Supriya Maity, Author at Literary Ocean

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In ” Macbeth”, the introduction of the witches at the very outset of the tragedy is deeply significant. Shakespeare’s objective is to raise the mind at once to the high…

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Magic Realism in Literature – Definition, Features and Examples

This term ‘Magic realism’, which has a long and quite distinctive history in Latin American criticism, was first used in a broader post-colonial context in the foundational essay by Jacques…

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Critical Analysis of Meeting at Night by Robert Browning

Introduction: Robert Browning’s poem, “Meeting at Night” is among the most celebrated love poems in English. It holds a unique position among Browning’s poems because it is one of his…

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Michel Foucault’s Concept of Heterotopia and Its Six Principles

Michel Foucault in his 1967 lecture ‘Des espaces autres’ (Of other spaces) proposed the concept of ‘heterotopia’ to describe spaces such as that of the cinema and the cemetery, which…

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Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995); Biography and famous works

Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995) is a French philosopher and historian of science. He was born in Castelnaudary in the Languedoc region. Canguilhem studied at the École Normale Supérieure in the same…

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Role and Significance of Viola’s Disguise in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

In William Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”, Viola’s disguise plays an important role. Although a lady, Viola disguises herself as a gentleman to protect her youth and maidenhood in Illyria. This…

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What Is the Chief Source of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II?

Christopher Marlowe’s chief source for his famous drama “Edward II” is Holinshed’s “Chronicle” which was first published in 1577 and subsequently ran in the second edition in 1587. According to…

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Major Symbols in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

There is hardly anything in Joseph Conrad’s "Heart of Darkness" that offers no symbolic meaning. Almost everything, including the Congo, the journey, the darkness of the African jungle, ivory, the…

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Character analysis of the Duchess in the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning

The Duchess does not physically appear in the poem My Last Duchess by Robert Browning. Through the Duke’s dramatic monologue, certain aspects of her character are indirectly revealed. Naturally, her…

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Summary of Francis Beaumont’s comedy “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”

“The Knight of the Burning Pestle” is a play written by Francis Beaumont and first performed in 1607. It is a satirical comedy that parodies various conventions of Renaissance theater…

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Dramatic Significance of the Opening Scene in Macbeth

Magic Realism in Literature – Definition, Features and Examples

Critical Analysis of Meeting at Night by Robert Browning

Michel Foucault’s Concept of Heterotopia and Its Six Principles

Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995); Biography and famous works

Role and Significance of Viola’s Disguise in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

What Is the Chief Source of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II?

Major Symbols in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Character analysis of the Duchess in the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning

Summary of Francis Beaumont’s comedy “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”