| Papers [1-15] of 21 :: [Page 1 of 2] | | Go to page : 1 2 —> | Search results on "ARS POETICA ARCHIBALD MACLEISH": |
|
|
|
"Ars Poetica" by Archibald Macleish, 1994.
A line-by-line analysis including rhyme scheme, structure, images, tone, theme and meaning.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
From the Paper
"Archibald MacLeish's poem "Ars Poetical' is an ironic work because it makes declarations about poetry and what poetry "should be," but it contradicts those declarations at the very moment it makes them. For example, we read that
A poem should be wordless
As the flight of birds (7-8).
But, of course, these lines are made of the very words of which the poet says a poem should be free. What MacLeish is saying in this and other declarations of irony and apparent contradiction is that a poem, if it is successful, appeals to a part of the reader that transcends rational, analytical thinking which seeks a linear "meaning" from life, experience and poetry. The true "meaning" of a poem, then, according to MacLeish, is more like a mystery unsolved than an object defined. The object..."
| |
|
Purity of Spirit In Archibald MacLeish's " J.B.", 1996.
A detailed look the play by MacLeish.
2,146 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 67.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This is a paper about Archibald MacLeish's "J.B." a post-WWII verse play. The author looks at the play in-depth. MacLeish displays the main character's purity of spirit through his relationships with his children, his wife and his friends. While others around him falter as their world crumbles, J.B. is able to maintain his purity.
From the Paper
"Since the beginning of time, a troubling enigma has plagued mankind. Man has always asked his God why humanity must be stricken with suffering. If God is a fair and righteous God, then why does He punish us for paradoxical reasons? Some have concluded that human suffering is due to unholy sin, while others believe sin to be one small step in God's ultimate plan in one's life. Others determine that God reveals one's true character by testing them. Great philosophers and scholars have debated this distressing issue for centuries. This topic has been fully explored in all areas of life, especially in the written word. Literature's dominant theme is usually about human suffering in some form or another, whether it be the Book of Job in the Old Testament or Dostoyevsky novels or soap operas (Corliss 75). Archibald MacLeish, a noted American poet and playwright, explores human suffering in most of his works. However, his "post-World War II verse play," J.B., fully searches the topic (Adler 128)."
| |
|
The Art of Poetry, 2002.
A comparison of E. Houseman?s ?Terence, this is stupid stuff? and Archibald MacLeish?s ?Ars Poetica? in their analysis of the art of poetry.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper portrays the works of two poets whose subject matter and deliverance are comparable. The writer discusses their style of writing poetry to emphasise the differences between them and their understanding and belief of the art of poetry.
From the Paper
"Terence immediately lapses into reasons why poetry can never be a substitute for beer: ?There?s brisker pipes than poetry.? Why, if it?s false happiness the reader wants, then by all means the reader should get drunk. ?Malt does more than Milton can/To justify God?s ways to man? refers to Milton?s Paradise Lost and typifies Houseman?s argument. The poet describes the breweries in England, wondering why anyone would prefer poetry to beer for curing malaise, especially those ?fellows whom it hurts to think.? Ale is the drink of choice for anyone who wishes to see the world through rose-colored glasses. When drunk, the ?world seemed none so bad,? declares Terence; but ?the tale was all a lie; the world, it was the old world yet.? "
| |
|
Myth in ?Ars Amatoria?, 2004.
An analysis of the use of mythology in Ovid's ?Ars Amatoria?.
2,564 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper examines how Ovid?s "Ars Amatoria", or "Art of Love", is a long poem that celebrates the ancient world's concept of the good life through the full liberation of the senses. In particular, it looks at how the poem frequently alludes to the sexual act and gives no indication that such acts carry a connotation of ?evil?. It discusses how Ovid uses the structure of mythology in order to give an air of authority and validity to what would otherwise seem a simple pornographic poem.
From the Paper
"Dionysus was said to have a following of women known as the Maenads (mad ones), who wore fawn-skins and a thyrsus (ivy-crowned branch). Ovid refers to this as ?Bacchanalian fury? (Internet source). Later, another ritual developed where the wives of farmers would venture forth into the woods every two years "where they danced by the light of sacred torches. Many bore snakes twined about them or fixed in their hair, while others passed jugs of wine and played upon the flute or tambourine. ... Finally, at the height of their frenzy, the Maenads (as they called themselves) converged upon a calf or kid, tearing it apart bare-handed and devouring the raw flesh. It was whispered that in days gone by the victims had been human. Many saw visions of Dionysus or fell to the ground, babbling his name. As well they might, for as early as the Iliad, Dionysus is described as the mainomenos (mad or crazed) god, while the root of Maenad also gives us the word 'maniac'" (Luyster 43)."
| |
|
Rhetoric: Non Est Ars Quae Ad Effectum Casu Venit, 2001.
