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...
Author: Fahima Parween
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...
Origin and Growth of English Drama
English Drama: Origin and Growth The Beginnings The genesis of English Drama, like Greek and Roman drama, is intertwined with religion. In the early stages of all civilizations, the lives of important people found...
Saint Joan
Saint Joan A play in six scenes (with a Preface and an Epilogue) by George Bernard Shaw Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw is a cool play about Joan of Arc, a French girl...
Translation from Middle to Modern English
Introduction Before learning how to translate a text from Middle to Modern English, let’s have an introduction of Middle English. Middle English was spoken and written in England roughly between the 12th and 15th...