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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/24109| Title: | An exercise in practical criticism : "Owl" |
| Authors: | Caruana Carabez, Charles |
| Keywords: | MacBeth, George, 1932-1992. Owl -- Criticism and interpretation Scottish poetry -- 20th century Animals in literature Birds in literature Owls in literature |
| Issue Date: | 1984 |
| Publisher: | Upper Secondary School Valletta |
| Citation: | Caruana Carabez, C. (1984). An exercise in practical criticism : "Owl". Hyphen, 4(4), 135-138 |
| Abstract: | George Macbeth's owl does not have a mortarboard on top of its head. It does not symbolize wisdom, as generations of undergraduates were led to believe when they proudly pinned the small enamelled badges in the figure of an owl onto their lapels. To George Macbeth, Owl is a predator, guided by precise but automatic responses collectively called instinct. The only knowledge Owl possesses is that of the eternal cycle of hunger - violence - satisfaction. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/24109 |
| Appears in Collections: | Hyphen, Volume 4, No. 4 (1984) Hyphen, Volume 4, No. 4 (1984) |
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