A character analysis of Creon in the play "Oedipus" the king and a comparison of Aristotles "Rhetoric" and Creon's persuasive speech to Oedipus.
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 36.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper offers a character analysis of Creon in the play Oedipus the King, with an emphasis on human nature. One aspect of human nature that is explored is what Aristotle referred to as the art of rhetoric. The paper's main focus is Creon?s use of the art of persuasion. The paper uses Aristotle?s "Rhetoric" as the basis for the analysis, and as a secondary source.
From the Paper
?Sometimes persuasion is only glorified manipulation, and other times persuasion is truly the heartfelt sentiment of the speaker. Either way, in the eyes of the Greek philosophers persuasion is form of art. While Creon defends himself from the accusations of Oedipus he taints his words with succulent messages of pathos, logos and ethos... When comparing Creon?s speech to Aristotle?s guidelines for successful rhetoric we can see that Creon speaks in a manor that renders him ?worthy of confidence? (17)."
| |
|
"Ar'n't I A Woman?: Female Slaves In The Plantation South"( Deborah Gray White ), 1993.
Critical review of this work on the special suffering & strength of female slaves.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
From the Paper
"This study will provide a summary and critical review of Deborah Gray White's Ar'n't I A Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South.
White in this book is trying to bring into the public consciousness the suffering endured by female slaves in the slavery-dependent South. She says that most studies of slavery focus, either deliberately or subliminally, on the male slave. And those "few scholars who study black women fail to note that black women suffer a double oppression: that shared by all African-Americans and that shared by most women" (23). With respect to slavery specifically, White says many scholars conclude that female slaves were better treated than male slaves. In fact most black women of the time plowed, planted, and hoed, did.."
| |
|
Isorhythmic Motet, 1999.
Examines the rise of this form of vocal music in the 14th Century, in works of Guillaume de Machaut and John Dunstable and related to Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova eras.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses the rise of the isorhythmic motet in the fourteenth century, as exemplified in the works of Guillaume de Machaut and John Dunstable. It will also consider the relationship of this motet form to the shift from the Ars Antiqua to the Ars Nova in the fourteenth century.
From the Paper
"This paper discusses the rise of the isorhythmic motet in the fourteenth century, as exemplified in the works of Guillaume de Machaut and John Dunstable. It will also consider the relationship of this motet form to the shift from the Ars Antiqua to the Ars Nova in the fourteenth century.
The motet was the most important form of vocal music during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. It was polyphonic and usually for three voices, although many examples of two- and four-part motets are known (Hughes, 353). Used in both court and church, it also penetrated into the sphere of popular music.
The thirteenth-century motet still bore, to modern ears, a great resemblance to Gregorian chant. Even though the motets are polyphonic and the Gregorian chant monophonic, most motets of the Ars Antiqua move with such solemnity and present such a bland ...."
| |
|
Revolutionary War Art, 2002.
A comapartive analysis of the paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze and "Spirit of '76" by Archibald McNeal Willard.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and the painting "Spirit of '76" by Archibald McNeal Willard.
| |
|
Effectiveness of Accelerated Reader Program, 2004.
Examines how effective the Accelerated Reader Program really is.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper is about the effectiveness of the Accelerated Reader program (AR). The three fundamental components of AR are discussed. The paper presents the findings of research studies and criticisms by educators and parents regarding the effectiveness of AR.
From the Paper
"Developed by Renaissance Learning the Accelerated Reader AR program has become widely used in schools as a literacy tool for encouraging students to read more and increasing their reading comprehension. AR consists of three fundamental components ..."
| |
|
The Watergate Scandal, 2005.
This paper discusses the Watergate Scandal, which forecasted the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon and led to his resignation on August 9, 1974.
