C. L. 4 Flashcards
Luddites
Opponents of the introduction of labor saving machinery
Clockwork Universe
An image of the universe as a clock wound up by God and ticking along with its gears governed by the laws of physics
Faust
A legendary 16th century magician and practitioner of alchemy who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for youth knowledge and power
Microcosm
A representation of something on a much smaller scale
Empathy
Identify oneself completely with an object or person, sometimes to the point of responding physically
Megalopolis
A vast stretch of developed industrial urban area, such as the East Coast of the US from Boston to Washington D.C., or the Ruhr Valley in Germany
Kitsch
Works of art or other objects(such as furniture or handicrafts) that are meant to look costly or decorative but actually are in poor taste
Lost generation
The young adults of Europe and America during WWI
“The winter of our discontent”
A phrase from Shakespeare’s historical play, Richard III described a civil war in England
Raison d’être
A basic, essential purpose; a reason to exist
Freudian slip
An error in speech that reveals repressed thoughts or feelings
Calling a female boss “mother”
Flying buttress
An external, arched support for the wall of a church or other building
Bourgeois
Middle-class, typically with reference to its perceived values
