core knowledge Flashcards
What’s first wave feminism?
About gaining legal equality such as the vote
What’s second wave feminism?
Closing the gender gap, looking more at societal issues
What’s third wave feminism?
More focus on individual’s needs and looking at the rights of non-white and non-heterosexual women
What’s fourth wave feminism?
Against wave 3 as individuals being conditioned by the patriarchy
What’s Galvanism?
Also referred to as ‘animal electricity’. First discovered and introduced by an Italian Physician and Biologist, Luigi Galvani. A source of electricity that is produced through a chemical section
Who was Prometheus and what did he do?
A Titan who gave men fire against the wishes of the Gods and was punished for all eternity
Briefly explain what ‘The ancient mariner’ is about
A sailor who kills an albatross for no reason, therefore taking the place of God. He is condemned to live forever, telling his story
Briefly explain what ‘Paradise Lost’ is about
The story of Adam and Eve disobeying God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil and causing the downfall of mankind
When was the first edition of ‘Frankenstein’ published?
1818
When was the final edition of ‘Frankenstein’ published?
1831
What is the etymology of the word ‘monster’?
Latin ‘monstare’: something that serves to demonstrate or ‘monere’ to warn
What does protagonist mean?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel etc.
What does antagonist mean?
The opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character
What is a binary opposition?
The system of language and/or thought by which two theoretical opposites are strictly defined and set off against one another. It is the contrast between two mutually exclusive terms, such as on and off, up and down, left and right
What is an allusion?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. it does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers
What is an anti-hero?
A main character in a story who lacks the typical heroic qualities of bravery, courage, morality, and the special ability and desire to achieve for the greater good. They are still the protagonist but are a foil to the traditional hero archetype
What is a doppel-ganger?
A apparition or double of a living person
What is the Enlightenment?
Also known as the Age of Reason, was a philosophical movement that took place primarily in Europe and, later, in North America, during the late 17th and early 18th century. Its participants thought they were illuminating human intellect and culture after the ‘dark’ middle ages
What is Romanticism?
A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasising inspiration, imagination, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual in reaction to the rationalism of the Enlightenment
What was the cult of domesticity?
Also known as the cult of true womanhood, an opinion about women in the 1800’s. They believed that women should stay at home and should not do any work outside the home. Women should be more religious than men, pure in heart, mind and body and submissive to their husbands
What is an epistolary novel?
A novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used.
What is a framed narrative?
A story within a story
What is an analogy?
A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
What is dichotomy?
Defined as sharp division of things or ideas into two contradictory parts
