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Philip Larkin and Thomas Hardy, 2002.
Shows how humanity is portrayed in a negative light in works by poets, Philip Larkin and Thomas Hardy.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines the poems of Thomas Hardy and Philip Larkin in terms of their negative presentation of human nature. This is often in contrast to the positive portrayal of human nature in most other works of poetry.
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Philip Larkin, 2003.
Examines the truth in the statement that this poet "dislikes modern life".
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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By discussing several of Philip Larkin's poems, the paper shows the poet's contempt and dislike for modern life. The poems analyzed include ?MCMXIV?, in which Larkin expresses a wistful nostalgia for a past which seems no longer to belong to us. It also discusses ?Nothing To Be Said?, in which Larkin conveys his contempt for people who waste their lives and who reach the end having achieved little. The paper also analyzes the poem, "Here".
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"?Here? is a poem which shows Larkin drawn towards conditions of emptiness, away from the hustle and bustle of people in everyday life. The poem describes a journey to the north-east coast of England near Hull, where Larkin lived. While the journey is through a recognisably contemporary England, it is at the same time an imaginative flight away from modern urban materialism towards a vision of solitary freedom. The repeated conjunctions that come at the beginnings of lines create a surging, seemingly irresistible movement towards the sea at the poem?s conclusion. ?The piled gold clouds? and other such images have a luminous, almost other-worldly significance to be associated with the values of solitude.?
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Larkin's Poems of Death, 2002.
An an analysis of the theme of death in Philip Larkin's poetry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the poetry of Philip Larkin and how it often reflects his fear of death. The author of this paper brings several samples of Larkin's work and helps us examine its meaning as well as its relation to his fear of death.
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The Poetry of Seclusion and Indifference, 2004.
This paper goes into the biographical details of Philip Larkin's life and makes speculations as to how his upbringing and personal life reflected the mood, style, and topics of his poetry.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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For being one of the most famous modern poets, the author finds it is strange that Philip Larkin lived such a reclusive and mysterious life. This paper deals with how his work, especially the "High Windows" compilation, reflected his strange lifestyle and outlook.
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"Philip Larkin stands as one of the greatest in twentieth century British artistry. His manipulation and control of words is some of the most masterful to have come out of his homeland. He was a quiet and self-embittered man who overcompensated his insecurity with a boastful and egotistical persona towards his audience. Timidity, anxiousness, and misunderstanding shrouded most of his adult life; the theme chokes at the heart of most of his writings. Confusion, seclusion, and what is seemingly feigned indifference, comprise the backdrop on which he paints his words."
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Poem Analysis, 2003.
A comparative analysis of the poems "Dockery and Son" by Philip Larkin and "Follower" by Seamus Heaney.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 37.95
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This essay compares and analyses the poems "Dockery and Son" by Philip Larkin and and "Follower" by Seamus Heaney for the theme of family, regret and guilt as well as the structures of the two poems. The analysis is supported by appropriate quotes.
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"In the poem Follower, Heaney is writing about his father, since, in the first line, he says, ?My father worked with a horse plough.? In fact, for the first three stanzas, the poet talks about his father?s skills as a ploughman, and this shows just how much he admires his father. He shows his father?s skill in many ways, like when he personifies a full sail strung to his father?s shoulders: ?His shoulders globed like a full sail strung?, which is a good use of simile; this shows how intense his father?s work was. Also, he tells us that ?The horses strained at his clicking tongue,? and that ?with a single pluck of reins, the sweating team turned round and back into the land,? and I realize that everything is at his father?s command, and his father seems to be one with the field, thus showing the theme of unity with the field."
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Deconstruction and "Church Going", 2004.
An overview of deconstructionalist literary theory followed by a corresponding analysis of Philip Larkin's poem "Church Going"
2,810 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper examines Philip Larkin's poem "Church Going" from a deconstructionalist perspective. It also looks at how deconstruction is, a mode of literary criticism and how first advocated by Jacques Derrida, this literary theory has spread like wildfire throughout Western humanities departments. It begins with an overview of deconstructionalist theory, followed by a brief history of "The Movement" (the group to which Larkin was classified) and concludes with an extensive analysis of the poem.
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"This poem is indicative of both Larkin and the poetry group categorized as ?The Movement? to which Larkin, albeit reluctantly, was assigned. Following World War II in Britain, there was a general sense of disillusionment that accompanied imperial decline. In its wake, a group of lower-middle-class white poets emerged that have since been labeled ?The Movement.? This group consisted of such poets as Kingsley Amis, Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Larkin, Donald Davie, Thom Gunn, Robert Conquest, John Halloway, and John Wain, among many disputed others. The poetry from these individuals tends to reflect everyday life, with a (at the time) newfound emphasis on clarity, democratic values, religious decline and intellectual detachment."
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"Talking in Bed" and "Metamorphosis", 2005.
A critical analysis of Philip Larkin's "Talking in Bed" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis".
