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Dr. Faust, by Christopher Marlowe, an everlasting story of the greed of the human mind and spirit throughout history
No full textDr. Faust was written during the period of Humanism and Renaissance, with an everlasting value throughout history. It describes the never ceasing desire of the human soul and mind to try to lurk for things beyond the grasp of the human ratio. The author, Christopher Marlowe gave the seal of eternity to this book, by characterizing his main character with all the possible wishes that one can dream of. That is why Faust has got the PhD on law, medicine, theology and logics. Further on he met Mephistopheles, the main devil that reminds him of the seven deadly sins trying to change his mind in order to make him aware of the consequences awaiting for him. But, our main character continuous to be even more stubborn in his requests, thus he makes the pact for 26 years with the devil being aware of the fact that he will never be brought back his own soul. Unfortunately we meet these kind of people every day, with enormous wishes, ideas, needs, style of life, communication with others, with pathological needs to give the impression of being the best. Being categorical on their needs and requests, what is even worse moving and communicating within the circles full of people like themselves, makes them extremely dangerous. But the good has always fought the evil, and the good always prevails. Faust just before dying asks to see Helen of Troy, but it is too late
Ecopetry and Modernism: Reassessing Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams
No full textDie Ökokritik als kritischer Ansatz, der die Beziehung zwischen Literatur und Umwelt untersucht, hat sich zu einem bedeutenden Feld der Literaturwissenschaft entwickelt, insbesondere als Reaktion auf wachsende ökologische Bedenken. Es geht über traditionelle Interpretationen der Natur in der Literatur hinaus, indem es sich darauf konzentriert, wie Texte reflektieren, Fragen stellen und sich mit Umweltthemen, Werten und Ethik auseinandersetzen. In diesem Rahmen hat sich die Öko-Poesie als eigenständige poetische Form entwickelt, die das ökologische Bewusstsein, die Verantwortung für die Umwelt und die Verbundenheit zwischen Mensch und Natur in den Vordergrund stellt. Im Gegensatz zur herkömmlichen Naturpoesie ist Ökopoesie nicht bloß beschreibend, sondern stellt häufig anthropozentrische Weltanschauungen in Frage, weist auf ökologische Krisen hin und setzt sich für eine nachhaltigere Beziehung zur Erde ein. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Überschneidung zwischen Ökopoesie und Modernismus, indem sie die Werke dreier einflussreicher amerikanischer Dichter erneut in den Blick nimmt: Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens und William Carlos Williams. Obwohl sie traditionell als bedeutende Stimmen der amerikanischen Literatur gelten und oft als Naturdichter bezeichnet werden, stellt diese Studie das traditionelle Denken in Frage, indem sie Frost, Stevens und Williams durch die Linse der ökokritischen Theorie untersucht und ihr tieferes ökologisches Bewusstsein und ihre Auseinandersetzung mit Umweltthemen aufzeigt. Aufbauend auf dem theoretischen Rahmen der Ökokritik, insbesondere wie er in den Argumenten von Lawrence Buell dargelegt wird, untersucht diese Studie, wie diese Dichter ökokritische Anliegen vorwegnehmen und widerspiegeln, selbst innerhalb der stilistischen und philosophischen Parameter der literarischen Moderne. Die Methodik basiert auf Literaturkritik und der eingehenden Lektüre dreier repräsentativer Gedichte jedes Dichters, wobei deren ökopoetische Dimensionen hervorgehoben werden. Zu den analysierten Gedichten gehören Frosts „Mending Wall“, „Birches“ und „The Tuft of Flowers“, die die menschliche Interaktion mit der Natur untersuchen und dabei die Spannungen zwischen dem anthropozentrischen und dem ökozentrischen Ansatz aufzeigen. Stevens’ „Sunday Morning“, „Anecdote of a Jar“ und „Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird“ reflektieren Umweltpoesie aus abstrakter, philosophischer Sicht und hinterfragen, wie wir die ökopoetischen Perspektiven wahrnehmen und gestalten. Williams’ „The Red Wheelbarrow“, „Spring and All“ und „Asphodel, That Greeny Flower“, die die ökologische Bedeutung gewöhnlicher Objekte und lokaler Landschaften aus ökozentrischer Perspektive hervorheben. Abschließend werden in der Arbeit alle drei Dichter als Öko-Poeten identifiziert, deren Werke zentrale ökokritische Kriterien erfüllen und eine differenzierte und zukunftsweisende Darstellung des Umweltbewusstseins bieten. Diese Neubewertung vertieft nicht nur unser Verständnis ihrer Beiträge zur amerikanischen Poesie, sondern erweitert auch den Dialog zwischen Ökokritik und modernistischer Poetik und unterstreicht die anhaltende Relevanz ihrer Arbeit angesichts der gegenwärtigen Umweltprobleme.Ecocriticism, as a critical approach that examines the relationship between literature and the environment, has emerged as a significant field in literary studies, especially in response to growing ecological concerns. It moves beyond traditional interpretations of nature in literature by focusing on how texts reflect, question, and engage with environmental issues, values, and ethics. Within this framework, eco-poetry has developed as a distinct poetic mode that foregrounds ecological awareness, environmental responsibility, and the interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. Unlike conventional nature poetry, eco-poetry is not merely descriptive but often challenges anthropocentric worldviews, drawing attention to ecological crises and advocating for a more sustainable relationship with the earth. This thesis explores the intersection of eco-poetry and modernism by re-examining the works of the three influential American poets: Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams. Although traditionally regarded as major voices in American literature and often labelled