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Rev ie w t h e G alle ry

L it era tu re G alle ry

2 M od u le T w o: I n tr o d u ctio n t o t h e H um an it ie s, c o n tin ued / P ag e 2 .4 .4 L it era tu re G alle ry

O bje ctiv e : R ev ie w t h e l it era tu re o p tio ns a va il ab le f o r y o u r e x p lo ra tio n d ocu m en t.

O ne n ic e t h in g a b ou t t h e g alle ry o f v is ual a rt is t h at y o u c a n q u ic kly a n d e a sil y g et a g lim pse o f e a ch w ork a s a w hole ,

ju st f r o m a n im ag e. F or t h ese l i t e ra ry w ork s, o n t h e o th er h an d, t h e t it le a n d a u th or a lo n e d on ’t u su ally c o n vey m uch

a b ou t t h e n atu re o f t h e w ork . T he f o rm ( e .g ., p oem , s h ort s to ry , l e tte r) t e lls y o u a l it tle m ore . A nd o f c o u rs e t h e w ord

c o u n t is h elp fu l, t o o. B ut s u rv ey in g t h ese w ork s o f l it era tu re w ill r e q u ir e a l it tle m ore d ig gin g o n y o u r p art.

A s y o u s e a rc h f o r w ork s t o in clu de in y o u r e x p lo ra tio n d ocu m en t, c lic k in to e a ch l it era ry w ork in t h is g alle ry t o g et a

s e n se o f it s l a n gu ag e a n d s ty le . D oin g t h is s h ou ld h elp y o u c h oose w hic h o n e y o u ’d l ik e t o e x p lo re f u rth er.

“ A ra b y” b y J a m es Jo yce

In 1 9 14 , I r is h w rit er J am es J o yce p u blis hed a s h ort- s to ry c o lle ctio n t it le d D ubli n ers . T his p artic ula r s to ry is a b ou t a

y o u n g m an g ro w in g u p in a w ork in g-c la ss n eig hborh ood in D ublin a ro u n d t h e t u rn o f t h e c e n tu ry . ( 2 ,3 0 0 w ord s)

O pen “ A ra b y” in a n ew w in dow .

“S ta rs O ve r t h e D ord ogn e” b y S ylv ia P la th

A m eric an p oet S ylv ia P la th is c o n sid ere d a “ c o n fe ssio nal p oet” f o r h er u se o f p ers o n al d eta il s in h er w ork . T his p oem

w as f ir st p u blis hed in 1 9 62. ( 3 58 w ord s)

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“T he C olo n el” b y C aro ly n F orc h é

“P oetr y o f w itness” is t h e p h ra se a u th or C aro ly n F orc h é u se s t o d esc rib e s h ort w ork s d ocu m en tin g h er p ers o n al

ex p erie nce s o f h is to ric al e v en ts . P ublis hed in 1 9 78 , t h is p ro se p oem n arra te s t h e e x p erie nce o f d in ing w ith a c o lo n el

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du rin g E l S alv a d or’s c iv il w ar. ( 3 2 5 w ord s)

O pen “ T he C olo n el” in a n ew w in dow .

“T he A rt o f D ro w nin g” b y B illy C olli n s

In t h is p oem p u blis hed in 1 9 95, B illy C ollin s, U .S . P oet L au re a te f r o m 2 0 01 t o 2 0 03, b eg in s t o w on der a b ou t w hat it

w ou ld m ea n t o h ave y o u r l if e f la sh b efo re y o u r e y es. ( 2 50 w ord s)

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“P ro fe ssi on s fo r W om en ” b y V ir g in ia W oolf

T his l e ctu re w as o rig in ally d eliv ere d b y a ccla im ed B rit is h a u th or V ir gin ia W oolf b efo re a b ra n ch o f t h e N atio nal

S ocie ty f o r W om en ’s S erv ic e o n J an uary 2 1, 1 9 31, a n d w as l a te r a b bre v ia te d a n d p u blis hed in e ssa y f o rm . ( 2 ,5 0 0

w ord s)

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“E ve ry th in g T hat R ise s M ust C on ve rg e” b y Fl an nery O ’C on nor

Fla n nery O ’C on nor is f a m ou s f o r h er in te n se f ic tio n a n d s tr o n g c o m man d o f S ou th ern d ia le ct. T his s h ort s to ry , f ir st

p u blis hed in 1 9 65, e x p lo re s s e v era l a sp ects o f t h e r a p id ly c h an gin g S ou th . ( 6 ,5 0 0 w ord s)

O pen “ E very th in g T hat R is es M ust C on verg e” in a n ew w in dow .

“A R ose f o r E m ily ” b y W illi a m Fa ulk n er

T his 1 9 30 s h ort s to ry r e co u n ts f a d in g S ou th ern g en til it y t h ro u gh t h e t a le o f M iss E m ily G rie rs o n . ( 3 ,7 0 0 w ord s)

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“L on don , 1 8 0 2” b y W illi a m W ord sw orth

W ord sw orth , a R om an tic p oet, a d dre sse s t h is s o n net t o t h e l o n g-d ea d J o h n M ilto n in h op es t h at h is s p ir it c a n r e sto re

L on don t o it s f o rm er g lo ry . T he p oem w as p u blis hed in 1 8 0 7. ( 1 0 8 w ord s)

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“O de o n a G re cia n U rn ” b y J o h n K ea ts

In t h is 1 8 19 p oem , t h e n arra to r d esc rib es v iv id s c e n es o n a n a n tiq ue v esse l u se d f o r p ou rin g w in e. K ea ts , a R om an tic

p oet, o ft e n w ro te o f b ea u ty a n d p erm an en ce . ( 3 73 w ord s)

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“S on g o f M yse lf ” b y W alt W hit m an

W hit m an ’s 1 8 55 e p ic p oem is a n A m eric an m aste rp ie ce a n d o n e o f t h e f ir st e x am ple s o f f r e e v ers e — poetr y w ithou t a

f ix ed r h ym e s c h em e o r m ete r. ( 5 ,5 0 0 w ord s)

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“L ette r f r o m B ir m in gh am J a il” b y D r. M artin L uth er K in g, J r.

