Approaches to Literature 2017/3/8(Week4)

Irony	Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case. Irony may be divided into categories such as verbal, dramatic, and situational.
William Shakespeare	William Shakespeare  was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare in Love	Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair.
Faust	Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages.
La La Land	La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. The film's title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality.

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Roman Fever Summary

In "Roman Fever," Grace and Alida sit at a restaurant, staring at the ruins of the Roman Forum. When they were younger, Grace fell in love with Alida's future husband, Delphin. He and Grace met at the Colosseum one night, and their union resulted in a daughter, Barbara.

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