicts Italian commedia. Mezzetin, Pierrot, and two female comedians are seated and talking in a French Garden. This picture is a classic depiction by Watteau of Italian commedia. In Watteau's paintings of the Italian commedia, Pierrot is transformed once taking the stage from, "a simple, harmless, and not very intelligent peasant to a funny, hungry valet, and often frustrated in love" . However, underlying the humor was a sense of melancholy."
Tags: fete-galante, rubens, foursome, aristocrat, academy
Abstract This paper studies the satirical play "Candide" by Voltaire. The paper analyzes the various themes, which include satirizing the aristocrat class, religion, the military, optimism, and philosophy and philosophers.
From the Paper "Voltaire's Candide is full of criticism on other people's beliefs on philosophy, religion, and number other aspects of society. Through the actions of the characters, their disappearance, reappearance, transfiguration, and even insensitivity, Voltaire is able to skew the pomposity of the times in which he lived. However, he does not merely prick a few balloons, so to speak. He offers alternatives to the concepts he ridicules. It seems naive to believe that we live in the best of all possible worlds. But, naivete seems to outlive some of the stronger bulwarks of the world during the time of Voltaire. He is twitting his audience, of course, and implying that, if people only could see how foolish the nobility, the church, the army, and the philosophers of the day were (a sort of Francophile "Emperors New Clothes) then there would be the possibility that "our world" could be the best of all possible worlds. Society is corrupt. Nobility is hardly noble. The military have no life outside a battlefield. Philosophers are a pain in the derriere, but (like Pangloss) simply will not go away. And, love is an illusion where the plain become pretty, and the pretty, beautiful. Also, the key to Candide, which permeates all other satirical themes is: Discontent leads to greater discontent; to be "content" means to do something that one is content in doing."
Tags: satire, French, France, ruling, aristocrat, religion, military, optimism, philosophy
