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THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IN LORD BYRON’S POEMS SHE WALKS
IN BEAUTY AND THERE BE NONE OF BEAUTY’S DAUGHTERS:
A READER RESPONSE STUDY ON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF HUMANITIES OF UNIVERSITAS
AIRLANGGA
AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
BY:
ASIK PUTRI AYUSARI RATNANINGSIH
STUDENT NUMBER: 121112023
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
2016
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THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IN LORD BYRON’S POEMS SHE WALKS
IN BEAUTY AND THERE BE NONE OF BEAUTY’S DAUGHTERS:
A READER RESPONSE STUDY ON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF HUMANITIES OF UNIVERSITAS
AIRLANGGA
AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
BY:
ASIK PUTRI AYUSARI RATNANINGSIH
STUDENT NUMBER: 121112023
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
2016
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THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IN LORD BYRON’S POEMS SHE WALKS
IN BEAUTY AND THERE BE NONE OF BEAUTY’S DAUGHTERS:
A READER RESPONSE STUDY ON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF HUMANITIES OF UNIVERSITAS
AIRLANGGA
AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Sarjana Degree
of English Department Faculty of Humanities Universitas Airlangga
Surabaya
BY:
ASIK PUTRI AYUSARI RATNANINGSIH
STUDENT NUMBER: 121112023
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
2016
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DECLARATION
This thesis is submitte d as a partial fulfillment of the degree Sarjana Humaniora
(S.Hum.) of the English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas
Airlangga. Hereby, I confirm the following points:
1.
This thesis is entirely my own work.
2.
It is not copied from any other person’s work (published or unpublished)
3.
I do not use the services of any professional agencies to produce this thesis.
4.
It has not been previously submitted for assessment either at Universitas
Airlangga or elsewhere.
5. Any text, tables, figure, data or other material copied from other sources
(including, but not limited to, books, papers, and the internet) have been
clearly acknowledged and referenced in the text. These details are also
confirmed by a fuller reference in the references at the end of the text.
I understand that breaching any or all the above points will result in the
withdrawal of the awarded degree and disciplinary action in accordance with the
regulations at Universitas Airlangga.
Surabaya, 2nd January 2016
The Writer,
Asik Putri Ayusari Ratnaningsih
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I dedicate this thesis gratefully to
Allah SWT, my beloved mother, father,
family and my devoted friends
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Approved to be examined
Surabaya, 2nd January 2016
Thesis Advisor,
Diah Ariani Arimbi, Ph.D.
NIP 197004051994032003
Head of English Department,
Deny Arnos Kwary, S.S., M.Hum., Ph.D
NIP 197501011999031001
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
2016
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This thesis has been approved and accepted by the Board of Examiners,
English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga
14th January 2016
The Board Examiners are:
1.
Dra. Christinawati, M. Si.
NIP 195712251985032002
2.
Diah Ariani Arimbi, Ph. D.
NIP 197004051994032003
3.
Arum Budiastuti, M. C. S.
NIP 198001272010122001
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, the writer would like to praise and say gratitude for the gift and
guidance that have been given by Allah SWT to her. Because of that gift and the
guidance, the writer could finish and complete this graduation requirements
smoothly, starting from developing the idea in thesis writing design, revision, and
finally could proudly finish this thesis.
Secondly, the writer would like to convey the biggest thanks to Diah
Ariani Arimbi, Ph.D, for her time, guidance, patience and encouragement as the
thesis advisor. The writer would also like to thank to Moses Glorino Rumambo
Pandin, S.S., M.Si. as the academic advisor who has guided her until the last
semester. Then to all lecturers in English Department, who have given the writer
much knowledge.
Tons of gratitude would be dedicated to the writer’s beloved mother,
father, sister, brother and all family for their supports and prayers. Great
appreciations are asserted to her beloved loyal friends and all of her friends in
English Department Faculty of Humanities Universitas Airlangga and Penghuni
Kos 39. Also thanks to the entire English Department Students year 2012 for their
willingness to contribute and to be the participants of this study.
