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The Tales That The Universe Told: An Original Manuscript Of Poetry, Calvin Cantrell Jun 2010

The Tales That The Universe Told: An Original Manuscript Of Poetry, Calvin Cantrell

English

This is an original manuscript of poetry.


Shriveled Veins Of My Stories, Jacob W. Franks Jun 2010

Shriveled Veins Of My Stories, Jacob W. Franks

English

This is a manuscript of original poetry.


Byzantium 2010: Cal Poly's 20th Literary Annual, Mateja Lane, Beth Shirley Jun 2010

Byzantium 2010: Cal Poly's 20th Literary Annual, Mateja Lane, Beth Shirley

English

The concept behind this year's theme, "Bold," actually came from concepts our art director, Melissa, showed us during our first meeting. We had tossed around ideas of "Timeless," "Enduring," and "Vintage," amidst our discussions of how in the world we were going to raise money for the journal this year. With the economy tanking, we knew art programs like ours would be the first to suffer. We wanted to find a theme that captured how we felt about art and how art made us feel. We kept coming back to the same idea: We have to just be bold and …


Ambush, Anna K. Bush Jun 2010

Ambush, Anna K. Bush

English

This is a manuscript of original poetry.


The Dynamics Of Male/Female Relationships In Jon Donne's Love Poetry, Amanda Boyd May 2010

The Dynamics Of Male/Female Relationships In Jon Donne's Love Poetry, Amanda Boyd

English

No abstract provided.


“Tragical History” And “Tragedy” As Inquisitive Vehicles: Examining The Implications Of Marlowe’S Two Faustus Texts, Joseph Sturcken May 2010

“Tragical History” And “Tragedy” As Inquisitive Vehicles: Examining The Implications Of Marlowe’S Two Faustus Texts, Joseph Sturcken

English

No abstract provided.


Chetco Marine, Gavin Pruitt Mar 2010

Chetco Marine, Gavin Pruitt

English

This is a manuscript of original poetry. My inspiration comes from a combination of events in life that have affected me in profound ways, as well as moments of imagination that transport me away from the realm of personal experience.


Christ Being Hopkins And Hopkins Being Christ, Cory Ames Mar 2010

Christ Being Hopkins And Hopkins Being Christ, Cory Ames

English

This paper compares and contrasts Gerard Manly Hopkins’ sonnet “As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame” to the “terrible” sonnet “Carrion Comfort.” It asserts that since both sonnets explore opposite ends of a paradoxical relationship between man and Christ, which Hopkins often meditated over, both sonnets should work together as spiritual complements of one another, rather than proof of Hopkins’ spiritual derailment.


"In Memory Of W. B. Yeats": Elegy For A Man And An Ideal, Travis Mcdonald Mar 2010

"In Memory Of W. B. Yeats": Elegy For A Man And An Ideal, Travis Mcdonald

English

Travis McDonald: “‘In Memory of W. B. Yeats’: Elegy for a Man and an Ideal” W. H. Auden’s 1939 elegy for W. B. Yeats recognizes the passing of his contemporary as well his own belief in the social efficacy of poetry. The form of the elegy serves the traditional commemorative purpose while simultaneously enabling Auden to critique both Yeats and politically intentioned art.


Defying The Feminist Dilemma: Eavan Boland's "Listen. This Is The Noise Of Myth", Rachel Newman Mar 2010

Defying The Feminist Dilemma: Eavan Boland's "Listen. This Is The Noise Of Myth", Rachel Newman

English

Boland creates a narrative poem, “Listen. This is the Noise of Myth,” that repudiates all legends that show men to be stronger and the savior of women, and suggests both that there are endless ways to depict any myth.


Realism In Russian Literature: Capturing Truth And Eliciting Responses, Leanne Lopes Mar 2010

Realism In Russian Literature: Capturing Truth And Eliciting Responses, Leanne Lopes

English

The Russian realist authors Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn communicate the importance of questioning social conventions and religion in order to gain personal and political freedom and avoid living a mediocre life. They challenge readers to recognize selfish tendencies and strive to improve society.


Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different, Nicole Day Jan 2010

Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different, Nicole Day

English

Even though there were sixteen years separating them, Stevie Smith and Emily Dickinson had much in common. They both use death as a theme to explore and mock life. Their small poems have a lot to say about life and death.