Knowledge (XXG)

Portal:Literature/Selected article archive

Source 📝

130: 259:. It was well-received by critics, who praised its mix of manga series and the inclusion of articles on Japanese culture, though some critics found the early issues boring and poorly written. In May 2009, Viz announced that it was discontinuing the magazine; the July 2009 issue was the last released. Fans were disappointed at the sudden news. Industry experts felt its loss would leave female comic fans without a magazine of their own, but praised Viz for its choice to continue using the "Shojo Beat" imprint and branding for its 462:, it describes the rise and fall of a brilliant political strategist who is abandoned by the politicians he helps into power. Destitute and forgotten, he befriends a pair of students who live next door to him in a boarding-house. The story follows their many discussions about the political situation in France. 1001:
Hemingway began writing the novel on his birthday (21 July) in 1925, finishing the draft manuscript barely two months later in September. After setting aside the manuscript for a short period, he worked on revisions during the winter of 1926. The basis for the novel was Hemingway's 1925 trip to
281:
was an early 20th-century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment in popular nature writing. Following a period of growing interest in the natural world beginning in the late 19th century, a new literary movement, in which the natural world was depicted in a
820:
influenced a generation of Latin American authors. The themes of Asturias's novel, such as the inability to tell reality apart from dreams, the power of the written word in the hands of authorities, and the alienation produced by tyranny, center around the experience of living under a dictatorship.
380:
Based in London, the Imagists were drawn from Great Britain, Ireland and the United States. Somewhat unusually for the time, the Imagists featured a number of women writers among their major figures. Imagism is also significant historically as the first organised Modernist English language literary
576:
draws no distinction between literary theory and literary criticism, and almost always uses the terms together to describe the same concept. Some critics consider literary criticism a practical application of literary theory, because criticism always deals directly with particular literary works,
983:
novel, it received mixed reviews upon publication. Hemingway biographer Jeffrey Meyers writes that it is "recognized as Hemingway's greatest work", and Hemingway scholar Linda Wagner-Martin calls it his most important novel. The novel was published in the United States in October 1926 by the
408:
values, such as directness of presentation and economy of language, as well as a willingness to experiment with non-traditional verse forms. The focus on the "thing" as "thing" (an attempt at isolating a single image to reveal its essence) also mirrors contemporary developments in
501:, believed that France's lack of bold leadership had led to mediocrity and ruin, and that men of quality were being ignored or worse. He maintained that the youth of France were in danger of being abandoned by the government, and predicted unrest in the years to come. 708:
was well-received, with reviewers noting the cohesiveness of the work as a whole, as well as the diversity of the individual material. The success of the novel led to Marvel announcing a new limited comic series, which became known as
1017:
Jake Barnes—a man whose war wound has made him impotent—and the promiscuous divorcĂ©e Lady Brett Ashley. Brett's affair with Robert Cohn causes Jake to be upset and break off his friendship with Cohn; her seduction of the 19-year-old
321:
of the woods". Burroughs' targets responded in defense of their work in various publications, as did their supporters, and the resulting controversy raged in the public press for nearly six years. The debate involved important
700:
universe, revealing stories that are tangential to the main plot of the game. Apart from the stories, the book also contains an extensive art gallery compiled of contributions from Bungie, Marvel and independent sources.
508:. The title character, with his keen intellect, is based on Balzac's conception of himself: a visionary genius who fails to achieve his true potential because of less talented individuals with more social power. 369:, who were by and large content to work within that tradition. Group publication of work under the Imagist name appearing between 1914 and 1917 featured writing by many of the most significant figures in 1002:
Spain. The setting was unique and memorable, showing the seedy café life in Paris, and the excitement of the Pamplona festival, with a middle section devoted to descriptions of a fishing trip in the
798:
The character of the President rarely appears in the story but Asturias creates a number of other characters to show the terrible effects of living under a dictatorship. His use of dream imagery,
795:. Asturias began writing the novel in the 1920s and finished it in 1933, but the strict censorship policies of Guatemalan dictatorial governments delayed its publication for thirteen years. 626: 946: 850: 194: 721: 119: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 542: 342: 269: 433: 1006:. Equally unique was Hemingway's spare writing style, combined with his restrained use of description to convey characterizations and action, which became known as the 670:, which spawned several books as well as video game sequels, and is focused on the story of future humanity fighting against a powerful collective of races called the 332:, it showcased seemingly irreconcilable contemporary views of the natural world; while some nature writers of the day argued as to the veracity of their examples of 782:
developed from an earlier Asturias short story, written to protest social injustice in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in the author's home town.
