Part 1 Culture and Myth Literature is the art of a written work and a well written work achieves a universal appeal. The word ‘literature’ when translated, literally means ‘acquaintance with letters’. It has its origin in the Latin word ‘littera’ which means ‘letter’. It has different meanings depending on the context in which it …
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1969P H NewbySomething to Answer For (novel)UK1970Bernice RubensThe Elected Member (novel)UK1970J G FarrellTroubles (novel)UK/Ireland1971V S NaipaulIn a Free State (short story)UK/ Trinidad and Tobago1972John BergerG (experimental novel)1973J G FarrellThe Siege of Krishnapur (novel) UKUK1974Nadine GordimerThe Conservationist (novel)South Africa1974Stanley MiddletonHoliday (novel) UKUK1975Ruth Prawar JhabvalaHeat and Dust (historical novel)UK/ Germany1976David StoreySaville (novel) UKUK1977Paul ScottStaying On (novel) UKUK1978Iris …
The opening lines of Francis Bacon’s essay is a statement of Aristotle, which means that man is naturally gregarious and that it is unnatural to avoid the society unless he performs meditation or has a contemplation of the divine. Bacon says that living in a crowd as in a great city may also loneliness and …
The artistic ornament in a diction implies the rhythm, harmony, and song. Rhythm and harmony in verse may be used to develop some parts and song to imply others. They are all designed to enrich the language of the play to make it more effective. There are a few aspects included in a tragedy and …
Indian politics has its major roots on the invasion over it by many empires and imperial powers, the slavery under the British for more than two centuries in specific. The entry of East India Company was the root cause of the various political issues in India during the Mughal empire. And it resulted in the …
Narrtive technique is one among the important aspects of literature. It deals with the facts and imagination as based on the narrator. A narrative is different to that of descriptions in a work’s quality or situations. It consists of a set of events as recounted by the author through the narrator in which the events …
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Most Indian English fictions written in the post-independence period are different from the earlier English writings that dealt mostly with social reform issues, in contrast to the present ones that deal with issues of relatively peripheral nature. The difference is clearly visible through the issues they take up based on the present discourses. The three …
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Amitav Ghosh (1956 – ), a versatile writer is well known for constructing complicated writings, exuberant and rich language, complex narratives, enormous researches and vivid descriptions and an expertise in dealing with space and time. All his novels are rooted in strong historical backgrounds. The individuals of Ghosh are migrants by various perspectives based on the stands they …
Indian writing in English is a broad outcome of the English Education system that prevailed in India during British colonisation. It is widespread in recent years and has been recognised as a part of “Commonwealth Literature” which possesses the writings of British colonised countries. Until recently, this attitude has taken a turn and has also …
A critic is an ideal reader, methodically trained and provides judgement. A critic analyses, classifies,evaluates, examines, inquires, subjects the text closer, scrutinises, pronounces a verdict upon the text. He demands intellectual freedom. Literary criticism is an exercise of judgement on the works of literature. History of Criticism Hellenic Criticism Fourth and fifth century Athens became …
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