Robert Knox:
A percipient observer of traditional Sinhalese society
An Historical Relation of the Island CEYLON in
the East- Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in
Captivity the Author and divers others Englishmen now Living there,
and of the Author’s Miraculous ESCAPE illustrated with Figures and a
Map of the ISLAND by ROBERT KNOX a Captive there near Twenty Years.
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A psycho-analysis of a soul in distress:
The Picture of Dorian Gray
This is the story of a life gripped in mortal
sin brought upon himself without as much as assessing where it would
lead him. A strong evil power that drove Dorian Gray to be in full
control of his life and transfer his soul to a ‘living’ picture
where it would take on the years he leaves. The story does not
indicate how he manipulates such a miracle.
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Cultural Scene
Hemingway and The Snows of Kilimanjaro
From a broader perspective, The Snows of
Kilimanjaro can be viewed as an example of an author of the “Lost
Generation” and an author totally disenchanted with life following
harrowing experiences in the world wars and the war in Spain which
led to confront the moral and philosophy. It is said that Hemingway
experienced a moral vacuum when he alienated himself from the
Church.
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