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"La Dame aux Cam?lieas", 2004.
An analysis of the play "La Dame aux Camelieas" by Alexander Dumas.
1,412 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines three productions of Alexander Dumas' "La Dame aux Camelieas" in their respective social atmospheres. The three versions of Camille that are discussed are by Dumas, Matilda Heron and Charles Ludlam. The paper explores how each version is distinguished by the differing socio-geographical and chronological locations, each questioning different cultural conventions.
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"La Dame aux Camelias, by Alexander Dumas, is a critical play in the history of theater. Despite the fact that La Dame aux Camelias has been condemned by critics for having scenes that "are sometimes thin... ragged... and ... out of date" (Archer), among other discredits, the work is still considered to be an indispensable cornerstone in the evolution of realist theater - "although consistently described as a work of inferior artistic craftsmanship, its longevity testifies to its status as a story of superior dramatic interest" (Hamilton). La Dame aux Camelias is a product of many theatrical and literary influences, which include the tight construction of Scribe's "well made" play, the insight of the sociological novelist Honore de Belzac, and the literary devices of melodrama. However, La Dame aux Camelias differs from Scribe's well made play in that it raises the moral thesis of the play -- at most, it is considered "something to be disparaged as a sentimental by-product of the well made play" (Stanton). It is unlike Belzac's work in that his observations are restricted particularly to his own social milieu. "
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Keats? ?La Belle Dame sans Merci?, 2005.
A discussion of how John Keats depicts the experience of love in his poem "La Belle Dame sans Merci".
1,333 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper describes how Keats' poem illustrates the positive and negative aspects of love and almost everything in between.
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"Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the poem is that Keats is willing to venture into the realm of the supernatural to express an "intense delight at the sheer existence if things outside himself" (Abrams 795). "La Belle Dame sans Merci" allows the poet to lose himself "in the fullness if identification with the object he contemplates" (795). The poet and the knight allow themselves to be completely taken in with the presence of this sweet lady. In addition, we can see another one of Keats' characteristics in this poem, which is his ability to present "all experience as a tangle of inseparable but irreconcilable opposites" (795). With the knight in this poem, he experiences the thrill and exuberance of love as well as the desolation it brings him. The mysterious quality of the poem and the knight's experience is also enhanced by the fusing of the natural and spiritual worlds. It is as if the poet must include elements of both worlds to fully express what the knight experiences with the lady."
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?La Belle Dame Sans Merci?, 2006.
Analyzes this work by John Keats and compares it to his other poem, "Why Did I Laugh Tonight? No Voice Will Tell".
2,442 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 74.95
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Both "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and "Why Did I Laugh Tonight? No Voice Will Tell "were written during the time known as Romanticism. This paper examines the era in which the poems were penned and then analyzes each of them. The paper concludes that, as a poet, John Keats did not always adhere to the rules of Romanticism and his writings paved the way for the next generation of poets to express their opinions.
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"The poem Why Did I Laugh seems to be a variation on romanticism, analyzing the dark side of life and despair. John Keats succeeded in expressing his heart in both of these poems; the reader is left with some emotion after reading them. In La Belle Dame, the reader is left feeling pity and sadness for the poet. He was betrayed and left to perish. However, there is hope. Although it is autumn, there is a new season coming. After reading Why Did I Laugh?, the reader wonders about death, feeling the heaviness of the poet's heart, worrying about his struggle with verse, fame and beauty."
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The Romantic Period in "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", 2000.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 37.95
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This paper looks at John Keats' poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" which was written in the Romantic era, analyzing the characteristics of romanticism it reflects, as well as how it differs from these notions.
