The European powers also had poems and lyrics that showed their belief and full devotion to their country. ... In summary, the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary had been the trigger of the Great War (Background Essay), but there were four main underlying causes that led to World War I. ...
The opening images of the poem are drawn from accounts of the Mau Mau Uprising, an extended and bloody battle during the 1950s between European settlers and the native Kikuyu tribe in what is now the republic of Kenya. ... In addition, at the time the poem was written, the poet's country of birth, the island of St. ... As Walcott is divided in two, so too is the poem. ... Just as the uprising was never cleanly resolved, Walcott, at least within the poem, never resolves his conflict about whose side to take. Poem Summary The first three lines depict the poem's setting on the African...
In New York, British director Peter Brook's nine-hour production of an ancient Hindu epic poem, The Mahabharata, has lately been playing to packed houses and considerable critical praise. ... Though ruthless, the Moguls had cultivated tastes, especially for Persianstyle gardens, poems and miniatures. ...