1,216 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how the poem by Philip Larkin, "Talking in Bed" discusses alienation and isolation from humankind. It looks at how the poem can be compared to Franz Kafka's, "The Metamorphosis", because it deals with isolation and estrangement from one's own comfort. In this case, his home life. It discusses how both works deal with ontological issues- the state of being- and present themselves in a bleak, murky tone and how Larkin and Kafka both share experiences of isolation and alienation from their societies.
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"The sense of broken communication is well displayed through the structure and form of the poem. The iambic pentameter and the three-tercet rhyme scheme (aba, cac, dcd, eee) portray the absence of continuity and the broken-up nature of the couple's discourse. Each stanza in the poem, with exception given to the third stanza, contains end-stopped lines. This form displays the isolation of each stanza in relation to the couple isolating themselves from one another. "At the unique distance from isolation/It becomes still more difficult to find" (Larkin, 9-10) discusses the unique isolation the couple is faced with and contains no end-stop punctuation to separate the two verses. "
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"The Whitsun Weddings", 2003.
Discusses this modern poem by Philip Larkin.
1,146 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper explores how Philip Larkin presents events and people in his poem, "The Whitsun Weddings". The paper notes Larkin's skillful command of language, form and structure and provides a stanza-by-stanza analysis of the poem.
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"?The Whitsun Weddings? is one of the best-known poems written in England since 1945; Larkin?s poem shows a careful development of feeling and attitude as the language gradually shifts from specific observation to general reflection. The first stanza of the poem sets the scene; Larkin?s description of the surroundings accurately captures the speaker?s registration of fleeting detail as the train speeds through the landscape. The moos is relaxed, calm ? the poem?s rhythm slows at ?the river?s level drifting breadth? to catch the sensation of tranquillity. At the beginning of the poem, the poet?s senses are engaged but not wholly absorbed in his surroundings; he is isolated from the world outside. However, the language expresses the mood accurately; the physical sensation ?the tall heat that slept for miles inland? conveys the claustrophobic stillness and numbing drowsiness of a hot summers day."
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Philip of Macedon II, 2007.
This paper discusses how Philip of Macedon II was successful as a king and leader.
962 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper relates that, although there were several historical figures named Philip of Macedon, Philip of Macedon II is the best known of all of them. The paper explains that he was the king of Macedonia and considered to be the father of Alexander the Great. The paper describes how Philip changed the system of aristocrats in Macedonia, a brilliant move that improved education in the kingdom and also created a new generation of people loyal to Philip. The paper shows how his tactics were brilliant because rather than using brute force, Philip of Macedon II was able to use social skills to bring people to his side.
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"Philip of Macedon was successful as a military leader, and did a lot of incredible things while king. For example, when expanding his kingdom, he was able to beat the hill tribes in a single battle, in 358 B.C., and he used the Social War to his advantage to gain further power. He also took control of Amphipolis, which had previously belonged to Athens, and therefore gained a lot of wealth through their gold mines. He conquered Crenides, Abdera, Maronea, and, among many other cities, Methone, where he lost one of his eyes in battle. ('Philip II...') Losing his eye aside, he was unchallenged by military opponents for the most part, until 352 B.C., when the Athenian army opposed him and prevented him from marching into central Greece."
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Philip the Prudent, 2002.
Aspects of Philip II's reign are examined - his administrative ways, foreign policy, religious beliefs, characteristics, in relation to his epithet 'the prudent.
2,590 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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Covers the policies and character of Philip II's reign in attempting to determine the accuracy of his nickname The Prudent King. Contemporary and recent sources used to illustrate Philip's strengths and weaknesses, and a balanced conclusion is reached with regards to whether he deserved his epithet. Major events of his reign are refered to, including the campaign in the Low Countries and against England. Philip's personal principles and religious beliefs are examined. The difficulties faced by 16th century European rulers acknowledged in addition to outlining the shortcomings which at time made Philip a distinctly 'imprudent ' king.
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"The proverbial qualities of Philip II leave little doubt as to how he came to be assigned the nickname ?the prudent? - for he faced many of the challenges set against him with care and profound thought. Often mindful of the future, he displayed a capacity for administrative industry and put the advice offered to him by his father in the ?Instructions? to the best use he could. It is vital, however, to consider how the ?prudence? exhibited by Philip could at times lead to his adopting highly imprudent methods of government with regards to both the domestic situation in Castile and the prosecution of Spanish foreign policy."
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Philip of Macedon, 2008.
This paper explains how Philip of Macedon changed the course of history.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper argues that Philip of Macedon changed history in two significant ways. The paper relates that he used guile and diplomacy to preserve Macedonia in the face of constant threats from its enemies and also turned Macedonia's army into a fearsome fighting force. The paper further explains that this would allow Macedonia to eventually lay waste to its enemies, would end the predominance of the Greeks and Thracians and would give his Philip's son, Alexander, the tools he needed to be an imperial power. The paper shows how without Philip, many history-changing events could not have happened.
