Who are G. B. Shaw's 'Unreasonable People', that Bring Progress? | Chapter 11 | Recent Research Advances in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 6

In this work the author examines who are. G.B. Shaw's "Unreasonable Men" that may bring Progress to the world, and what means this term.  After describing today's Unexplainable Reality and referring to the Heterogeneous Nature of the Post-modern Society, the Author offers a Model of a society divided into two large heterogeneous groups: Squares and Stars. These abstract symbols hint on the general pattern of behavior, which characterizes the conduct of most group members.  The Squares are the 'Reasonable people', the majority, the 'common' 'the followers.' the Stars are the "unreasonable individuals' – the brave, unconventional and the Avantgarde. Further the Stars are divided into three subgroups: 1) the Rational Development Stars, 2) the Emotional Stars, and 3) the Impaired Stars subgroup. Unfortunately, due to known and unknown reasons, Shaw referred only to the first subgroup - the Rational Development Stars.  The Author than uses guiding quotes for assisting in analyzing the characters and features required for this type of individuals. Later the meaning of Progress was explored with the hope to find an appropriate inspiring description. Finally, the other two subgroups; The Emotional Stars – that were neglected because of unawareness and the Impaired Stars – that were dismissed because of unfamiliarity and ignorance, further were examined.

Author(s) Details:

Amos Avny,
Virginia-Tech 1944 US, Owner, Omnidev International Consultants, Yehud, Israel.

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Romanticism in Shelley’s and Keats’s Verse and Prose: A Comparative Study | Chapter 12 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 10

This paper argues that it is almost impossible to understand Shelley and Keats' works without placing them in the context of their time and of Romanticism. On the overall, the poets' selected prose and verse, such as Keats' Letters and Ode to a Nightingale, Shelley's Defense of Poetry, and Skylark, show their postulations in an era marked by significant political and industrial changes that ushered in new literary and social trends. The birds in the poems, from the two poets' respective perspectives, represent ideals reflecting their time's treatment of imagination, nature, and ideology, as well as their own personal experience, knowledge of the world, and prosody. The poets' works are put to the test in Keats' Letters and Shelley's Defense of Poetry. As a result, treating this subject as such allows for both old and new interpretations of the poets' verse and prose. If we follow the study's recommendations, this work applies to both their age and ours.

Author(S) Details

Walid A. Zaiter
Department of Languages and Translation, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.

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An Essay on Romantism, Amazement, Imagination— A trias religiosa | Chapter 8 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 3

To wonder is a gift of the romanticist in particular. Wonder seeks explanation. If reason doesn’t
provide that, imagination provides a way out. The God-idea implies wonder, wonder that live exists,
that things exist at all. Wonder promotes religiosity—i.c., the need to provide life with a vertical
dimension—and religiosity facilitates, in its turn, wonder. Thus the circle is closed: romanticism,
wonder, imagination, religiosity, wonder. A circle providing life with an important bonus, i.e., sense,
meaning with a supernatural signature. This augments the chance that hope will be preserved, even
as dark clouds begin to hover above one’s life.

Author(s) Details

Prof. Dr. Herman M. van Praag
Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, 6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands and University of Utrecht, Domplein 29, 3512 JE Utrecht, The Netherlands annd University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.

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