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"Keats "had a Renaissance responsiveness to the grandeur of man's intellectual exploration of the universe" (Abrams 309). He did not seek to resolve the great mysteries of the world in his poetry. He believed in the concept of 'art for the sake of art', not to come to some resolution of truth or moral end. He concurred with the opinions of Shelley and Wordsworth that poetry should have a "worthy purpose" with an ethical and social effect. In response to Wordsworth's decree that "every great Poet is a Teacher: I wish to be considered as a Teacher, or as nothing," Keats countered, "we hate poetry that has a palpable design upon us" (Abrams 328-329). Keats did not continuously ask 'why', as did his peers of the Romantic Period. In his own words, he ascertained that, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty--that is all/ Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know" (Untermeyer 150)."
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Dames are Still Considered Dames, 2002.
A look at gender stereotying in films.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page paper presents a detailed description of the stereotyping of females in sexist driven films. The author of this paper takes the readers on an exploratory journey in which several films are held up and scrutinized for their obvious stereotyping of females. There were four sources used to complete this paper.
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"La Ci Darem la Mano", 2005.
This paper looks at Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' and focuses on the importance of the duet "La ci darem la mano".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is a brief analysis of the importance of the duet "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni." The paper focuses on the importance of the duet in terms of character and plot and how they are important to the rest of the opera, and how the scene ties in with the rest of the major plot developments of the opera. There is no discussion of the musical aspects of the opera.
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"The opera Don Giovanni, written by W.A. Mozart in 1787, has been hailed by some as the greatest opera ever written. It tells the story of a wealthy playboy, Don Giovanni, in his attempts to win the hearts and bodies of the young women around him. Don Giovanni's duet with Zerlina, called "La ci darem la mano," in the first act is an important piece in the opera, both in terms of character and plot development. The duet takes place in Don Giovanni's gardens, after we have already heard and seen some of Giovanni's malicious and murderous transgressions and heard the long list of his conquests read to Donna Elvira."
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Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, 2002.
Examining the history of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and what impact Victor Hugo's book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" had on its revival.
951 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper looks at the impressive 700 year history of the famous Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. It examines the origins of its construction and how architectural tastes have changed over time, influencing different improvements made to the building. It links this history to the novel written by Hugo known as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and how through his novel, the Cathedral became famous again. It shows that through this fame, the Cathedral was given a face-lift.
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"More than seven hundred years old, the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris exemplifies Gothic architecture. Those who visit it cannot fail to be awed at the magnificent structure, which bears her history proudly, now restored to her former grandeur. Many millions of people in the last century have never set foot in its soaring halls, yet they feel that they know it, because they have read Victor Hugo?s monumental novel, Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Cathedral inspired Hugo to write his moving book, but the book in turn provided an incentive for the Cathedral to be restored from the ravages of the past. The histories of building and book are intertwined."
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The Poetry of John Keats, 2002.
This paper looks at three poems by John Keats: "When I Have Fears", "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and "The Human Season", critiquing them according to the teachings of Helen Vendler.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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According to Vendler, there are several aspects one should look at when critiquing poetry. This paper studies a few of these methods, applying them to the chosen poems of Keats. The critical aspects are meaning, rhythm, rhyme, structure and images.
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A Short History
Brief Technical Study
Meaning
Rhythm
Rhyme
Structure
Images
The Style of Keats
Conclusions
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"It is important to be able to paraphrase the poem to understand the meaning therein. In When I have fears, Keats is saying, "When I am frightened that I might die before I'm finished writing, or before I can experience love, I feel utterly alone." The Human Seasons is a comparison of the seasons of nature to that of a man's life. Spring is the spryness of youth, Summer is maturity of young adulthood, Autumn is reflection of middle age and Winter is old age and death. La Belle Dame Sans Merci is a story of how a knight was enthralled by a beautiful woman. He loved her, but she toyed with him and in the end, abandoned him."
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La Malinche in Mexican History, 2002.
