Imagine that Voltaire has been transported by time machine to contemporary America and is at work on a new philosophical tale. Summarize the plot of his new book in three-four pages. Then write one-two pages in which you explain or analyze the significance of the tale youve just summarized.
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You should be familiar with these poems from class discussion. Your task now is to do some historical researche.g., into Wordsworths life, Romantic-era ideas about nature, the charters that seem to matter in London, or the social conditions in Pushkins Russia, etc. Once youve done this research, you should write a brief essay in which you discuss your findings and how theyve changed your understanding of the poem. Imagine youre explaining the poem to a friend: what historical information would he (or she) need to really get what the poem is about?
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