Mathematics in 20th century literature and art by Robert Tubbs, pp 162, £19.50, ISBN 978-1-4214-1380-8, Johns Hopkins University Press (2014).

2015 ◽  
Vol 99 (546) ◽  
pp. 565-566
Author(s):  
Gerry Leversha
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
20Th Century Literature ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Century Literature

scholarly journals Language and Ritual in T. S. Eliot's Sweeney Agonistes

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bálint Szele
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
20Th Century Literature ◽  
Modern Drama ◽  
Greek Drama ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Century Literature ◽  
The Way

T. S. Eliot's Sweeney Agonistes is one of the most important pieces in modern drama. The purpose of this study of Sweeney Agonistes is to explore the fertilising forces that made it possible for the play to bring new colours to the language of the theatre; another aim is to look at the background of the fragments, exploring the different elements of ritual, religion, and literary sources working in the play. Although the play is fragmentary, it can be regarded as a key to Eliot's dramatic art. The way Eliot used the language of Jazz is unique in early 20th century literature; the lack of characters, plot and settings naturally draw our attention to language, which is characterised by an unprecedented vitality and dynamism. Eliot clearly succeeded in establishing a new vehicle for dramatic expression. The rituals providing the background in Sweeney are closely connected with Greek drama and the religious turn in Eliot's life leading to the birth of the Ariel Poems, one of which, "The Journey of the Magi," opens up to further analysis if we approach it from the direction of Sweeney Agonistes.

A tribute to the sea. A contribution to the studies on marine comositions by Adam Świerzyński.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 109-124
Author(s):  
Dorota Stanisławska
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
20Th Century Literature ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
In Memoriam ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Interesting Area ◽  
Century Literature

One of the composers who devoted a substantial part of their creative output to the Baltic Sea and Kashubia is Adam Świerzyński – he wrote numerous marine-themed pieces for varied performance groups. These compositions are not wide-known and some of them even get forgotten. Nevertheless, they are worth looking into due to their artistic value. Świerzyński’s works are eclectic in their style as in terms of their harmonic aspect they refer to Neo- Romanticism or aim towards modernist sounds. The composer’s instrumental lyric, which is based on inspirations by the nature of the sea as well as by historical events and folk elements, is an interesting area in the Polish 20th century literature. The present article relates to two compositions for viola and piano, i.e., Sea Impressions and Elegy, as well as viola transcriptions of Kashubian Fantasy and Lamento, Arend Dickmann in memoriam.

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