Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. It takes many years and great disappointment for Pip to understand what happened to him. The protagonist of Dickens’ novel lives amid hope and fear, unaware of who it is that shaped his life and what he should really value. His story is about coming to terms with his responsibility, forgiving the ones who had hurt him and learning to see and accept the truth. We love hearing from all of you. Please email us at ProfessingLiterature@protonmail.com.------ The...
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Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. It takes many years and great disappointment for Pip to understand what happened to him. The protagonist of Dickens’ novel lives amid hope and fear, unaware of who it is that shaped his life and what he should really value. His story is about coming to terms with his responsibility, forgiving the ones who had hurt him and learning to see and accept the truth. We love hearing from all of you. Please email us at ProfessingLiterature@protonmail.com.------ The...
EP20 - Star and Star Lover | Sidney, Astrophil and Stella
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1 year ago
EP20 - Star and Star Lover | Sidney, Astrophil and Stella
Sir Philip Sidney, Astrophil and Stella. Over the course of the sixteenth century English poets experimented with the sonnet form invented by their Italian neighbours, and the Petrarchan conventions that came with it. The goal was a long sequence of many short poems which chronicle the emotional chaos springing from unrequited love. Sir Philip Sidney’s sequence Astrophil and Stella is one of the great examples of the form in English. The male speaker is enthralled by a...
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Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. It takes many years and great disappointment for Pip to understand what happened to him. The protagonist of Dickens’ novel lives amid hope and fear, unaware of who it is that shaped his life and what he should really value. His story is about coming to terms with his responsibility, forgiving the ones who had hurt him and learning to see and accept the truth. We love hearing from all of you. Please email us at ProfessingLiterature@protonmail.com.------ The...