This paper discusses the role of La Malinche in Mexican history.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the role that La Malinche played in Mexican history and culture. The author gives the reader an historical overview, including the fact that she was an actual person, whose actions caused her to lose favor in society. This is done through the review and analysis of two pieces of works by historians, one male and one female, Casillo and Paz. The author also points out that La Malinche is not a well-known personality outside of Mexican culture, but her history dates back to the mid-sixteenth century. According to the paper, La Malinche's role in history has been revived by feminists who feel that her tainted past is the result of the chauvinistic nature of Mexican society which has begun to evolve over the years. For many Mexican women she is a symbol of independence and endurance of the Mexican people, and she should be accorded respect and proper recognition in history.
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"These many complications and elaborations of this essential and essentializing dichotomy about the true nature of woman can be seen to come together in the character of La Malinche, a figure not well known outside of Mexico (except to those whose families originally came from Mexico). This paper explores the figure of La Malinche, a figure who representations have over the years become at least in general more positive as Mexicans have regained a sense of themselves as a people worthy of self-respect ? and as Mexican women have refused to see themselves as meriting only the role of a traitor condemned to silence."
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La Malinche and the Spanish Conquest, 2007.
This paper discusses the pivotal role of La Malinche in the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.
2,297 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper outlines the history and events surrounding the figure of La Malinche, with a focus on her influence on and relationship with Cortez and her effect on the conquest of the Aztecs. The central contention of this paper is that without her help, the Spanish would not have been able to conquer the Aztec people. The paper portrays the historical figure of La Malinche and details her valuable knowledge and skills that assisted the Spanish. The paper concludes that although her role in the conquest of the Aztecs is without a doubt, the figure of La Malinche, however, remains ambiguous. She is seen as both a heroic figure as well as a traitor to her own country.
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"Known as the mother to the ethnic Mestizo people of Mexico, La Malinche was also known as Dona Marina, Malintzin, Malinal and Malinulli. While much of the writing about here is mythical and partially unsubstantiated, various reports and studies claim that she was undoubtedly a figure who played an important, if not vital role in the Spanish invasion and conquest of Mesoamerica. Researchers, for example, claim that she successfully "...guided Hernan Cortez into, and out of, many a battle with great success.""
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Dame Van Winkle, 2004.
A discussion of the character, Dame Van Winkle, from "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, as a cultural villain.
744 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines how, in the story "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, Dame Van Winkle is an early representation of a woman as a cultural villain. It looks at how constant nagging and verbal abuse from Dame Van Winkle has been considered Rip?s reason for ?disappearing? for twenty years. It also explores how, apart from her constant nagging and scolding, she also prevents her husband from living according to his own character and identity.
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"Dame Van Winkle disapproves of other?s actions. She believes that everyone should act right and do his or her own responsibilities. First, Dame Van Winkle abhors laziness. As a consequence, she is always harassing her husband because he is lazy. She disapproves of her husband Rip Van Winkle the most for not attending to his own responsibilities. During this time period, it was the husband?s responsibility to provide for the family. As a husband, Rip was clearly not willing to fulfill this responsibility. Nevertheless, according to the narrator, he was able to perform chores, and he often helped his neighbors, but he was not willing to perform the same work for his family or on his own farm (450). As a result of her dislike of laziness, she is incessantly ?dinning in his ears? (451) about it explains the narrator."
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T.S. Eliot?s ?La Figlia Che Piange?, 2005.
This paper analyzes T.S. Eliot's short poem "La Figlia Che Piange", which examines the re-writing and re-creating of an experience, drawing attention to the role of the poet and of poetry itself in re-defining reality.
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews, in detail, each stanza of T.S. Eliot's short poem "La Figlia Che Piange" noting the specific word choice, which furthers the poem's displacement and wistfulness, and shifts in verbs from a wistful imperative to the subjunctive tense. The author points out that the ultimate effect of such writing is perhaps not the seamless reversal of control the speaker had envisioned because the speaker reveals that, regardless of his rewriting of the situation, he is left with little more than words to placate himself. The paper concludes that the ultimate purpose of "La Figlia Che Piange" is to fabricate a scene richer than reality in which the woman does react with emotion to the departure, in which the poet is in control and in which the contrived details satisfy a void in the speaker's experience.
