:InGreekmythology, sheisthegoddessoftheharvest, , shepresidedalsooverthesanctityofmarriage, thesacredlaw, andthecycleoflifeanddeath.
(1885-1930):HewasanEnglishnovelist, poet, playwright, essayist, , Lawrenceconfrontsissuesrelatingtoemotionalhealthandvitality, spontaneity, ’snovelswereverycontroversialbecauseoftheirfranktreatmentofsex, andbothTheRainbowandLadyChatterley’sLoverwerebannedduringhislifetime.
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WorkstoRead
(1847):ThisonlynovelofEmilyBront? , ? sisters’works, manycriticsarguedthatWutheringHeightswasasuperiorachievement.
(1938):, duMaurierbecame—tohergreatsurprise—.“LastnightIdreamtIwenttoManderleyagain”isthebook’sfamousopeningline, andfromhereitsunnamednarratorreminiscesaboutherpast.
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(1940):, Myra, aballerinainaprestigiousdancecompany, , herfirstfilmafterthesuccessofGonewiththeWind.
(1995):’sfour-dayaffairwithRobertKincaid, aphotographerwhohascometoMadisonCounty, IowatoshootaphotographicessayforNationalGeographicandhowthisdiscoverychangestheirlifeoutlookandchoices.
SongtoEnjoy
FirstLove
byKarina
You’rethereforme, throughallofmyupsanddowns
AndwhatIfeelyoualwaysseemtoknow
Youfindthewords, whenIneedcomforting
Anddrymyeyes, that’swhyIloveyouso
Morethanafriendyou’remyfirstlove
Icanalwaysdependonmyfirstlove
IfeellikeIhaveknownyouallmylife
Ican’texplainhowcloseweare
Whensomething’swrong
Youknowhowtomakeitright
That’swhyyoustayclosetomyheart
Youaremorethanafriendyou’remyfirstlove
Icanalwaysdependonmyfirstlove
Causeyouaremyveryfirstlove
Sweet, myfirstkissgoodnight