Surabaya, 2nd January 2016
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“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
― Markus Zusak
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside Cover Page ............................................................................................... i
Inside Title Page ................................................................................................. ii
Declaration Page ............................................................................................... iii
Dedication Page ................................................................................................ iv
Advisor’s Approval Page ................................................................................... v
Examiner’s Approval Page ................................................................................ vi
Acknowledgement ........................................................................................... vii
Epigraph ......................................................................................................... viii
Table of Contents .............................................................................................. ix
List of Appendices ............................................................................................ xi
Abstract ............................................................................................................ xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1
1.1. Background of the Study ............................................................................. 1
1.2. Statement of the Problems ........................................................................... 5
1.3. Objective of the Study .................................................................................. 5
1.4. Significance of the Study.............................................................................. 6
1.5. Theoretical Background ............................................................................... 6
1.6. Method of the Study ..................................................................................... 7
1.7. Scope and Limitation ................................................................................ 10
1.8. Definition of Key Terms ............................................................................ 11
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................... 13
2.1. Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 13
2.1.1. The Concept of Beauty ................................................................ 14
2.1.2. The Structure of Subjective Reader-Response .............................. 15
2.1.3. The Orientation of the Reader ...................................................... 16
2.2. Review of Related Studies .......................................................................... 19
CHAPTER III ANALYSIS............................................................................. 25
3.1. Beauty Concept in “She Walks in Beauty” and “There be None of
Beauty’s Daughters ........................................................................................... 26
3.2. The Response on Beauty Concept in “She Walks in Beauty ....................... 28
3.3. The Response on Beauty Concept in “There be None of Beauty’s
Daughters” ................................................................................................ 42
3.4. Horizon of Expectation Classification on Beauty Concept in “She Walks
in Beauty” and “There be None of Beauty’s Daughters ............................. 50
3.5. The Relation between the Reader’s Beauty Concept in General and their
Response ................................................................................................... 53
CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION ...................................................................... 58
Works Cited ...................................................................................................... 60
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List of Appendices
Appendix 1 The Poem “She Walks in Beauty” .................................................. 62
Appendix 2 The Reader Response on “She Walks in Beauty” ........................... 63
Appendix 3 The Poem “There be None of Beauty’s Daughters” ........................ 67
Appendix 4 The Reader Response on “There be None of Beauty’s
Daughters” .................................................................................... 68
Appendix 5 The Reader’s Concept of Beauty .................................................... 71
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Abstract
Beauty is one aspect in human life that is inherent in every woman's self.
In literary works, George Gordon Byron wrote poems related to the beauty
entitled “She Walks in Beauty” and “There be None of Beauty’s Daughters”. The
purpose of this study is to gain the concept of beauty lies in those two Lord
Byron’s poems according to the respondents. In this study, the writer uses reader
response approach because it is a very precise method to be applied to gain the
concept of beauty from the respondents based on their knowledge and experience.
In this study, the writer took those two Lord Byron’s poems to be analyzed using
the English Department students of Faculty of Humanities of Universitas
Airlangga as the respondents. The collection of the data uses open questionnaire
that consisted of five questions. Furthermore, in analyzing the data, the writer uses
descriptive interpretative method. As the result, the writer found some different
concepts of beauty laying in those poems according to the respondents. As the
result, the writer categorizes the concept of beauty that lies in the poem “She
Walks in Beauty” into natural beauty, pure beauty, physical beauty, beauty as life
enjoyment, beauty as an idol, indescribable beauty, pleasurable beauty, elegant
beauty and beauty in the eye of the beholder. Furthermore, the writer categorizes
the concept of beauty that lies in the poem “There be None of Beauty’s
Daughters” into natural beauty, physical beauty, non-physical beauty, beauty as
an idol, pleasurable beauty, and irreplaceable beauty.
Keywords: Beauty; Lord Byron; Poem; Reader-response; Woman
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