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Explore the intricate tapestry of themes and motifs that weave through literary works, shaping profound insights and universal truths. Delve into the personas, frames, and historical allegories that add depth and meaning to narratives.
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Theme • a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. A theme is a thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic.(UNCP) • A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work. (CNC) The theme can take the form of a brief and meaningful insight or a comprehensive vision of life; it may be a single idea such as "progress" (in many Victorian works), "order and duty" (in many early Roman works), "seize-the-day" (in many late Roman works), or "jealousy" (in Shakespeare's Othello). (CNC)
Persona/Personae • In literature, the person who is understood to be speaking in a particular work. The persona is almost invariably distinct from the author; it is the voice chosen by the author for a particular artistic purpose. • The persona may be a character in the work or merely an unnamed narrator; but insofar as the manner and style of expression in the work exhibit taste, prejudice, emotion, or other characteristics of a human personality, the word may be said to be in the voice of a persona.” (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Frames in literature • FRAMING METHOD: Using the same features, wording, setting, situation, or topic at both the beginning and end of a literary work so as to "frame" it or "enclose it." This technique often provides a sense of cyclical completeness or closure.
Relating to past • Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776: “A new method of thinking…all plans, proposals, etc. prior to the commencement of hostilities, are like almanacs of the last year; which, though proper then, are suspended and useless now.” (82) • Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in America 1835: “Of those who will come after no one has any idea; the interest of man is confined to those in close propinquity to himself.” (2:105: 46)
Allegory • An allegory is a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor. The main purpose of an allegory is to tell a story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols, that have both literal and figurative meanings (A Handbook to Literature, 2011)
