ENGL 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Iambic Tetrameter, Perfect And Imperfect Rhymes, Sinclair Ross
16 Aug 2016
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Sinclair ross existentialism: humanity persisting despite the instances of the universe. Isolation of the individual (mr. bentley"s unhappiness) Exaltation of art (despite the suffering and sadness (ms. bentley still plays the hardest piece written for the piano, phillip engages in dif cult paintings) engaging in the highest culture of art. Pratt modernist rupture: evolution of traditional values (modern physics) tearing of old fabric, and modernization of previous ideas. Klein modernist contrast: makes virtue out of a humble position, of perishing ingloriously. Modernist contrast as seen in the dialogue between the modern era and the renaissance. Smith experimentation in practise: rather than metrical rhymes, he gives short lines. Snap , regular rhymes, explicit pronouns are eliminated, short verses, reducing things to their images. Modern content nochtambule references wwi, modern content is the nematic prop (giving the fake, cheap alternatives that suf ce but are not the same; as seen with margarine vs. butter)
