International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020

  • The Use of Human Five Senses as Models to Enhanced Music in Worship in Abeokuta, Nigeria

    Israel Oluwagbemiga Odewole

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 177-184
    Received: 5 April 2019
    Accepted: 27 May 2019
    Published: 12 May 2020
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    Abstract: Worship music has become a key identifier for local churches. Descriptors like “contemporary,” “traditional,” “blended,” and “arts” are often innuendos for music styles and song repertoires. The task of planning the worship songs for a weekly gathering is not about perpetuating perceptions about your church. Worship planners should apply several pr... Show More
  • Vision and Blurriness: A Postcolonial Study of Uzma Aslam Khan’s Novel The Geometry of God

    Qasim Ali Kharal, Zona Zafar

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 185-190
    Received: 21 January 2020
    Accepted: 11 February 2020
    Published: 12 May 2020
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    Abstract: The aim of present research paper is to challenge the ‘Vision’ of west through metaphorical representation of Mehwish’s blindness. The researcher intends to focus upon the use of blindness, which through performance and functional equivalency produces challenge to vision (Eurocentrism). The re-understanding encourages her test the marginalization o... Show More
  • The Writing Techniques Used in Presentation of Love Theme in Some of Muyaka’s Poems (1979)

    Ogongi Ruth Atieno, Oluoch Stephen, Karithi Francis

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 191-195
    Received: 9 February 2020
    Accepted: 25 February 2020
    Published: 12 May 2020
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    Abstract: Poetry is one of the genres in Swahili literature; it is categorized in written literature. Poetry is composed and presented to the audience however; each author has his way of communicating his messages which promote themes. This research is on The writing techniques used in presentation of love themes in some of Muyaka’s Poems. Although there are... Show More
  • Representation of Social Actors in Financial times Report on China’s Panda Diplomacy

    Peng Na

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 196-205
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 10 March 2020
    Published: 15 May 2020
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    Abstract: Communicators have a range of referential options to represent individuals and groups, who in Critical Discourse Analysis are often termed “social actors” or “participants”. These choices allow communicators to place people in the social world and highlight certain aspects of their identity while downplaying others. Choosing one social category ins... Show More
  • Corpora-Based Comparative Analysis of Synonyms “Situation, Environment and Circumstance”

    Sun Jing, Yin Zhuhui

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 206-216
    Received: 7 May 2020
    Accepted: 25 May 2020
    Published: 4 June 2020
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    Abstract: This study compares the frequency, collocation and semantic prosody of situation, environment and circumstance in Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners (WECCL). Vocabulary is the cornerstone of second language learning and its development is one of the hot topics in second language acquisition... Show More
  • Hamlet Between the Characters of Bukara and Učitelj/Teacher: On the Most Famous Play by Ivo Brešan

    Helena Pericic

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 217-223
    Received: 21 February 2020
    Accepted: 2 April 2020
    Published: 15 June 2020
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    Abstract: The paper discusses the most famous play written by the Croatian playwright Ivo Brešan /1936 – 2017/, which is based on Hamlet. The issue of representation, even defence of literary, aesthetic and ethical values comes up quite often in Brešan's plays on the grounds of an equal mechanism: between primitivism and brutality on the one side (following ... Show More
  • A Study on the Acceptation of Toni Morrison in the Past 30 Years in China

    Jia Yuxuan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 224-232
    Received: 20 May 2020
    Accepted: 4 June 2020
    Published: 15 June 2020
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    Abstract: Toni Morrison, as a great classic in contemporary American literature for her profound studies of black ethnic history, ethnic culture, ethnic identity and black feminism has attracted wide attention in Chinese academic circles. Taking the academic papers about Morrison from CNKI as the data source, this study applies CiteSpace III, a visualization... Show More
  • Misrepresentation, Resistance and (Re) Constructing Space in the Plays of Bate Besong and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Micere Gathae Mugo

    Emmanuel Nchia Yimbu

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 233-239
    Received: 24 May 2020
    Accepted: 15 June 2020
    Published: 4 July 2020
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    Abstract: This paper examines resistance to both colonial and neo-colonial oppression, exploitation, dictatorship and marginalisation as an authorial ideology in the plays of Bate Besong, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Micere Gathae Mugo. In an attempt to (re) construct their misrepresented identities and create a conducive environment for the oppressed and marginali... Show More
  • Nationalism in Lin Shu’s Translation of Haggard’s Adventure Stories

    Ning Li

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 240-244
    Received: 15 June 2020
    Accepted: 2 July 2020
    Published: 6 July 2020
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    Abstract: Sir Henry Rider Haggard’s adventure stories are the great and influential contributions in the numerous works in Lin Shu’s translated novels, which are also popular in late Qing China. Moreover, the nationalism started from the late Qing period, which has great influence on the national renaissance in terms of dealing with the national crisis and i... Show More
  • Implicature and Deixis of Novel Laskar Pelangi and Novel Mimpi-Mimpi Lintang by Andrea Hirata

    Sitti Aida Azis, Aziz Thaba, Rukayah, Abdul Kadir

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 245-254
    Received: 20 June 2020
    Accepted: 8 July 2020
    Published: 17 July 2020
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study are; (1) Describe the implicatures contained in the Laskar Pelangi novel and the dreams of Lintang Maryamah Karpov by Andrea Hirata, (2) Describe deixis contained in the Laskar Pelangi novel and the dreams of Lintang Maryamah Karpov by Andrea Hirata. This research includes qualitative descriptive research. The focus of thi... Show More
  • The Transformation of Appropriation in Contemporary Art

    Dai Xiaoling, Kan Qing

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 255-258
    Received: 21 June 2020
    Accepted: 4 July 2020
    Published: 28 July 2020
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    Abstract: Appropriation is one of the most commonly used techniques in contemporary art. It can be seen in various art forms, such as painting, sculpture, photography, video. Due to the emergence of appropriation, artists have great opportunities to lend fresh perspectives to pre-existing objects and images and can embody new sentiments in their creations. S... Show More
  • A Survey on Chinese Elements of English Textbooks in Senior High School

    Bin Lu, Yirong Wang

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 259-271
    Received: 22 June 2020
    Accepted: 14 July 2020
    Published: 4 August 2020
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    Abstract: In order to help senior middle school students and teachers have a better understanding of Chinese elements in the New Senior English for China (2017) (shortened as NSEFC) textbooks, and help teachers to increase their cultural awareness in English teaching and cultivate students’ cultural competence, this study analyzes the content, presentation f... Show More