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Ambiguity
Ambiguity is a noun used to express a sense of vagueness or uncertainty. It can be used intentionally in poetry to hint at multiple meanings to a line or stanza. The prefix “ambi-“ is roughly translated to “two.” When ambiguity is involved, things cannot be resolved completely until more information is provided. In William Godwin’s […]
French Revolution (1789)
Due to the changing times and Westward expansion, many of the French wanted a change in their government. The wealthy people were looking to gain political power and the peasants wanted an end to feudalism. As the French population grew, the food supply did not, and this created even further tensions in the country. Fueled […]
Caleb Williams Volume 3
As Volume 3 starts off, Caleb has just escaped from jail, where he hides until his pursuers have passed him. He then enters a forest, and encounters a group of men. Desperate for refreshment, he asks them for help but they turn out to be thieves and one of them, Gines, wounds him and leaves […]
Utopia
Utopia is a fictional place where everything and everyone are in the state of perpetual perfection, the complete opposite of dystopia (1). The origin of the English word “utopia” originated in the 16th century and stemmed from the Greek ou translating to “not” and topos meaning “place”. Originally, the word was used to describe a fictional setting that was […]
Epic Poetry
Epic poetry is usually expressed in a form of an extensive poem that tells a tale of heroic adventures or historic legends. The English word “epic” originated as in the late 16th century. “Epic” was derived from the Latin word epicus, which formerly originated from Ancient Greek as the adjective epikos, from epos, meaning “word, story, poem” (1). […]
The Fall
The term “The Fall” is used to describe the fall from grace and the banishment from Eden that Adam and Eve suffer in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton (1). Satan tempts Eve to eat the Forbidden Fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and she in turn convinces Adam to do the same, even […]
Symbolism
Symbolism is the term for when natural objects (symbols) are used to represent more immaterial concepts or ideas (1). Symbols act as a more tangible manifestation of something that the reader would otherwise have trouble imagining an embodiment for, and allow the writer to convey a complex message through a form that appears on the […]
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Caleb Williams (Volume Two) & Reflections on the Revolution in France 1790
Volume two of Caleb Williams opens with the aftermath of Mr. Collins’ gathered history on Falkland. Caleb begins to worry that Falkland is guilty of Tyrrel’s murder, and he begins to spying on Falkland. After an intrusive discussion and backhanded questioning, it becomes even more apparent that Falkland is Tyrrel’s murderer. But Falkland cannot dismiss […]
Political Justice and Caleb Williams.
Enquirer Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin, vol 1 is composed of 4 books, in which Godwin outlines his revolutionary ideas that make a “distinction between society and government.” His works had a monumental impact on the world of literature and politics during the French Revolution and highly influential on the first and second generation romantics. Godwin, the […]
