“I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out.” Oscar Wilde There is this paper that very “important” to me, and I have the same day like he had today. It was like an obsession, and I am not sure whether it is healthy […]
February 13, 2013
Date: a soft October night J. Alfred Prufrock is dead. He was found dead in half-deserted narrow street with the bottom of his trousers rolled by lonely men in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of window. His death was confirmed by his neighbor who saw him come back from the death and said “I shall tell you […]
February 7, 2013
Yellowbacks became popular in the Victorian era and this popularity marked an important period in book and publishing history. Described by Richard Altick as “the most inspired publishing invention of the era,”[1] they were known as ‘mustard-plaster’ cheap novels sold in bookstalls owned by W.H. Smith at the railway stations in Victorian Britain. Their covers […]
February 7, 2013
As the literacy of British society was increased in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, this meant also an increase in literacy rates of women. The fondness for reading of women made women take part significantly in literary market. Thus, the image of women as readers became common at that time. However, the patriarchal […]
February 6, 2013
3 DEPOK, AUGUST 2005 AL PACINO Am Anfang stand stets eine Zwangsvorstellung. Zu diesem Ergebnis kam Aya immer öfter. Für ihre Zwangsvorstellungen gab es zwei Ursachen: die Liebe und die Angst vor irgendetwas. Die wahnhaften Ideen schlugen ihre spitzen Krallen so tief in ihren Kopf, dass sie an nichts anderes mehr denken konnte: ihre Gedanken […]
February 5, 2013
Albert Camus’ ideas about absurdity as his own specific branch of the existentialism philosophy were written in this book. He emphasizes that the absurd takes place in the confrontation between human desire to find an answer in this world, meanwhile this world remains irrational—it provides no answer. The absurd situation of human is real. Then […]
February 5, 2013
Katzenjammer: Cerita Tentang Henning dan Aya is now available in all bookstores in Indonesia. Katzenjammer bercerita tentang problem eksistensialisme, pencarian arti dan kebahagiaan, kecemasan dalam hidup, pembunuhan dan justifkasinya, alkohol dan ide tentang hidup sepenuh-penuhnya. Katzenjammer, mengambil tempat di Jakarta, Depok, Ochtrup, Rheine, Vienna dan Bratislava, adalah cerita tentang suatu masa dalam hidup Aya dan […]
February 4, 2013
Death of the Shadow “We are weird actors for an absurd purpose” A play by Stefani Hid DRAMATIS PERSONAE SHADOW: Shadow KIRA: Twenty something girl, Indonesian. ODO: Australian middle-aged guy. ROBERTO: Old Italian Guy. JANE: Kira’s friend, Indonesian. SCOTT: Kira’s neighbor, Proud Englishman. ACT I SCENE I (Kira is in her room, sitting in […]
February 15, 2013
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