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"In beginning the poem with such careful instructions, Eliot conveys an element of focused personal concern, adding a weight to each action. If the poem simply began "She stood on the highest pavement of the stair, leaning on a garden urn," we would not feel the same sense of the poet's desperate attention in arranging the scene exactly as it appears in his mind's eye. To further this effect, Eliot repeats the phrase "weave, weave the sunlight in your hair," reinforcing the personal importance of this detail: the sunlight in the woman's hair is such a powerful image it seems a product of her own doing (thus the active verb "weave"), rather than an incidental effect of the sun."
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"La Haine", 2002.
A discussion on the various visual and aural techniques used by Mathieu Kassowitz to represent violence in his film "La Haine".
1,093 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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Dubbed 'anti-flic', Kassowitz's film "La Haine" shot to infamy, undoubtedly accelerated by the perceived violence in the film. This paper outlines the cinematic techniques used in the film "La Haine" to represent violence and how these techniques are used to steer the audience response.
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"Indeed, one of the most apparent visual techniques in the film is the fact it is in black and white; quite unconventional for a modern film, lending it a documentary feel. The footage of the riots and the appearance of the news reader at the beginning of the film certainly communicate this, then as the story unfolds and we are still left in black and white, it is almost as if we become part of the news. The lack of colour also highlights the monotony of their lives on the estate."
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The Notre Dame Cathedral, 2002.
An examination of the architecture of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
2,856 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper looks at how the Notre Dame Cathedral includes a number of unique elements in Gothic architecture as well as being characteristic of Gothic cathedral architecture in other ways. It discusses how it contains massive sculptures and huge windows with designs suggesting different theological and iconographic references. It analyzes how these iconographic representations demonstrate shifts in the way human being related to the Church and to God at the time the cathedral was built.
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Introduction
Gothic Art and Notre Dame
Windows
Portals
Conclusion
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"One of the ornamental types found in Notre Dame is the rayonnant style, or the radiant style, which dominated the second half of the thirteenth century. Among the most prominent examples of this style are the two great rose windows in the north and south transept faHades of Notre Dame. The huge north rose window is the work of the master builder Jean de Chelles, and it is a masterpiece of architectural ingenuity. Nearly the entire mass of wall opens up into stained glass, and this is held in place by an intricate armature of stone tracery that practically has the tensile strength of steel. The Gothic passion for light is seen in a most daring and successful effort to subtract all superfluous material bulk just short of destabilizing the structure and to transform the hard substance into insubstantial, luminous color. This vast and complex structure of stone-set glass has maintained its structural integrity and equilibrium against the disintegrative forces of nature and time for seven hundred years, showing the genius of the builder."
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John La Farge, 2005.
A look at the unique artistic style of John La Farge.
2,310 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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A brief examination of the art work of John La Farge, who was considered "the most innovative and versatile American artists of the nineteenth century". The paper explains the impact that Japanese art works and Buddhism had on La Farge's style.
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"The Japanese culture and art began to influence him in the late 1850s and 1860s, as he married Margaret Perry, niece of the Commodore who had opened Japan to Western civilization and trade. By the time he married her in 1860, he had already begun collecting Japanese art, including prints and watercolors.
As a revolutionary artist, he began to include Japanese artistic ideas in his own works, which may have led to a certain confusion by Western standards of the time. Nevertheless, he made use of Japanese ideas in his work and attempted to make Japanese art and style known to the Western world with his essay on Japanese art, written in 1869. In his essay, John La Farge's describes many of the traditional perspectives of Japanese art, including "the asymmetrical compositions, high horizons, and clear, heightened color of Japanese prints" . Later on, he would be able to see for himself the characteristics of Japanese painting and relate to it with his "An Artist's Letters from Japan", written in 1897 on the occasion of his trip to Japan. "
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