English 2072F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chiasmus, Sleep Walk, Rationality
14 Nov 2016
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September 12, 2016: fantasy offers a vision of something we aren"t looking for, a vision of the world we live in, final exam. Students must pick 4 passages and examine or discuss the signi cance of the passage (part a) Looks as misery and oppression, but also offers images that are of lasting peace and harmony: narrative: rationality, technological process, and scienti c method dominated the post- romantic period and we used them to understand things. Fantasy as escapism: 20th century wanted the world to get better through the power of technology. Nietzsche argues that darker forces were at work, modern culture represses these: what do we sacri ce to be happy all the time, genesis - myth: Myths explain how we are here in the world, why we live in a world that"s compatible for us. Genesis explains why are here, how we got here, the conditions of toil, war, strike, adam and.
