The Necklace by Maupassant
The Necklace by Maupassant 💬 The Necklace by Maupassant is a short story that shows how a woman’s desire for fancy things leads to unexpected problems. It’s like a cautionary tale about being content...
Monthly Archive: August 2023
Ted Hughes: The Thought Fox
Introduction The Thought Fox is a remarkable poem penned by the renowned British poet Ted Hughes who is known for his powerful and often profoundly imaginative compositions that explored the intricate connections between nature,...
Ted Hughes: Life and Works
Introduction Ted Hughes aka Edward James Hughes (1930-1998) was an English poet, translator, and children’s writer. He is best known for his innovative and powerful poetry that often explored themes of nature, mythology, and...
Postcolonial English Literature: Characteristic Features
Contents Decolonization and Independence Hybridity and Cultural Mixing Representation and Identity Historical Revisionism and Counter-Narratives Subversion of Colonial Language and Form Representation of Marginalised Voices Critique of Colonial Power Structures Focus on Identity and...
Postmodernism: An Introduction
💬 Imagine a puzzle, a puzzle with no edges, no fixed picture, and no clear solution. That’s “postmodernism’’! It might sound like a complex term, but don’t worry, we’ll break it down...
Postcolonialism: An Academic Discipline
Understanding Postcolonialism/Post-colonialism Postcolonialism (or often post-colonialism) deals with the effects of colonization on cultures and societies. As originally used by historians after the Second World War in terms such as the post-colonial state, ‘postcolonial’...
Colonialism: Types of Colonialism
The instances of Colonialism throughout the human history may be broadly classified into four major types which are: 1. Settler Colonialism Settler colonialism refers to a specific form of colonialism in which...
Colonialism: An Introduction
Defining Colonialism Colonialism is a policy where one country seeks to extend political or economic authority over the people and physical territory of another country. Generally, economic dominance and exploitation of resources...
Colonization: An Introduction
Defining Colonization Colonization can be defined as a process whereby a dominant group or nation establishes control over a distant territory or region, aiming to exert political, economic and cultural influence...
Man and Superman: A Comedy and A Philosophy
Man and Superman: A Comedy and A Philosophy Man and Superman explores Shaw’s philosophy of the conflict between man’s creative spirit and woman’s role in biological continuity. The play explains his concept of the...