1,825 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explains that the Watergate Scandal refers to a series of events spread over several years surrounding President Richard Nixon's administration and his alleged abuse of power while in office which encompassed the political undermining of the anti-war movement (Vietnam), the Democratic political party, embarrassing and inculpatory behavior by the administration and subsequent reporting by the press. The author reviews the timeline, events and major players in this scandal including President Richard Nixon, Vice President Spiro Agnew, Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox, White House Counsel and possibly the original architect of the cover-up John Dean, Attorney General John Mitchell, Judge John Sirica and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the "The Washington Post" reporters who uncovered the scandal. The paper concludes that the Watergate Scandal, which produced the first dual resignations of a president and vice president, indictments of forty prominent citizens and scarred the nation throughout the process, is the benchmark and term often applied to scandalous political behavior.
From the Paper
"John Mitchell as the Attorney General was a loyal supporter of Nixon. In September 1972, stories published by "The Washington Post" linked Mitchell with a $250,000 slush fund that paid for the Watergate burglaries. He made a famously vulgar remark about the fact that if the stories were published, there would be political repercussions. He was right and later prosecuted for perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy. Elliot Richardson, the Attorney General (after Richard Kleindienst), appointed Archibald Cox as special prosecutor and later refused to fire him. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus both resigned during the "Saturday Night Massacre". John Sirica presided over the Watergate trials, while he was the Chief Judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. He was considered a maverick on the bench and actively questioned the witnesses and defendants during this trial. He surmised that the participants in the Watergate trial were not being truthful in their assertions. He ordered that the original audiotapes containing the recorded conversations be presented to the court, not the transcripts. The Supreme Court upheld this ruling in July, 1974, thus leading to the resignation of Nixon in August, 1974."
| |
|
Eternal Despair, 2004.
An analysis of Sophocles's play, "Oedipus the King", as it applies to Aristotle's view of the tragedy.
1,322 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper reviews Sophocles's play, "Oedipus the King", and presents Aristotle's definition of tragedy in "De Poetica". The paper discusses the play in its entirety compared to Aristotle's definitions. The paper examines the two literary works in terms of literature, philosophy, and true tragedy.
From the Paper
"In ?De Poetica? Aristotle wrote his great definition of tragedy both as it was and as he believed it should be. ?De Poetica? became a contemporary dissertation to many of the great Greek dramatists including Sophocles and his eminent work, ?Oedipus the King.? It is a play that has both lasted and been revisited for over two thousand years. However, it is also a play that encompasses and embodies Aristotle?s definitions, creating a perfected genre and a true catharsis. In ?De Poetica? Aristotle wrote sixteen chapters on the construction and parts of the tragedy. He defined six parts that all tragedies must contain: character, plot, diction, thought, melody, and spectacle. ?Oedipus the King? contains all of these parts and thus creates in final the true purpose of tragedy: instilled catharsis or cleansing of the audience."
| |
|
Shakespeare, Aristotle, and the Idea of Tragedy, 2004.
Examines the dynamic forms of catharsis and tragic flaws in William Shakespeare?s plays and how they relate to Aristotle's definition of tragedy.
2,409 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
William Shakespeare?s most beloved plays are his tragedies. If one were to list his best and most popular plays, "Othello", "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "King Lear" ,and so forth, one would find the list comprised almost entirely of tragedies. The paper states, therefore, that it would not be amiss to say that much of the modern literary conception of theatrical tragedy is shaped and influenced by Shakespeare. At the same time, the paper shows that the definitions of the tragic form ,as understood at the roots of theatrical history in Greco-Roman times, continue to be part and parcel of the official comprehension of tragedy. The paper shows that many critics have sought to force Shakespeare into the mold of tragedy as defined in Aristotle?s "Poetica", and many others have rightfully protested that he was not cast from that mold, and that, in fact, he owes little to it.
From the Paper
"On the other hand, there is a startling number of criteria discusses by Aristotle that Yanni never mentions, and which Shakespeare either fulfills or denies to some degree. For example, Aristotle suggests that the proper metre for drama is ?The iambic? the proof is that in talking to each other we most often use iambic lines.? (Aristotle) The majority of Shakespeare?s tragedies, of course, use iambic lines. Likewise, Aristotle claims that ?Necessarily then every tragedy has six constituent parts, and on these its quality depends. These are plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and song.? Shakespeare is well known for his focus on diction, spectacle, and even song. In these categories one could make any number of parallels between Aristotle?s dramatic suggestions and the original staged forms of Shakespeare?s work."
| |
|
External Induced Innovation, 2008.
A review of the issues on gun control and the effect of the California the 1989 law, Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act.
