Ashik Istiak
University of New Mexico, American Studies, Graduate Student
This paper attempts to explain the animal poems of Ted Hughes in the light of Deconstruction and Psychoanalysis. The paper first presents the physical description of the violent and sometimes exotic animals in many of his animal poems.... more
This paper attempts to explain the animal poems of Ted Hughes in the light of Deconstruction and Psychoanalysis. The paper first presents the physical description of the violent and sometimes exotic animals in many of his animal poems. The basic aim of the study is to provide enough logic to declare the vicious animals of Ted Hughes are more humans than animals. The theories: Deconstruction and Psychoanalysis will be applied to find out how the the cruelty, the vendetta and the ferociousness of the animals in Hughes' poems go beyond their animal identities. Overall, the article promises food for thought for the readers of Ted Hughes and the English literature learners.
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The year 5000 B.C. saw the extinction of the village based culture in some parts of the world and then started the city based civilization. Egyptian civilization (5000-525 B.C.) set glorious landmarks into the areas of agriculture,... more
The year 5000 B.C. saw the extinction of the village based culture in some parts of the world and then started the city based civilization. Egyptian civilization (5000-525 B.C.) set glorious landmarks into the areas of agriculture, business, architecture, art, culture, religion and science. Especially in temple building and other architectural contributions of the Egyptians made them unique. This glorious civilization of the Pharaohs was taken by the Persians in 525 B.C. Later Egyptians were ruled by the Romans, Greeks, Arabians and Turks. Even in the very modern period it was colonized by the English. In the middle of the 20th century Egypt got its freedom from the foreign powers finally.
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As a race Hebrews had mixed characteristics. For the Hittite fusion, Hebrews had long and carved nose. They were not skilled enough in the matter of warfare, architecture or painting but their religion played unexpectedly a huge role... more
As a race Hebrews had mixed characteristics. For the Hittite fusion, Hebrews had long and carved nose. They were not skilled enough in the matter of warfare, architecture or painting but their religion played unexpectedly a huge role throughout the history of religion in the whole world. There is a doubt in the etymology of their name. A popular saying is that from ‘Khabiru’ or ‘Habiru’ the name ‘Hebrew’ has been originated. Another saying is that from the opposite side of the Euphrates ‘Ever’ or ‘Eber’ the name Hebrew came. Most of the scholars agree that the Hebrew people have been originated from Arab.
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The poem ‘An Apple Gathering’ by Christina Rossetti talks about a betrayed love or an unfulfillment of love.The condition of a betrayed girl and the harsh treatment on her by the society is vividly pictured in this poem. The poet... more
The poem ‘An Apple Gathering’ by Christina Rossetti talks about a betrayed love or an unfulfillment of love.The condition of a betrayed girl and the harsh treatment on her by the society is vividly pictured in this poem. The poet symbolizes the action of losing chastity or virginity, by the action of plucking ‘pink blossoms’ of an apple tree. After losing her chastity and being betrayed, the speaker faces a dangling condition which is symbolized by her ‘dangling basket’. This condition is also contrasted showing the ‘heaped-up basket’ of the other girls. When she sees other girls not betrayed in love happily singing, smiling, she laments over her ill fate. The use of symbolism to show all these, is really very authentic throughout the whole poem.