HUMA 2640 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bildungsroman, Aestheticism, Hyperbole
17 Jan 2015
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Aestheticism: art for art"s sake; exploring art forms. The uncensored picture of dorian gray: basil"s painting of dorian. The uncensored picture of dorian gray: basil"s love for dorian. The romance of tristan and iseult: middle-end of the book where they sacrifice their own desires for the betterment of the other. Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; could be about something that we fear. Mad shadows: referencing the problems of the church through louise"s character (narcissistic, egotistical) and blindness" of adam and eve (michael, who cannot see ; Patrice who is blind to everything but himself) Candide: reflecting on philosopher"s ideas and the hierarchy of order. Ambiguity: a lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice between alternatives. Casablanca: america"s indecisiveness to get involved in the war ; rick"s indecisiveness to participate in things (liberal only for money)
