Added by: babakinfos | Karma: 2211.42 | Fiction literature | 27 February 2020
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Dead Poets Society
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count...
This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid modern' times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition and self-assertion to come to a rest. Having no permanent bonds, the denizen of our liquid modern society must tie whatever bonds they can to engage with others, using their own wits, skill and dedication. But none of these bonds are guaranteed to last. Moreover, they must be tied loosely so that they can be untied again, quickly and as effortlessly as possible, when circumstances change - as they surely will in our liquid modern society, over and over again.
By reading the plays in technological contexts, Cohen offers new insights into some of Shakespeare's key metaphors, his methods of character development and plot development, his ideas about genre, his concept of theatrical space, and his views on the theatre's role in society.
Victor Frankenstein is an ambitious young student. 'I will show the world the mystery of life!' he declares. But he is horrified by the monster he creates. 'Why did you play with life in this way?' cries the monster. Rejected by society, the monster is determined to destroy his creator and all those who are dear to him
Victor Frankenstein is an ambitious young student. 'I will show the world the mystery of life!' he declares. But he is horrified by the monster he creates. 'Why did you play with life in this way?' cries the monster. Rejected by society, the monster is determined to destroy his creator and all those who are dear to him
