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...
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UGC NET English Literature Syllabus
UGC NET English Literature Syllabus The UGC NET Syllabus that is available on the official website is not comprehensive. Let’s face it, going through that syllabus does not help, rather adds to the confusion...
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,...
Gender Dynamics in Volpone
Gender Dynamics in Volpone Marriage as a social institution has always been used by patriarchy to reinforce traditional gender roles, limiting women’s autonomy and agency within their relationships, among different cultures of the world...
Formal and Informal Learning
Formal and Informal Learning We develop our knowledge through formal and informal learning. Formal learning takes place in structured settings like schools and universities, with teachers guiding a set curriculum. This establishes a strong...
Testing and Evaluation
Testing and Evaluation Why Do We Need Tests? Testing and Evaluation are integral parts of the teaching-learning process. While teaching English language to a non-native learner, tests are useful to measure a student’s current...
How to Prepare for Competitive Exams?
How to Prepare for Competitive Exams? Competitive exams are really important in India because they help make sure everyone has a fair chance to do well in school, colleges and universities and get a...
Age of Chaucer
Age of Chaucer – Background Introduction In the history of English literature, the later half of the 14th century is generally regarded as the Age of Chaucer on account of Chaucer’s significant contribution to...
Russian Formalism
Russian Formalism Russian Formalism was a literary movement that emerged in Russia during the early 20th century, primarily in the 1910s and 1920s. It aimed to establish a scientific and objective approach to the...
On the Sublime
On the Sublime Introduction The treatise, ‘Peri Hypsos’ or On the Sublime written probably around 1st Century AD, is often considered the second most important document of classical literary criticism and theory, only after...