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John Lyly and His Famous Works
John Lyly was born in 1554. He was the grandson of William Lily. He was probably educated at the King’s School, Canterbury, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served as secretary to Edward de Vere, the earl of Oxford, was MP successively for Hindon, Aylesbury, and Appleby (1589- 1601), and supported the cause of the…
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Peace of Augsburg (1555), Causes and Its Impact
During the 16th century, the religious unity of the Holy Roman Empire, which comprised a patchwork of territories in present-day Germany, Austria, and parts of neighboring countries, was shattered by the emergence of Protestantism. The Protestant Reformation, led by figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin, challenged the authority and doctrines of the Roman Catholic…
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A short note on the term ‘narcissism’
The term ‘narcissism’ refers to an intense form of self-regard, or attraction to one’s image. The term is derived from Ancient Greek mythology, which tells of a young man called Narcissus so fascinated by his own reflection that he drowns trying to embrace it. Famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud adopted the term from British sexologist Havelock Ellis…
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Examine Wordsworth’s presentation of Venice in her days of glory and fall in his sonnet “On the Extinction of the Venice”
William Wordsworth’s sonnet On the Extinction of the Venice is a touching account of Venice in her days of glory and prosperity as also of wretched fall under Napoleon’s imperialistic lust. The first eight lines- the octave of the sonnet present the first aspect, while the sestet treats the second, and is an emotive expression…
April 29, 20250Comments