Interpretations Flashcards
(14 cards)
How did Ann Radcliffe describe terror?
Relies on anticipation and suggestion, leading to feelings of the sublime
How did John Ruskin describe pathetic fallacy?
“Emotional falseness” - one’s perceptions of reality are influenced by heightened emotion (Gothic trope)
What did Philipe Aries argue about attitudes to death prior to the 17th century?
People were acutely aware of their own deaths, prepared and accepted them - part of human experience
What did Philipe Aries argue about attitudes to death by the late 18th century?
Death was dramatised, feared, in some cases worshipped. Alike to sex - a break in the ordinary
How did Ann Radcliffe describe horror?
Direct, explicit, and excessive - overt images of death/decay
Who wrote ‘On the Supernatural in Poetry’ and in what year?
Ann Radcliffe
1826
Who wrote ‘Modern Painters’ and in what year?
John Rutskin
1843-1860
Who wrote ‘The Hour of Death’ and in what year?
Philippe Aires
1981
Who wrote ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’ and in what year?
Mary Wollstonecraft
1792
What did Wollstonecraft argue regarding masculinity?
Desire to remain in control of women, by limiting their education to mainly feminine pursuits
Who wrote ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ and in what year?
John Locke
1690
What did John Locke argue regarding the person?
“Tabula rosa” - blank slate. Humans are born with no knowledge, and only learn through their experiences
How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau define “amour de soi”?
Instinctive human desire for self-preservation and reason
How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau define “amour-propre”?
Artificial mentality that encourages man to compare himself to others - creates unwarranted fear
