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In modernism, that fleeting and delicate moment was termed an epiphany by James Joyce in the abortive draft version of his first novel, published posthumously as Stephen Hero. While the small differences of perception and emphasis re interesting to note, there is an important group similarity between Joyce's epiphany (a sudden spiritual manifestation, whether in the vulgarity of speech or of gesture or in a memorable phase of the mind itself. His protagonist ...
The choice to bear or aborta fetus is a persistent theme in women's history and feminist literature. In September 1871, the journalist Victoria Woodhli, and her sister, Tennessee Tennie Claflin, publishers of Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly, held a spotlight to society's hypocrisy with regard to abortion. They declared the demand for abortion top be an economic and gender issue rather than a religious or moral concern. On September 23, the paper states: some woman ...
Many of the writers works and literary movements discussed in this book sought innovation by looking back to ancient roots for inspiration. For example the writers of the Ming dynasty 1368-1644 and the early Qing Ching dynasty 1644-1911 in China looked back for inspiration to the literature especially the poetry of the Tang dynasty 618-907 a period during which the Chinese invested printing by world blocks and literature flourished.
Under the influence of the ...