chapter 4,5,6 key words

Cards (16)

  • pre lapsarian- before the fall of man, innocent and unspoilt
  • post lapsarian- after the fall of man
  • edenic- relating to the garden of eden
  • quixotic- extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
  • circumscription- restriction of something within limits
  • presage- a warning of an imminent event
  • cartography- the drawing and making of maps
  • tyranny- cruel and oppressive government
  • proletariat- the working class
  • time-discipline- a source of synchronised time by which the labour workers can be measured and regimented
  • reification- turning something into an item of economic use
  • commodified- turned into a commodity that can be traded
  • anti-pastoral - focus on the hardships of country life rather than an idealised representation
  • avarice - greed
  • despotic - a ruler who holds absolute power, exercising it in a cruel way
  • stigmatisation - the action of describing someone as worthy of disgrace