1086: 465:
Balzac was inspired to write the story after he spotted the name "Z. Marcas" on a sign for a tailor's shop in Paris. It was published in July 1840, in the
154:, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the " 806:, and repetition of particular phrases, combined with a discontinuous structure, which consists of abrupt changes of style and viewpoint, springs from 791:
does not explicitly identify its setting as early twentieth-century Guatemala, the novel's title character was inspired by the 1898–1920 presidency of
427:
of juxtaposing concrete instances to express an abstraction is similar to Cubism's manner of synthesizing multiple perspectives into a single image.
129: 504:
The story also explores Balzac's conviction that a person's name is a powerful indicator of his or her destiny, an idea he drew from the work of
915:
took seven years, in part because of Bechdel's laborious artistic process, which includes photographing herself in poses for each human figure.
1034:, was resilient and strong. Additionally, Hemingway investigates the themes of love, death, renewal in nature, and the nature of masculinity. 150:(September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the 534: 528: 520: 514: 188:
was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age.
1026:; the characters are based on real people and the action is based on real events. In the novel, Hemingway presents his notion that the " 397: 580:
Literary criticism is often published in essay or book form. Academic literary critics teach in literature departments and publish in
389:
usually and conveniently taken as the starting-point of modern poetry is the group denominated 'imagists' in London about 1910."
317:
for their seemingly fantastical representations of wildlife, he also denounced the booming genre of realistic animal fiction as "
922: 251:
launched with a circulation of 20,000. By 2007, the average circulation was approximately 38,000 copies, with half coming from
696:
by different writers and artists from the computer game and comic industries. Each story focuses on different aspects of the
46: 42: 561:, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Though the two activities are closely related, literary 424: 610: 146: 469:, a magazine he had founded that year. One year later it appeared in a collection from various authors under the title 370: 252: 184: 985: 592: 393: 831: 755: 586: 288: 277: 598: 497: â€“ both hallmarks of Balzac's style â€“ it is remembered primarily for its political themes. Balzac, a 166: 751: 240:
ink tones common to Japanese manga anthologies. Viz launched related "Shojo Beat" s in its manga, Japanese
1050: 883: 792: 730: 634: 604: 220: 63: 224:, it featured serialized chapters from six manga series, as well as articles on Japanese culture, manga, 314: 283: 160: 482: 972: 904: 666: 362: 300:(1902) popularized this new genre and emphasized sympathetic and individualistic animal characters. 455: 357:
and clear, sharp language. The Imagists rejected the sentiment and discursiveness typical of much
172: 584:, and more popular critics publish their criticism in broadly circulating periodicals such as the 326:
literary, environmental and political figures of the day. Dubbed the "War of the Naturalists" by
954: 892: 549: 328: 1022:
Romero causes Jake to lose his good reputation among the Spaniards in Pamplona. The novel is a
811: 318: 38: 17: 960: 581: 494: 333: 309: 178: 404:
tone of their writings. In contrast, Imagism called for a return to what were seen as more
1027: 891:, USA, focusing on her complex relationship with her father. The book addresses themes of 768:
and its effects on society. Asturias makes early use of a literary technique now known as
671: 569: 558: 505: 358: 293: 155: 70: 1023: 834:
for his entire body of work. This international acknowledgment was celebrated throughout
838:, where it was seen as a recognition of the region's literature as a whole. Since then, 568:
Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from
336:
wild animals, others questioned an animal's ability to adapt, learn, teach, and reason.
1007: 875: 773: 711: 679: 616: 572:, or conversely from book reviewing, is a matter of some controversy. For example, the 478: 366: 304: 208: 1080: 989: 964: 868: 835: 769: 693: 683: 658: 650: 645: 640: 353:
was a movement in early 20th-century Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of
323: 888: 799: 765: 82: 940:
from its shelves for five months after local residents objected to its contents.
