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Character of William Morel in D.H.Lawrence’s novel “Sons and Lovers”

William Morel is the eldest son of Gertrude and Walter Morel in D.H. Lawrence's novel “Sons and Lovers”. He was just seven when he was first introduced to us. He is ‘a very active lad, fair-haired, freckled, with a touch of the Dane or Norwegian about him’. Though very young, he has a definite air…

April 28, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Essay

Discuss the term différance by Jacques Derrida and its meaning

French philosopher Jacques Derrida coined the term ‘différance’. He explicitly rules out calling it a concept for the condition of possibility for meaning. As he explains in the invaluable collection of interviews, Positions (1972), translated as Positions (1981), Derrida conceived this neologism to make apparent how the French verb différer has both a temporal and a spatial dimension:…

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Literary Terms

Discuss the figure of speech Epanaphora: Definition, Meaning and Examples

Definition: Epanaphora is a figure of speech that consists of the reiteration of the same word or words at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or sentences. Examples: Here are some examples of Epanaphora 1. Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narrowing lust of gold, Ring out the thousand years of war, Ring in the thousand years…

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Essay

Discuss the concept ‘Oedipus complex’ by Sigmund Freud

The concept ‘Oedipus complex’ was introduced by Sigmund Freud in his book Die Traumdeutung (1900), translated as The Interpretation of Dreams (1913). Here, Freud relates that in his clinical experience, the child’s relationship to its parents is the major determinant in the psychical lives of his more neurotic patients. This idea occurred to him a few years earlier…

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Novels

Reflexive novel: Definition, Meaning and Examples

The reflexive novel is a novel in which the author calls the reader’s attention to the fact that he or she is writing (or has written) a novel. Thus, what Roland Barthes would call a ‘writerly’ novel. A classic and early example of such a work is Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy(1760–67), an attempt at autobiography in which…

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Poem

Discuss Tennyson’s Tithonus as an instance of the dramatic monologue

Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem Tithonus is a monologue of the single character of the poem, Tithonus. The mythological Trojan lover of the goddess of Dawn, Aurora, is found to speak here of his frustration and desperation even after enjoying the boon of immortality. The speaker here is one. He speaks of himself, with a part of…

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Essay

Discuss about Parnassus Plays

Parnassus Plays is the name given to a group of three satiric comedies produced between 1598 and 1602 by St John’s College, Cambridge students. It consists of The Pilgrimage to Parnassus, The Return from Parnassus, and The Return from Parnassus Or the Scourage of Simony. The second and third plays are sometimes called Part One and Part Two…

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Literary Terms

A short note on Anecdote: Definition and Examples

Definition and Meaning: An anecdote is a brief account of or a story about an individual or an incident. The anecdotal digression is a common feature of narrative in prose and verse. In the history of English literature and of literary characters, the anecdote has a specific importance. In his Dictionary, Johnson defined the term as ‘something yet…

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Essay

Discuss about the Rise of Satire in English Literature and famous writers of Satire

Definition and Meaning of Satire: Satire, in general, means a literary composition, in verse or prose, to expose the vices or follies of some person or persons, to ridicule or banter them. But strictly speaking, satire is a poem, aiming to expose the prevalent vices or follies of a society or a section of society. The…

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Literary Terms

What is Parody: Definition, characteristics and examples

Parody (Gk meaning ‘beside, subsidiary or mock song’) is the imitative use of an author's words, style, attitude, tone, and ideas to make them ridiculous. This is usually achieved by exaggerating certain traits, using more or less the same technique as the cartoon caricaturist. It is a kind of satirical mimicry. As a branch of…

April 28, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity