Geoffrey Chaucer – Biography
Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer, I confess, is a rough Diamond; and must first be polish’d e’er he shines. —John Dryden Life and Works Geoffrey Chaucer was born around 1340 into a distinguished commercial family....
Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer, I confess, is a rough Diamond; and must first be polish’d e’er he shines. —John Dryden Life and Works Geoffrey Chaucer was born around 1340 into a distinguished commercial family....
Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot relates the experiences of two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon who spend their time waiting by a tree for the arrival of a mysterious character named Godot. Introduction...
Symbolist Movement In a significant work by Arthur Symons, titled “The Symbolist Movement in Literature” (1899), he characterized the movement as a reaction against realism and naturalism and as an attempt to “spiritualize literature.”...
Aristotle’s Concept of Tragedy In his work “Poetics,” Aristotle outlines the fundamental principles of artistic composition. Among other literary forms, he particularly emphasizes on the elements of tragic composition, i.e. Tragedy, providing insights and...
Le Morte d’Arthur Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur is a medieval prose work that chronicles the legendary tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The work revolves around the...
Mulk Raj Anand: Life and Works Mulk Raj Anand is amongst the pioneer Indo-English novelists, alongwith R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao. He is known for his commitment for meportraying the struggles and injustices faced...
Wife of Bath’s Tale Themes 1. Consent, Authority and Gender Dynamics Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale looks into different themes, especially the theme of consent. The story talks about power dynamics, gender roles,...
Surrealism Surrealism promised to free the mind, of rational control, by exposing the subconscious mind of man…. These philosophical forerunners of the Absurd movement preached a new psychology based on combining the dreaming state...
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