1031: 1014: 896: 879: 743: 498: 411: 382: 241: 963:
about a group of American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the
282:
compassionate rather than realistic light, began to take shape. Works such as
976: 908: 807: 554: 420: 405: 202: 1030:", considered to have been decadent, dissolute and irretrievably damaged by 980: 747: 441: 400:
were considered the paragons of poetry, and the public valued the sometimes
374: 256: 215: 55: 1003: 968: 933: 921:
has been both a popular and critical success, and spent two weeks on the
858: 401: 232:
underwent two redesigns, becoming the first English anthology to use the
151: 900: 447: 354: 349: 237: 1019: 871: 803: 654: 562: 451: 416: 307:
published an article entitled "Real and Sham Natural History" in the
911:
in understanding oneself and one's family. Writing and illustrating
830:
quickly met with critical acclaim. In 1967, Asturias received the
459: 244:, and anime divisions to coordinate with the magazine's contents. 225: 473:("The Death of an Ambitious Man"). Balzac later placed it in the 233: 86: 689:
which until then had not been discussed or seen in any medium.
493:
features characters from other Balzac stories and elements of
29: 419:. Although Imagism isolates objects through the use of what 128: 887:. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural 47:
Knowledge (XXG):Featured articles#Literature and theatre
574:
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary thinking and Criticism
1013:
On the surface the novel is a love story between the
565:
are not always, and have not always been, theorists.
1047:
The golden moment: the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald
535:
Portal:Literature/Selected article archive/July 2011
521:
Portal:Literature/Selected article archive/June 2011
365:. This was in contrast to their contemporaries, the 37:
This page is an archive of articles featured on the
557:. Modern literary criticism is often informed by 247:Targeted at women ages 16–18, the first issue of 998:. Since then it has been continuously in print. 932:also generated controversy: a public library in 664:began with the award-winning popular video game 553:is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of 228:, fashion and beauty. After its initial launch, 218:. Released in June 2005 as a sister magazine to 214:magazine formerly published in North America by 824:On its eventual publication in Mexico in 1946, 377:figures prominent in fields other than poetry. 313:. Lambasting writers such as Seton, Long, and 41:. For literature articles that have gained the 692:The majority of the book is divided into four 577:while theory may be more general or abstract. 844:has been adapted for the screen and theater. 839: 825: 815: 786: 777: 759: 728: 643:adaptation of the science fiction video game 458:first published in 1840. Set in contemporary 176:and his most famous, the celebrated classic, 8: 988:. A year later, the London publishing house 959:is a 1926 novel written by American author 158:" of the 1920s. He finished four novels, 742:) is a 1946 novel written in Spanish by 1039: 772:. One of the most notable works of the 992:published the novel with the title of 303:In March 1903, naturalist and writer 7: 682:medium, and features aspects of the 678:is the series' first entry into the 423:called "luminous details", Pound's 381:movement or group. In the words of 1087:Deprecated Portal:Literature pages 24: 764:explores the nature of political 754:(1899–1974). A landmark text in 373:, as well as a number of other 1: 392:At the time Imagism emerged, 182:. A fifth, unfinished novel, 147:Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald 1035: 941: 845: 716: 704:Released on July 19, 2006, 621: 537: 523: 509: 428: 371:Modernist poetry in English 337: 264: 189: 185:The Love of the Last Tycoon 1103: 593:New York Times Book Review 475:ScĂšnes de la vie politique 263:manga and anime releases. 