The Political Writings of Charles Brockden Brown Charles Brockden Brown, famous as the first professional American writer, was an inventive creator of novels, stories, pamphlets and journal articles. His life extended from 1771-1810, over some of the most significant periods of American history. He came from a Quaker community of Philadelphia, a very intellectually and politically active city. Not surprisingly, Brown was “swept up in a strong current of challenges to traditional authority”
the prince and the citizens. It was not finished until 1521, because he interrupted his work on Discourses to write the very famous The Prince. “Machiavelli wanted to return to his longtime dream and understanding of politics. One of his goals in writing The Prince was to win the favor of Lorenzo de’ Medici, then-governor of Florence and the person
Stephen Spender's Political Writings and Views of the Twentieth Century Stephen Spender was truly an influential writer of the twentieth century. The greatest part of Spender's life was spent voicing his political opinions through his literary works. Stephen Spender's political views have changed through out his life. During the time he was a young adult, Spender's political opinions were radically liberal, however he gradually migrated his viewpoint to become more moderate in nature.
Spanish government as he fought with the Loyalists in their civil war. It wasn't until he wrote professionally as a political writer that Orwell's ideas of government were fully expressed. Orwell, in his political writings, was extremely contradictory. He was a critic of communism, yet he also considered himself a Socialist. He had hatred toward intellectuals, but he too was a political writer. It is only natural that a man of paradoxes would write of them. In his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, George
Social and Political Aspects in Kipling and Dickens' Writing Styles The Victorian period started from 1830 to 1901, and it was known for various aspects. These aspects are distributed between authors and writers of this era. The Victorian period is so called due to Queen Victoria who ruled Britain successfully, and the city of London expanded from about two million people to six and a half at the time of her death. Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling are representatives of Victorian literature;
In St. Augustine’s book entitled Political Writings, one could see that Christianity plays a very important role in his view of politics. His opinion on the morality or lack of morality in politics, to me makes it more evident that Christianity persuades his views. Although it seems his writings have become quite well known and admired, not everyone fully shared his beliefs. Niccolo Machiavelli, for instance, seemed to believe in a government that was not driven by morality, but more by practicality
was a time marked by consumption, the post-cold war era and World War II. Main topics of this literary movement dealt with moral and philosophical relativism, loss of faith in political authority and avoiding traditional themes. Post Modernism made one of the greatest impacts on fiction writing. George Orwell’s love for writing and fear of too much authority made this era of literary movement popular. Although George Orwell may be a popular guy now, this was not always the case. Growing up he was the
Greece was a period in which people lived in an ideal happiness with multiple political and cultural advancements. Sophocles’ writing style and plot lines were brought on by his cultural background through the Golden Age of Greece,his heavy influence from other writers, and his wealthy family. Sophocles’ writings would not be the same if he didn’t write them during the Golden Age of Greece, a time of cultural and political advancements. The Golden Age of Greece was the most intellectual and brilliant
development of his writing career. Unlike Shooting an Elephant, which could easily be a representation of Orwell’s real Burmese experiences in 1936, Why I Write is explicitly about his writing career, and it is justified to claim that Orwell is the speaker. In the early stages of his writing, Orwell emphasizes that he wrote for everyone but himself; the styles and techniques that he chose for his short stories and poems were tailored to an audience who loved flowery, thrilling writing. Orwell uses the
Born on September 25, 1967, American poet Erin Belieu has been writing memorable poems for years. Belieu has written four books of poetry and her poems have been published in several well known magazines. Belieu was also a former managing editor and took the role of a poetry editor in other well known magazines. Belieu has had a remarkable education, regarding poetry and earning several degrees from three universities, as well. Belieu has also exceeded in teaching. She has taught at Washington
current in the English language.” The use of foreign phrases and scientific jargon causes the writing to be difficult to understand. In his opinion we need to replace them with English phrases. They author had no suggestions on what new phrases could be used. The English language is continuously changing, due to influences from around the world. He notes the tendency of English writing and political speeches to make verbs phrases and to write or speak in the passive tense, which creates wordy
writers that do not understand the metaphors, similes, and symbolic expressions to help the reader understand their ideas in the writing. I also agree that writers do not use words “precisely”, which can confuse the reader. Many writers are not fully aware of the meaning of the words they choose, which Orwell breaks down in the writings he is analyzing. Clarity in the writing process is conveyed with great accuracy by Orwell to make this second
Introduction Munshi Premchand is the Father of short stories. He started the trend of writing short writings. His writing reflect the social and political conditions of its times. They act as mirror to the society. He has excellent story telling technique. He used simple language. He has avoided the use of highly Sanskrit language. His novels describe the problems of the urban middle class and the rural peasant class. He used the dialect of the common people. In his early short stories he depicted
the one who coined the term of political purpose, and because of this, he seems to be the best person to compare other writers to when discussing political purpose. Orwell defined political purpose as, “Desire to push the world in a certain direction,” and he writes, “…no book is genuinely free from political bias. The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude” (3). Orwell, therefore, believes that art is ultimately political in purpose whether that was
quotes five passages, each from a different author, which embody the faults he is talking about. He lists dying metaphors, operators, pretentious diction, and meaningless words as things to look out for in your own writing and the writing of others (593-595). He talks about political uses of the English language. Our language has become ugly and the ugliness impedes upon communication. Ugly uses of language have been reinforced and passed down in the population “even among people who should and
Rowling, more commonly known as J. K. Rowling is a British novelist who is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series; the best-selling book series in history. Rowling has lived a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on state benefits to being the world's first billionaire author. Rowling has given her fans social, moral, and political inspiration through her writing and her lifestyle. She has supported charities including Comic Relief, One Parent Families
occurring: “It is clear that the decline of language must have political and economic causes: it is not due simply to bad influence of this or that individual writer” (510). Written language has suffered a decline in the manner in which it is presented due to economic and political factors that Orwell noticed during his lifetime. Orwell’s discussion on economics and politics makes us think about what conditions lead
In his 2003 TED talk, Jared Diamond presents five factors that lead to a society’s collapse. Amongst other reasons, Diamond discusses the role of “dysfunctional political practices” (Diamond) in grand societal failure. Interestingly, 57 years prior to Diamond’s TED talk, George Orwell had shared a similar sentiment in his essay, “Politics and the English Language”. The prevalence of a similar attitude in contemporary society may lead one to assume Orwell’s thesis to still be relevant, which it is
As you have seen, the feminist movement in America began with women writers, women who took a stance through their writing to make a change. Political upheavals, such as this one allow me to witness women’s resistance and resilience. Yet, it is only through their writings that I come to realize the importance of their contributions in shaping the political landscape, which was a stepping stone towards forming consciousness of women’s equality, and has ultimately inspired revisions to societal norms
Original Writing My writing as a poet has been heavily influenced by writers like Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker and Slam poets such as Black Thought and the Last Poets. These writers write and speak about the struggles and uniqueness of Black culture. Their individual experiences and political stances as well as the influences of other artist are evident in their work. For example in Giovanni’s poem “Revolutionary Music” she quotes some of the lyrics from Sam Cooke and James