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Upamanyu Chatterjee: Biography and famous books

Upamanyu Chatterjee is one of the new lights of Indian Engish literature. He was born in 1959 in Patna, Bihar. Upamanyu is a prominent writer and IAS as well. He studied English literature at Delhi University and then in 1983 he joined the Indian Administrative Service. His novels are characterized by humour which goes beyond…

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Novels

Significance of the title of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd is a phrase that occurs in Thomas Gray‘s Elegy written in the Country Churchyard. This Elegy pays a tribute to humble and homely ancestors of village-people, who lie buried in the country church-yard. The phrase occurs in the following stanza: Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife; Their sober wishes never learn’d to stray; Along…

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Essay

Definition of Limerick definition, features and famous examples

Limerick: This is a short poem of five lines only, the one generally written in anapestic meters, with occasional variations. The theme is usually comical or humorous, while the technique has a striking order. This generally consists of the three (first, second and fifth) lines of trimeter and the remaining two lines (third and fourth) of…

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Poem

A short note on Widsith, an Anglo Saxon poem and its importance

Widsith is a short poem, instead of a song. It records the experience and sensations of a traveller who has wandered much. Widsith, or the far wanderer, has travelled widely among different tribes and races and encountered different tribal chiefs and princely rulers. The wanderer lists the tribal princes with whom he was acquainted and…

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Poem

Summary and critical analysis on the Anglo Saxon poem The Phoenix

The Phoenix is an Anglo-Saxon Christian work. It is found to carry on the tradition of symbolic poetry, set up so elegantly in The Dream of the Rood. It is, like the great vision of the rood, both metaphorical and religious, and bears out sufficiently the highly poetic artistry of its author. Naturally, the poem is supposed…

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Essay

Discuss the term The term “repressive tolerance” by Herbert Marcuse

The term “repressive tolerance” refers to the passive acceptance of social and governmental practices, policies and actions which restrict freedom in an absolute sense. The Frankfurt School theorist Herbert Marcuse coined this term in an essay of that title for a book co-written with Robert Wolff and Barrington Moore, Critique of Pure Tolerance (1965). Repressive tolerance, Marcuse argues, takes two…

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Essay

What is an epinicion; definition and famous poets

Epinicion: An epinicion is a triumphal song or ode that commemorates a victory, most notably those achieved at the Olympic Games or in honor of a victor in war. The word derives from the Greek term epinikion, which comes from the neuter form of epinikios, meaning "of victory." This, in turn, is formed from epi- meaning…

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Author

William Archer (1856–1924) drama critic, and translator

William Archer (1856–1924) was a Scottish writer, drama critic, and translator. He was born in Perth, Scotland, and educated at Edinburgh University. He spent periods of his boyhood with his grandparents in Norway, where he learned the language; when he later became an influential drama critic in London, he did much to popularize Henrik Ibsen…

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Author

Anna Brownell Jameson (1794–1860) and her famous works

Anna Brownell Jameson (1794–1860) was an Anglo-Irish historian, writer, feminist, and traveller. She was born in Dublin. She began her adult life as a governess. Her friendship with the Fanny Kemble, and a long visit to Germany, brought her into contact with literary society, and she became a close friend of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and…

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Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Anglo-Irish writer and novelist

Early Life and Education Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish writer and novelist. Born on January 1, 1768, she was the eldest daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744–1817), a wealthy Irish landlord known for his radical and inventive nature. He was deeply interested in science, education, and social reform, associating with prominent figures like Erasmus Darwin, Anna…

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