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"To begin with, Philip changed the course of history by saving his nation from the brink of destruction through diplomacy. To wit, when he ascended the throne in 359 BC, Macedonia was ringed by hostile peoples - the Thracians, Illyrians and various Greek colonies - and had just been humbled by the Illyrians on the field of battle. At the same time, Paeonia was independent of Macedonian control and rival claimants to the throne of Macedon were challenging his rule, emboldened by the support they were receiving from foreign powers (History of Macedonia.org, 2003)."
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Philip II of Macedonia, 2002.
An analysis of the reign of Philip II of Macedonia and his achievements.
4,615 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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The paper shows that Philip began his reign as leader of a poor, war-torn land on the outskirts of mainland Greece and by his death he had strengthened the previously weak central government, enlarged and modernized his army and implemented economic and social reform. The paper traces the life and career of Philip after his father's untimely death. It provides answers to the questions: Do Philip's considerable achievements make him worthy of the title 'The Great' that his son Alexander won by his legendry conquests and: Was Alexander just carrying out his father's plan, the hard work already having been done, or were his conquests down to his own skill, drive and vision?
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?In conclusion, however key Philip?s accomplishments were in allowing Alexander to conquer the mighty Persian Empire it was Alexander, not Philip, who, by his superb skills as a general, his vision and daring, sometimes rash risk taking, was the one that did the conquering. And it was the conquering that won Alexander the title ?The Great?. In rugby, no matter how impressive a run, how many tackles broken or defenders sidestepped by a player setting up a try, it is the man that takes the ball over the line that gets the glory. For this reason, I believe Philip does not deserve the title ?Great? even though his deeds undoubtedly were."
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Constructing Gender Identity in the Poetry of Katherine Philips, 2002.
An analysis of gender identity in several poems by the 17th century poet, Katherine Philips.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 55.95
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By examining and analyzing several of Katherine Philips's poems, the author of this paper shows how Philips? poetry was most notable for its creative construction of gender and female sexuality, but surmises that the vision was secretly expressed inside the conventional language of female friendship.
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"This is a point in Philips? poetry where she moves into the more conventional realm of Platonic love?a safe and respectable realm in the 17th century?but also a point at which she begins to manipulate her audiences? ideas of what that realm really is. For example, Philips implies that ascending towards Platonic love (i.e., spiritual or ideal love) allows friends or lovers to imagine an alternative reality for themselves, different from the one in which they now find themselves. This realm would give the two women the freedom to live out their ?Fate? (l.7). In fact, in Philips? poem ?To my Excellent Lucasia,? she writes that her connection to Lucasia is ?As innocent as our Design, / Immortal as our Soul? (ll.23-4)."
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Philip II and the Decline of Spain's Wealth, 2006.
This research paper considers the factors that led to Spain's economic decline under Philip II's rule.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper presents a consideration of the economic decline of Spain under the rule of Philip II, in the late 16th century. The paper discusses the major issues involved in Philip's mismanagement of the economic and foreign policy of Spain that contributed to the decline. The problems of inflation, foreign wars, debt and lack of Spanish productivity are highlighted.
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"When Philip II ascended to the throne of Spain in 1556, by all appearances he was the wealthiest king in the Western Hemisphere. Spain had, since the beginning of the 16th Century, extended its kingdom over much of the Mediterranean and it was the leading power in the race to colonize the New World of the Americas. It appeared that Philip II had inherited a financially powerful empire from his father, Charles V, and was set to govern a growing and important nation into an era of riches and conquest (Elliott). However, by the time he abdicated the throne in 1598, Philip II had overseen the disastrous decline of Spain's wealth and prominence, resulting in a bankrupt and weakened nation and a crumbling empire (Kamen). This research paper will consider the factors that led to the economic decline of Spain under Philip II's rule."
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Philip II's Mediterranean Strategy, 2003.
A discussion on the nature King Philip II of Spain's Mediterranean strategy in the 16th century.
2,047 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines how much of Philip II?s Mediterranean policy focused on a ?necessary? war, waged with an unknown chance of victory and how questions still remain as to whether or not Philip possessed a Grand Strategy and the influence it had on events in the Mediterranean. It references Braudel from a thematic perspective and uses Geoffrey Parker's notion of 'Grand strategy' as a basis for the argument. It also discusses and analyse the threat of the Turk, the threat of France and England and explores the actual aims and objectives of the Spanish strategy in the Mediterranean in context to 16th century Spanish society.
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"The scale of Spain?s Empire in the 16th century can prove somewhat misleading when studying Philip?s attitude towards the Mediterranean. With lands from Sicily to Cuzco forming the ??greatest empire ever known since the creation of the world??, it is perhaps difficult to distinguish between Philip?s imperial strategy and his Mediterranean policy. Philip?s imperial strategy was generally defensive. The Armada was sent to protect the Netherlands from the English threat and to put an end to attacks on colonial Spain and her privateering and France and Germany were both occupied in defence of the Netherlands. Whilst affairs in the Mediterranean may well resemble a similar theme, the main difference was the nature of nature of the opposition."
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