D urin g t h e U .S . c iv il r ig hts m ovem en t, D r. K in g w as im pris on ed f o r p olit ic al a ctiv ism , d esp it e h is c o m mitm en t t o

n on vio le n ce . P ublis hed in v a rio us p erio dic als in 1 9 63, t h is l e tte r w as p en ned t o l o ca l c le rg ym en w ho h ad c rit ic ized

K in g a n d h is m eth od s. ( 6 ,3 0 0 w ord s)

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“B eca u se I c o u ld n ot st op f o r D ea th ” b y E m ily D ic k in so n

Writ te n d u rin g t h e 1 8 60 s, t h is p oem is m ed it ativ e in n atu re . F an s o f D ickin so n a d m ire h er v o ic e a n d h er u n orth od ox

sty le , w ith l ib era l u se o f d ash es a n d u n co n ven tio nal c a p it aliz atio n. ( 1 2 7 w ord s)

O pen “ B eca u se I c o u ld n ot s to p f o r D ea th ” in a n ew w in dow .

“M ed it a tio n a t L agu n it a s” b y R ob ert H ass

W hile m an y d w ell o n d ark n ess, H ass, P oet L au re a te o f t h e U nit ed S ta te s f r o m 1 9 9 5 t o 1 9 9 7, s e ek s c o n sc io usn ess a n d

lig ht. T his 1 9 79 p oem c o m es f r o m Pra is e , o n e o f h is e a rlie st c o lle ctio ns. ( 2 6 4 w ord s)

O pen “ M ed it atio n a t L ag u n it as” in a n ew w in dow .

“T he A lle g o ry o f t h e C ave ” b y P la to

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Fro m The R ep ubli c , t h is s y m bolic n arra tiv e d esc rib es t h e u n dis tu rb ed e x is te n ce o f in hab it an ts o f a c a ve— un til o n e

esc a p es a n d r e tu rn s w ith t a le s o f “ p ro gre ss.” T he p ara b le is e v ery b it a s r e le v a n t t o d ay a s it w as in a n cie nt G re ece .

(1 ,8 50 w ord s)

O pen “ T he A lle g o ry o f t h e C ave” in a n ew w in dow .

“T he D in ner-P arty ” b y A m y L ow ell

T his p oem u se s h ea d ers t o o rg an iz e it s s ta n za s: F is h, G am e, D ra w in g-R oom , C offe e, T alk , a n d E le v en O ’C lo ck .

L ow ell’s p oem m ay h ave d ra w n f r o m a 1 9 14 d in ner w ith l it era ry e lit es. ( 3 0 2 w ord s)

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“S on ny’s Blu es” b y J a m es Bald w in

B ald w in , a p ro m in en t A fr ic an A m eric an w rit er o f t h e m id-2 0 th c e n tu ry , p ain ts a v iv id p ic tu re o f l if e in N ew Y ork

(a n d t h e U nit ed S ta te s) in t h is 1 9 57 s h ort s to ry . ( 1 4 ,0 0 0 w ord s)

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“T he H are ’s Self -S acrif ic e ” f r o m t h e J ā ta k a T ale s

In t h is B uddh is t f a b le d atin g f r o m t h e 4 th c e n tu ry B CE , t h e B od h is atta is in ca rn ate d a s a h are a n d p u t t o a t e st.

( 1 ,3 4 8 w ord s)

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D on Q uix o te b y M ig u el d e C erv a n te s

A rg u ab ly t h e m ost in flu en tia l s a tir e e v er p u blis hed , D on Q uix ot e p ose s q u estio ns a b ou t s to ry te ll in g, id ea ls , a n d o u r

w orld b oth a s it is a n d a s it is im ag in ed . ( 1 5 ,3 6 4-w ord e x ce rp t)

O pen D on Q uix ot e in a n ew w in dow .

Fr an ken ste in b y M ary S h elle y

In 1 8 14 , f o u r l it era ry f r ie nds o n v a ca tio n d ecid ed t o h ave a c o n te st t o s e e w ho c o u ld w rit e t h e b est h orro r s to ry .

E ig hte en -y ea r-o ld M ary G od w in ( w ho w ou ld l a te r m arry t h e p oet P erc y S h elle y ) s e em s t o h ave w on w ith t h is t a le

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th at s til l t e a ch es u s a b ou t t h e l im its o f s c ie nce a n d t h e n atu re o f h um an it y. ( 2 2,5 4 7-w ord e x ce rp t)

O pen F ra n ken ste in in a n ew w in dow .

H am ilt o n b y L in -M an uel M ir a n da

U pon r e a d in g a b io gra p h y o f A le x an der H am ilto n , T on y A w ard – w in nin g c o m pose r L in -M an uel M iran da f o u n d it t o

b e “ th e m ost h ip -h op t a le I ’v e e v er h ea rd ” a n d w ro te a B ro ad w ay p la y t o e x p lo re t h e c o u n te rc u lt u ra l r o ots b eh in d t h e

fo u n din g o f t h e U nit ed S ta te s. ( 4 ,8 69-w ord e x ce rp t)

O pen H am ilt on in a n ew w in dow .

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