139:Francis Scott Fitzgerald. 832:Nobel Prize in Literature 814:influences. The style of 756:Latin American literature 587:Times Literary Supplement 289:Wild Animals I Have Known 278:nature fakers controversy 979:. An early and enduring 599:New York Review of Books 167:The Beautiful and Damned 1071:Wagner-Martin (1990), 1 1051:University of Illinois 907:life, and the role of 884:Dykes to Watch Out For 840: 826: 816: 793:Manuel Estrada Cabrera 787: 778: 760: 729: 706:The Halo Graphic Novel 676:The Halo Graphic Novel 635:The Halo Graphic Novel 605:London Review of Books 471:La Mort d'un ambitieux 133: 64:The Brothers Karamazov 752:Miguel Ángel Asturias 315:Charles G. D. Roberts 284:Ernest Thompson Seton 161:This Side of Paradise 132: 973:running of the bulls 905:dysfunctional family 750:writer and diplomat 667:Halo: Combat Evolved 653:in partnership with 477:section of his vast 874:by American writer 865:A Family Tragicomic 841:El Señor Presidente 827:El Señor Presidente 817:El Señor Presidente 788:El Señor Presidente 779:El Señor Presidente 761:El Señor Presidente 731:El Señor Presidente 298:School of the Woods 173:Tender Is the Night 1062:Meyers (1985), 192 1049:. MR Stern. 1970. 965:Festival of FermĂ­n 955:The Sun Also Rises 893:sexual orientation 550:Literary criticism 483:La ComĂ©die humaine 425:Ideogrammic Method 329:The New York Times 134: 89:, week number 38. 61:9 February 2006 - 30:Purge server cache 984:publishing house 582:academic journals 319:yellow journalism 143: 142: 39:Literature Portal 33: 18:Portal:Literature 1094: 1072: 1069: 1063: 1060: 1054: 1044: 961:Ernest Hemingway 926:Best Seller list 878:, author of the 843: 829: 819: 790: 781: 763: 739:Mister President 734: 495:literary realism 467:Revue Parisienne 456:HonorĂ© de Balzac 415:art, especially 363:Victorian poetry 310:Atlantic Monthly 179:The Great Gatsby 125: 124: 69:12 March 2005 - 43:featured article 27: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1092: 1091: 1077: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1057: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1028:Lost Generation 943: 847: 718: 649:, published by 623: 570:literary theory 559:literary theory 539: 525: 511: 506:Laurence Sterne 430: 387:point de repĂšre 339: 334:anthropomorphic 294:William J. Long 266: 191: 156:Lost Generation 116: 114: 79: 71:Hilda Doolittle 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 1100: 1098: 1090: 1089: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1038: 1008:Iceberg Theory 950: 949: 924:New York Times 876:Alison Bechdel 854: 853: 774:dictator novel 725: 724: 712:Halo: Uprising 680:sequential art 630: 629: 627:September 2011 617:The New Yorker 546: 545: 532: 531: 518: 517: 479:novel sequence 437: 436: 367:Georgian poets 346: 345: 305:John Burroughs 273: 272: 198: 197: 141: 140: 136: 135: 123: 122: 78: 75: 74: 73: 67: 59: 53:17 May 2006 - 35: 34: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1099: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1068: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1052: 1048: 1043: 1040: 1036: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1016: 1011: 1009: 1005: 999: 997: 996: 991: 990:Jonathan Cape 987: 982: 978: 974: 971:to watch the 970: 966: 962: 958: 957: 956: 948: 947:December 2011 945: 944: 942: 939: 935: 931: 927: 925: 920: 916: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 894: 890: 886: 885: 881: 877: 873: 870: 866: 862: 861: 860: 852: 851:November 2011 849: 848: 846: 842: 837: 836:Latin America 833: 828: 822: 818: 813: 809: 805: 801: 796: 794: 789: 783: 780: 775: 771: 770:magic realism 767: 762: 757: 753: 749: 745: 741: 740: 735: 733: 732: 723: 720: 719: 717: 714: 713: 707: 702: 699: 695: 694:short stories 690: 688: 686: 681: 677: 673: 669: 668: 663: 661: 656: 652: 651:Marvel Comics 