as nature poets, this study challenges the traditional thought in examining Frost, Stevens, and Williams through the lens of ecocritical theory by revealing their deeper ecological awareness and engagement with environmental themes. Drawing on the theoretical framework of ecocriticism, particularly as outlined by Lawrence Buell's arguments, this study considers how these poets anticipate and reflect ecocritical concerns, even within the stylistic and philosophical parameters of literary modernism. The methodology is based on literary criticism and close readings of three representative poems by each poet, highlighting their ecopoetic dimensions. Among the poems that analyzed are Frost’s “Mending Wall”, “Birches”, and “The Tuft of Flowers”, which explore human interaction with nature by revealing tensions between the anthropocentric and ecocentric approaches. Stevens’s “Sunday Morning”, “Anecdote of a Jar”, and “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”, which reflect on environmental poetry through abstract, philosophical lenses, and question how we perceive and shape the ecopoetic perspectives. Williams’s “The Red Wheelbarrow”, “Spring and All”, and “Asphodel, That Greeny Flower”, which emphasize the ecological significance of ordinary objects and local landscapes from ecocentric perspectives. The thesis concludes by identifying all three poets as eco-poets whose works fulfil key ecocritical criteria, offering nuanced and forward-looking portrayals of environmental consciousness. This reassessment not only deepens our understanding of their contributions to American poetry but also broadens the dialogue between ecocriticism and modernist poetics, underscoring the lasting relevance of their work in the face of contemporary environmental challenges.Automatisch erstellte Titelanzeige – Daten nicht geprüftDissertation Universität Graz 202
American Road Movies: Bony Clyde and Easy Rider
No full textWith the advancements in science and technology in 1930s and the great developments in industrial revolution, road narratives have flourished due to a reflection of the American society towards the dynamic and upheaval changes that have happened by the recovery from the war. These multifaceted approaches to the road narratives differ, but in most cases it remains within one flow, from journey to their daily routines, traveling, means of transportations by car or motorcycles, decisions taken, and everything until the story, that is narrating the whole picture of the adventure. Therefore, the paper will study the comparison of American road movies Bony Clyde and Easy Rider
From Page To Screen: A Comparative Analysis of John Steinbeck\u27s The Grapes Of Wrath and Its Film Adaptation
No full textJohn Steinbeck\u27s The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, poignantly depicts the struggles of the Joad family during the Great Depression as they migrate from Oklahoma to California in search of a better life. The film adaptation by John Ford, released the same year, has generated extensive discourse on the interplay between the novel and its cinematic counterpart. This article investigates the thematic and narrative elements present in both versions, focusing on character portrayals, symbolism, and socio-political commentary. Ford\u27s adaptation aligns with Steinbeck\u27s original vision while also introducing distinct cinematic interpretations that reflect the era\u27s social dynamics. By analysing these aspects, the article aims to elucidate the enduring influence of The Grapes of Wrath on American literature and cinema, highlighting its relevance in discussions of class struggle and human resilience. What sets apart is the effect of storytelling and narrative power, characters` development and visual impact, as well as omission and simplification of the movie and book
The Poet Marjorie Agosín: A Poet of Land, Home, and Dream
No full textThis paper explores the poetic landscapes of Marjorie Agosín, focusing on her recurring themes of land, home, and dream as spaces of memory, belonging, and imagination. Agosín’s poetry reflects the tension between exile and rootedness, tracing the emotional geography of displacement and the continuous search for home. Through her evocative language and symbolic imagery, she transforms land into a site of both loss and recovery, and home into a metaphor for identity, origin, and return. Agosín’s poetry function as bridges between the visible and the invisible, between history and hope. They sustain the poet’s vision of a world where memory inhabits the earth and where the past is not forgotten but reimagined. The paper argues that Agosín’s art invites readers to inhabit language as a homeland of its own — a place where the boundaries between self, landscape, and imagination dissolve. Ultimately, her poetry reveals how the notions of land, home, and dream coexist as interwoven dimensions of human experience, offering a lyrical meditation on belonging and the endurance of memory
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Graphic novels “Wrinkles” and “Special Exits”- a comparative study
No full textThis paper examines a comparative analysis of two graphic novels: “Wrinkles” and “Special Exits”, which consist of similarities as in style, theme and point of view, as well as the overall portrayal of main characters, Emilio and Rachel. Besides that, those two graphic novels have so many similarities; they also have parallels which differentiate them. The assisted care facility vs. home care. Wrinkles shows the life of the main character Emilio, with Alzheimer\u27s in an assisted care facility, and the other novel portrays life experience at home. The other parallel pertain to the parent -child relationship; Wrinkles begins with the admission of Emilio to assisted care, upon the demand of his son, while, Special Exits portrays the relationship between a mother and daughter
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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