Christabel
Christabel Christabel is a Gothic narrative poem about a maiden, Christabel, who encounters a mysterious stranger in the woods and is drawn into a supernatural mystery. Introduction Christabel is an incomplete narrative poem by...
Author: Fahima Parween
Gothic Novel
Gothic Novel A Gothic novel is like a spooky roller coaster ride through dark castles, creepy landscapes, and mysterious secrets, perfect for a thrilling page-turner! Introduction The term ‘Gothic’ comes from the Goths, a...
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights, a novel by Emily Bronte,is a tale of intense love and revenge set against the backdrop of the wild Yorkshire moors. The story follows Heathcliff, an orphan, and Catherine, a...
Romanticism
Romanticism W. J. Long defines Romanticism in the following words: the protest against the bondage of rules, the return to nature and the human heart, the interest in old sagas and mediaeval romances as...
Prose in Romantic Age
Prose in Romantic Age Prose refers to standard writing composed of sentences and paragraphs. It follows the natural flow of speech, using grammatical structures and sentence formats similar to how we talk. Unlike poetry,...
Features of Shakespearean Tragedy
Elements and Features of Shakespearean Tragedy The most distinctive feature of a Shakespearean Tragedy is the presence of a tragic hero who experiences a downfall due to a tragic flaw or external circumstances, often...
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal Introduction “The School for Scandal,” penned by the English playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and first performed in 1777, is a Comedy of Manners that artfully blends elements of satire and...
The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (aka General Prologue) Introduction The General Prologue serves as an introduction to the overarching frame story. One spring day, the narrator of The Canterbury Tales rents a room...
Rasa Theory
Rasa Theory The theory of Rasa, aka Rasa Theory, attributed to Bharata Muni and developed by Abhinavagupta, categorises human emotions into various rasas, such as delight, laughter, sorrow, and heroism, which form the basis...