648: 647: 642: 641:graphic novel 639:is the first 638: 637: 636: 628: 625: 624: 622: 619: 618: 613: 612: 607: 606: 601: 600: 595: 594: 589: 588: 583: 578: 575: 571: 566: 564: 560: 556: 552: 551: 544: 541: 540: 538: 536: 530: 527: 526: 524: 522: 516: 513: 512: 510: 507: 502: 500: 496: 492: 487: 485: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 463: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 444: 443: 435: 432: 431: 429: 426: 422: 418: 414: 413: 407: 403: 399: 395: 390: 388: 384: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 351: 344: 341: 340: 338: 335: 331: 330: 325: 320: 316: 312: 311: 306: 301: 299: 295: 291: 290: 285: 280: 279: 271: 268: 267: 265: 262: 258: 254: 253:subscriptions 250: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222: 217: 213: 211: 206: 205: 204: 196: 195:February 2011 193: 192: 190: 187: 186: 181: 180: 175: 174: 169: 168: 163: 162: 157: 153: 149: 148: 138: 137: 131: 127: 126: 121: 118: 117: 115: 112: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 76: 72: 68: 66: 65: 60: 58: 57: 52: 51: 50: 48: 44: 40: 32: 31: 26: 25: 19: 1067: 1058: 1046: 1042: 1024:roman Ă  clef 1012: 1000: 994: 993: 953: 952: 951: 937: 929: 923: 918: 917: 912: 897:gender roles 889:Pennsylvania 882: 867:) is a 2006 864: 857: 856: 855: 823: 800:onomatopoeia 797: 784: 766:dictatorship 738: 737: 727: 726: 722:October 2011 710: 705: 703: 697: 691: 684: 675: 665: 659: 644: 633: 632: 631: 615: 609: 603: 597: 591: 585: 579: 573: 567: 548: 547: 533: 519: 503: 490: 488: 481: 474: 470: 466: 464: 440: 439: 438: 410: 391: 386: 379: 348: 347: 327: 308: 302: 297: 287: 276: 274: 260: 255:rather than 248: 246: 229: 219: 209: 201: 200: 199: 183: 177: 171: 165: 159: 145: 144: 120:January 2011 113: 91: 83:September 20 80: 62: 54: 36: 28: 1032:World War I 1015:protagonist 880:comic strip 863:(subtitled 744:Nobel Prize 543:August 2011 412:avant-garde 383:T. S. Eliot 292:(1898) and 257:store sales 242:light novel 221:Shonen Jump 45:status see 986:Scribner's 977:bullfights 909:literature 808:surrealist 748:Guatemalan 611:The Nation 555:literature 499:legitimist 421:Ezra Pound 402:moralising 394:Longfellow 343:April 2011 270:March 2011 249:Shojo Beat 230:Shojo Beat 203:Shojo Beat 92:Archives: 981:modernist 785:Although 746:–winning 529:July 2011 515:June 2011 491:Z. Marcas 489:Although 448:novelette 442:Z. Marcas 406:Classical 375:Modernist 216:Viz Media 81:Today is 56:The Giver 1081:Category 1004:Pyrenees 975:and the 969:Pamplona 938:Fun Home 936:removed 934:Missouri 930:Fun Home 919:Fun Home 913:Fun Home 859:Fun Home 812:ultraist 687:universe 672:Covenant 434:May 2011 398:Tennyson 359:Romantic 324:American 152:Jazz Age 1020:matador 901:suicide 869:graphic 776:genre, 563:critics 454:author 385:: "The 355:imagery 350:Imagism 238:magenta 77:Archive 995:Fiesta 872:memoir 804:simile 662:series 657:. The 655:Bungie 614:, and 602:, the 596:, the 590:, the 452:French 417:Cubism 1053:Press 460:Paris 446:is a 261:shƍjo 226:anime 212:manga 210:shƍjo 207:is a 16:< 810:and 698:Halo 685:Halo 660:Halo 646:Halo 396:and 361:and 275:The 236:and 234:cyan 110:2010 106:2009 102:2008 98:2007 94:2006 87:2024 967:in 450:by 296:'s 286:'s 1083:: 1010:. 928:. 903:, 899:, 895:, 802:, 758:, 715:. 674:. 620:. 608:, 486:. 170:, 164:, 108:, 104:, 100:, 96:, 85:, 49:. 736:(

Index

Portal:Literature
Purge server cache
Literature Portal
featured article
Knowledge (XXG):Featured articles#Literature and theatre
The Giver
The Brothers Karamazov
Hilda Doolittle
September 20
2024
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
January 2011

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Jazz Age
Lost Generation
This Side of Paradise
The Beautiful and Damned
Tender Is the Night
The Great Gatsby
The Love of the Last Tycoon
February 2011
Shojo Beat
shƍjo manga
Viz Media
Shonen Jump

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