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- 111: Karl Marx Biography And Synops
- ... longing for self-sacrifice on behalf of humanity." In October of 1835, he started attendance at the University of Bonn, enrolling in non-socialistic-related classes like Greek and Roman mythology and the history of art. During this time, he spent a day in jail for being "drunk and disorderly-the only imprisonment he suffered" in the course of his life ... got in, and finally received his degree in 1841. His thesis "analyzed in a Hegelian fashion the difference between the natural philosophies of Democritus and Epicurus" uses his knowledge of mythology and the myth of Prometheus in his chains. In October of 1842, Marx became the editor of the paper Rheinische Zeitung, and, as the editor, wrote editorials on socio-economic ...
- 112: Comparison of "Fall of Man" and "Hamlet"
- ... Hamlet. Even further, Shakespeare's audience would have had to have been very fluent in the language of medieval plays, for there are many references in Hamlet, to plays and mythology of a much earlier date. The style of writing used in "The Fall of Man” is very similar to that used by Shakespeare in Hamlet. This is a sign that ... takes with him, the Queen who think she is doing good by marrying Claudius. Shakespeare's audiences must have been very familiar with the ancient tales of Greek and Roman mythology because there are innumerable references to such writing and characters in these writings, such as "With juice of hebenon in a vial"[I, V, 69], which is a reference to ...
- 113: Dionysus
- ... kids. Sailors race across the thrashing waves. Their canvas full of the harmless breeze. Drinkers acclaim the grape-giver Dionysus, capping their hair with flowering ivy. (Bernard). Dionysus, in Greek mythology is a god of wine and vegetation, who showed mortals how to cultivate grapevines and make wine. He was good and gentle to those who honored him, but he brought ... pieces. He rose from the dead again and again, providing to his believers that the soul lives on forever after the body dies. Works Cited Bremmer, Jan. Interpretations of Greek Mythology. Totowa, NJ: Harper, 1976. Bonnefoy, Yves. Greek and Egyptian Mythologies. Chicago: Univercity of Chicago, 1992. Bernard, Suzane. Plato and His Dialogues. http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/suzanne.htm (2 Feb ...
- 114: Analysis -- Buffy The Vampire
- ... the episode ˇ§Dead Manˇ¦s Partyˇ¨, the show deals primarily with the undead (a vampire appears near the beginning of the episode, and has very little effect on the story). Mythology is also applied in the form of a Nigerian mask, which raises the dead. Mythology has not always been applied in horror movies that use such creatures, but most movies that use these creatures (especially those containing vampires) almost always follow several rules. Examples of ...
- 115: Dante's Inferno: The Guardians of the Inferno
- ... committed to the pleasure of both parties. Cerberus is the guardian of Circle III, the circle of the Gluttons. Cerberus is meant to portray the image of uncontrolled appetite. In mythology, he was known to devour people who approached hell, and therefore is a glutton himself. However, being a glutton, he must surrender himself to his appetite. His appetite just overtakes ... the guardian of Circle IV, the circle of Misers and Spendthrift. Pluto is meant to symbolize riches, as he is the god of wealth that springs from soil in ancient mythology. This is appropriate because he guards those who hoarded money and those who spent it foolishly. This is a different type of appetite, as these people hate each other because ...
- 116: Dantes Divine Comedy Essay
- Among the various tools Dante Alighieri employs in the Commedia, his grand imaginative interpretation of life after death, scenes involving figures and beasts from classical mythology provide the reader with allegories and exempla effectively linking universal human themes with Christian thought and ideology. Among these, the figure of the Siren, found in Canto 19 of the ... self-fabricated visage of beauty and goodness, concurrently incorporating themes of unqualified repentance and realization of the true goodness of things divine. The Sirens are familiar literary characters from Greek mythology; they are most recognized as one of the many perils Odysseus encounters in Homer's Odyssey. As Circe explains to Odysseus before he sets out for home, "You will come ...
- 117: Israfel By Poe, An Analysis
- ... power Israfel has even over this heavenly body. Israfel captivates the moon which "blushes with love" at the angels song. The seven Pleiads, (the seven daughters of Atlas, in Greek mythology, who became a constellation of stars) also "Pauses in Heaven" and heeds the voice of Israfel. It is in lines sixteen through twenty-two that we first catch a glimpse ... up god." The Houri sit also in heaven, their beauty so strong that we can only catch glimpses of it in the stars. The Houri are another reference to Muslim mythology in that they are supposedly the virgins that await the followers of the Islamic faith in heaven. In the fifth stanza, Poe speaks directly to Israfel and echos his own ...
- 118: Mrs. Cage (a Play)
- ... structures in which we live sometimes still make it difficult for us to actualize the full range of our creative abilities. In literature as dated as fairy tales and Greek mythology, writers have used characters who exemplified the caged woman. In the fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty is "caged" behind a wall of briars and Snow White is trapped inside a glass ...
- 119: Mesopotamian Art And Arquitecture
- ... at times figures overlap, giving the viewer a sense of people and animals in real space. The art of the late Assyrian seal cutter is a combination of realism and mythology. Even the naturalistic scenes contain symbols of the gods. These objects may have originated outside of Assyria, for they resemble Syro-Phoenician crafted objects found at Arslan Tash on the ...
- 120: Jujitsu - The Gentle Art
- ... origins of Jujitsu are unclear, as most of its history was passed on in the oral tradition. The few early written references show that its origins date back to Japanese mythology, where it is said that the gods, Kajima and Kadori, used Jujitsu to discipline the lawless and wild inhabitants of the Eastern provinces. Therefore, by definition, the art is nearly ...
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