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“I have spent m…

February 15, 2013

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“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 […]

The Obituary of J. Alfred Prufrock

February 13, 2013

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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 […]

Yellowbacks and W.H. Smith

February 7, 2013

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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 […]

The Woman Reader in the 19th Century Britain

February 7, 2013

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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 […]

Katzenjammer – Stefani Hid (Kapitel 3) Exzerpt

February 6, 2013

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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 […]

The Myth of Sisyphus – Albert Camus

February 5, 2013

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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 […]

Katzenjammer

February 5, 2013

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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 […]

Marina MacKay. The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 217 pp.

February 5, 2013

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  In the eighteenth century, the novel was regarded as entertainment and a medium of escapism for a majority of readers. Today, this form of literature is also one of the primary sources of study in the academic field of Literary Studies. Many contemporary authors shape genres, play around with imagination, and try to test […]

Death of The Shadow -A play by Stefani Hid

February 4, 2013

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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 […]