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American writing began with the work of English adventures and colonists in the new world chiefly for the benefit of readers in the mother county. The drama of the United States is considered a bastard child of literature; like all plays, they are apparently banished by the academy into their own genre. But unlike those other international plays, they have received little due even from American critics. American drama that underwent considerable sea-change, ...
Literary criticism is the study evaluation and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Though the two activities are closely related literary critics are not always and have not always been theorists. Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory or conversely from book reviewing is a matter ...
American poetry, the poetry of the United States, arose first as efforts b colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17 century, well before constitutionally unified thirteen colonies. However in the 19 century, a distinctive American Idiom began to emerge. The early poetry is dominated by the need to preserve the integrity of the Puritan ideas that created the settlement in the first place. As the colonists grew in confidence, the poetry they wrote ...
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Literary criticism has probably existed for as long as literature. Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. Literary theory is the body of ideas and methods we use in the ...
The Buddha intended his philosophy to be a practical one, aimed at the happiness of all creatures. While he outlined his metaphysics, he did not expect anyone to accept this on faith but rather to verify the insights for themselves; his emphasis was always on seeing clearly and understanding. To achieve this, however, requires a disciplined life and a clear commitment to liberation; the Buddha laid out a clear path to the goal and also observations on how to live ...
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with what is beauty. It studies the qualities of nature of the beautiful and makes judgments concerning beauty. The primary aesthetic concept at the heart of Buddhist culture is the aspiration of leading a holy life. In Buddhism, beauty is not for beauty's sake. It has been viewed as an incentive for those who aspire to the holy life. Buddhist concept of aesthetic is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and ...