In the classical tradition of literature the primary issue is one in which the definition of the work is stated through what has been determined throughout the history of Western literature as the framework in which a literary work appropriately exists. In comparison, the assumption that sensation must surely be preferable to thinking serves as an example of the ways in which the Romantics elevated emotion over reason, and what they perceived to be the true nature of life rather than that constructed by humanity. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A five page analysis of the significance of social class in Wilkie Collins' most famous novel. The paper asserts that it is possible to see woven throughout the text Collins' disrespect for the privileges of rank and title, and his ability to strike a responsive chord in his readers shows that Victorian classism was not as widely accepted as is generally thought.
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This 9 page paper considers the role of gender and race in Caryl Churchill's play 'Cloud Nine'. This play uses disruptive gender performances to illustrate the way in society has repressed and enforced its ideals on those who should have bee free to develop without the interference of pressurised expectations and enforced social perceptions. The parallels between gender repression and the effects of post colonialism are explored and illustrated with numerous quotes form the play. The bibliography cites 6 sources. Who Would Be King.