Elizabethan Age
Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) Introduction According to M.H. Abrams, Elizabethan Age in the history of Britain refers to “the period of the reign of Elizabeth I” from 1558 to 1603. However, the term “Elizabethan,” is often...
Category: History of English Literature
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....
Surrealism
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...
Theatre of the Absurd
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...
The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster
The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster 💬 The Duchess of Malfi is like a spicy Shakespearean soap opera with a twist – it’s all about a widowed duchess who secretly marries...
The Canonization by John Donne
The Canonization by John Donne 💬Picture this: The Canonization by John Donne is all like, “Hey, our love is so over-the-top amazing that it’s practically on par with becoming a saint in the eyes...
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 💬 Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus” is about the tragic downfall of a brilliant scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge. It explores themes...
Thrushes by Ted Hughes
Thrushes by Ted Hughes Contents Central Idea of the Poem Summary Themes Structure The poem “Thrushes” by Ted Hughes was first published in the 1957 anthology The Hawk in the Rain. The anthology was...
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...