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How did the Renaissance influence English Literature? The term ‘Renaissance’ which seems to have been first used by the French historian Jules Michelet in his Historie de France, published in 1885, has been described as the birth of the modern world out of the ashes of the Dark Ages; as the discovery of the world … Read more
Aristotle’s concept of Tragedy and its Six formative Elements or Parts The term tragedy is used in common parlance, and yet it cannot be reduced to a formula, for it has so many shades that it actually defies logical analysis. An American critic has admirably summed up Tragedy in a few words: “courage and inevitable … Read more
Loan Words as Milestones of General History ‘Milestones’, apart from the cliche’ meaning, according to The American Heritage Dictionary is primarily. ‘An important event, as in a person’s career, the history of a nation or the advancement of the knowledge in a nation, a turning point.’ Otto Jespersen in his The Growth and Structure of … Read more
How did the Introduction of Christianity affect the English language? About 600 AD England was Christianized, and the conversion had far-reaching linguistic consequences. – Otto Jespersen … Read more
Maria by Elizabeth Bowen pdf You can read the complete story of Maria through the pdf given below:
Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language A complete history of the Making of English would therefore include the name of the Maker – A.C. Bradley … Read more
Latin influence on the English Language The Latin influence on the English language is perhaps the greatest of all influences which have enriched the English vocabulary and helped to make it a varied and heterogeneous one. In fact, the impact of Latin was not only on the English language but on every sphere of vocabulary, … Read more
Scandinavian Influence on the English Language An Englishman cannot thrive, be ill or die without Scandinavian words; they are to the language what bread and eggs are to the daily fare. … Read more
Salient features or Characteristics of English Language English is spoken and read not only in England and the United States but also in many countries of the East and West. It is now spoken as a second language throughout the world. Through historical, political, and economic factors that have much to do with this worldwide … Read more
Swami and Friends, 1935, was Narayan’s first novel, and it was at once hailed by competent critics as a great work of art. Graham Greene, for example, called it, “A book in ten thousand’, and Compton Mackenzie said, have never read any other book about India in the least like it. This is really creditable for a first attempt. … Read more