Rudyard Kipling's Influences and Writing Styles
Romantic writers were driven by themes of an appreciation for nature, ideas fueled by intuition, the unusual, and the bizarre. More importantly, the imagination was held a higher regard than knowledge of reason. Kipling's interesting life abroad opened his mind to many new ideas. Rudyard Kipling's literature represents these elements as well as well as humanistic elements from earlier literature periods. Kipling's work is filled with the magical aspects of nature, including unusual and bizarre concepts and characters as seen in The Jungle Book. At the same time, we can also see elements of humanism in Kipling's work with his poem, "If," as he emphasizes the creative and aesthetic powers of the individual. Kipling's background, life abroad, and keen imagination allowed him to pull from many literary movements to create memorable works of art.
Here we see how the creative process is one that must be used with a sense and logic. The speaker is also demonstrating that things may not be as easy as they appear. Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, omantic Movement can be seen in many of Kipling's works but perhaps his most famous is The Jungle Book. This book illustrates Kipling's innovative style and his range of his writing skills. In keeping with Romantic elements, we see an appreciation for nature with the fantastic jungle in which the story takes place. For example, Kipling's descriptions in the short story, "Kaa's Hunting" demonstrate his ability to create the magical aura of the jungle. For instance, we are told, "great roofless palace crowned the hill, and the marble of the courtyards and the fountains was split and stained with red and green" (Kipling Jungle Book 26). In addition, th
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