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The reconstruction of past history depends on sources of information, regardless of whether they are archaeological or written. For prehistory, historians gather information solely from archaeological sources. However, during the historical period when people adopted the art of writing, written or literary sources became the most important. There are different forms of recorded history, which … Read more
Critical Appreciation of The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson “The Lady of Shalott” by Lord Tennyson, was first published in the volume of 1833. It was republished in the volume of 1842 after being much-revised and improved. This poem is expressive of Tennyson’s maturity in poetic art, wonderful skill in pictorialism, and admirable … Read more
Critical appreciation of “Look, Stranger!” WH Auden is a poet of the age of anxiety. He is primarily a satirist. fundamentally a romantic and successful poet in light verse. His poetry, to quote David Perkins, “puzzles and eludes as much as it astonishes and attracts.” Published in 1936, Auden’s famous poem “Look. Stranger!” is such … Read more
The Financial Expert Summary Narayan’s sixth novel, The Financial Expert (1952), is his masterpiece, and Walsh calls Margayya, the hero of the novel, “probably Narayan’s greatest single comic creation.” An extremely well-constructed novel, in five parts corresponding to the five Acts of an Elizabethan drama, The Financial Expert tells the story of the rise and … Read more
The Dark Room Summary The Dark Room, Narayan’s third novel, was published in 1938. Critics do not rate it very high. Thus, A.N. Kaul regards it as insignificant and one of Narayan’s failures, and S. Iyengar regards its end as “Cynical Conclusion.” The Dark Room is a moving tale of a tormented wife. Ramani, the … Read more
The Bachelor of Arts by R K Narayan Summary His next novel, The Bachelor of Arts, was published in 1937. It is a mature work than the earlier novel and it deals with a later stage in a young man’s career when he is about to leave college and enter life when he is neither … Read more
Critical appreciation of the poem “The Lamb” by William Blake The Lamb is William Blake’s simple poem, written in a lucid style, conveying his philosophy about the world of children, its bliss, and perfection. It is one of the poems belonging to his “Songs of Innocence” published in 1789. In the “Songs of Innocence,” the … Read more
Summary of the poem ‘All for Love’ written by Lord byron The poet is not interested in name, fame, glory and honour. He does not bother about the great names in history. He believes that the days of youth are the days of glory. The period of youth the greatest glory in life. Myrtle and … Read more
How did the Industrial Revolution influence English Literature? The Industrial Revolution ushered in an era of unprecedented prosperity in England. But on the side of debit. it converted the “merry England” into a sooty and squalid England and it also gave rise to a number of social problems which are the inevitable bane of industrialization. … Read more
1. An Introductory Note: Burns’s life had no easy flow and was disrupted now and then by ups and downs. His poetical creation, too, had an abrupt flow. The present poem O my Loves like a Red, Red Rose was one of some two hundred songs, written by Burns after his marriage with Jean Armour, … Read more