3,883 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 106.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses gun control and the effect of the California law 'Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of the year 1989' and how it will impact on the manufacturers of AR-15 rifle. In particular, in discussing this topic, the paper analyzes the object of sale (.i.e the weapons) and the general attitude of the public toward the weapon sales, the legislation regarding the sale and use and the effect that is perceived in the market and, lastly, the theories of management that are apt in such a scenario to understand the effect and the best method of reacting or pro-acting to the legislation and changes.
Outline:
Introduction
The California Legislation
Externally Oriented Innovations
Measuring and Analyzing Regulatory Changes
Strategic Retreat and Frontal Attack
The Laws that Affect
Gun Control and Companies
Changes by the Companies
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The legislature thus intended the restrictions on the use of a particular class of weapons designated as the "assault weapons as well as establish a process for their sale as also possession". ("Penal Code Section: 12275-12278", n. d.) The restrictions do not extend to weapons that are used for hunting and sports. The law therefore requires citizens to apply for permits and register the weapon with the authorities. The ban therefore is in unauthorized owning the class of weapons. The weapons that were classified in the act includes all Rifles of the AK series "Norinco 56, 56S, 84S, and 86S, Poly Technologies AKS and AK47, MAADI AK47 and AR and twelve others. The companies that were spelt out in the act included Benelli, Hammerli, Pardini, and Walther weapons."
| |
|
The Saturday Night Massacre, 2006.
A chronological review of events leading up to the Saturday Night Massacre.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 80.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses how the crucial events of October, which culminated in the infamous Saturday Night Massacre, were triggered by Archibald Cox's demand for White House tape-recordings that might resolve the conflict between President Nixon's claims of innocence and the testimony of former counsel John Dean, which implicated the President in the Watergate cover-up. The paper further discusses how ultimately, the existence of these tape-recordings, which had been revealed by Alexander Butterfield during the Senate Watergate Hearings in the summer of 1973, provided Cox with a definitive means determining who was telling the truth and who was lying.
From the Paper
"Watergate unfolded over a period of two years against the tragic backdrop of the Vietnam War, which produced a powerful anti-war movement across America in the late nineteen-sixties and early nineteen-seventies. Richard Nixon's Watergate crimes were a direct result of his fear that he would lose his reelection bid in November of 1972 to an anti-war Democrat, and a product of his rampant paranoia about leaks and obsessive penchant for secrecy. Ironically, the break in itself in June of 1972 was a minor crime compared to the massive cover up concocted and carried out by Nixon and high White House officials. "
| |
|
Protecting Animals: System of Duties Built on Jewish Law, 2005.
An in-depth paper which calls on the Jewish religion to stop focusing on animal rights and to start focusing on human duties and obligations towards animals.
8,160 words (approx. 32.6 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 174.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explores an alternative to fighting for animal rights, and instead advocates for a system of human duties and obligations based on Jewish Law. The paper analyzes the way Jewish law views cruelty to animals, the environment, and the obligation to take care of one's health. Jewish Law lays out a system of positive obligations that Man has towards animals, the environment, and his own health.
I. Introduction
II. Jewish Law and the Environment
A. The World and All in It Belongs To G-d and Man Is Responsible For Preserving It All
B. Animals Are Important to G-d
C. Bal Tashchit - The Prohibition on Wanton Destruction
D. Environmental Effects of Producing So Much Meat
III. Animals in Jewish Law
A. Animals as Property
B. Tza'ar Ba'aley Chayim and Positive Acts of Kindness
IV. Jewish Law and Health
A. The Importance of Maintaining Health in Jewish Law
B. Health and Vegetarianism
V. The Misunderstanding of the Importance Of Meat In Judaism
VI. Rabbis and Vegetarianism
VII. A Modern System of Duties and Obligations
A. Eating Meat and Dairy Products
B. Hunting, Trapping, and Furs
C. Animals in Entertainment
D. Animal Experimentation
E. Wildlife Conservation
VIII. Conclusion
From the Paper
"We often talk about protecting animals and giving them their rights. Animal rights' activists argue about which rights are due to animals and which rights to animals are due to human beings. I argue that this dialogue is unhelpful to animals, just as it is unhelpful to human beings. Rather than argue about rights, I contend that we should construct a system of duties and obligations under which human beings will have varied responsibilities towards animals. Such a system already exists under Jewish law, a system devoid of human rights and animal rights, but rich with human responsibility and obligations towards mankind, animals, and the environment."
|
|
|
