Anti-novel Anti-novel is a type of experimental fiction that deliberately breaks away from the conventions of traditional storytelling and the formal structure of the novel. It challenges the established norms of plot, character development,...
Elegy Elegy is an elaborately formal lyric poem, lamenting the death of a friend or public figure, or reflecting seriously on a solemn subject. In ancient Greece and Rome, the term was used to...
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...
Dadaism Introduction: Origins and Purpose Dadaism was an avant-garde art and literary movement that emerged during World War I, around 1916, in Zurich, Switzerland. It was a response to the disillusionment and absurdity caused...
Introduction The Theatre of the Absurd was a short-lived yet significant theatrical movement, centred in Paris in the 1950’s. The beginning of “absurdism” lie in Avant-garde (Avant-garde refer to such works of art that...
Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical poetry is a type of poetry characterised by intellectual and philosophical themes, use of conceits (extended metaphors), and exploration of the spiritual and physical aspects of love. The Metaphysical Poets Metaphysical poets...
Shakespeare’s Sonnets William Shakespeare (1564–1616) penned a collection of 154 sonnets, which are regarded as a significant accomplishment in English poetry. The primary source for Shakespeare’s sonnets is a quarto (a book made by...
Sonnet What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a type of lyric poem that have 14 lines and follow a strict and intricate pattern of rhyming and structure. Most of the sonnets are...
Introduction to Literary Criticism What is Literary Criticism? So, here is an introduction to field of Literary Criticism. Literary criticism refers to the evaluation and analysis of literature, including books, plays, poems, and other...
Lyric In the most common use, as well as in the modern sense, the term lyric means any fairly short poem expressing the personal mood, feeling, or meditation of a single speaker who may...