Western Literature week 16

 Genre

Genre "kind" or "sort", from Latin genus (stem gener-), Greek γένος, gés) is any category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, whether written or spoken, audio or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres form by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones is discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions.

Sitcom

A situation comedy, or sitcom, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. This form can also include mockumentaries.

Walt Whitman

Walter "Walt" Whitman (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.

Crow vs Raven

	Crow	raven
Feathers	Less shiny, may have lighter markings	Shiny and wet sheen
Wings in Sun	Purple with green-tinted wings	Shiny with a blue or purple tint
Bill	Smaller and flat. There is no tuft of hair atop the bill.	Bigger, more powerful and curved. There is a tuft of hair atop the bill.
Size	Smaller; the size of a pigeon; 17 inches long (approx.); weight around 20 oz	Larger; almost the size of Red-tailed Hawks; 24-27 inches long; Weight around 40 oz
Wings	Blunt and splayed; wingspan 32 to 40 inches	Pointed wings; wingspan 46 to 54 inches
Life span	8 years	30 years
Adaptive skills	Like being in human populated areas; more social and audacious	Drawn to carrion cattle and sheep; less social, more cautious
Vocalization	Caw- Caw; nasal, high pitched call	Gronk-Gronk, croooaaak; low and hoarse
Habitat	Urban landscape	Wilder areas
Tail	Fan-shaped	Wedge-shaped

Western Canon

The Western canon is the body of books, music, and art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. It includes works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, music, art, sculpture, and architecture generally perceived as being of major artistic merit and representing the high culture of Europe and North America. Philosopher John Searle suggests that the Western canon can be roughly defined as "a certain Western intellectual tradition that goes from, say, Socrates to Wittgenstein in philosophy, and from Homer to James Joyce in literature".

Hark The Herald Angel Sing

“Glory to the newborn King!”
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"