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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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,...
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...
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...
All My Sons
All My Sons All My Sons is a gripping post-World War II play by Arthur Miller, that explores the repercussions of a successful businessman’s moral compromise when he knowingly sells defective airplane parts, leading...
Features of Shakespearean Comedy
Elements and Features of Shakespearean Comedy Introduction The plays of William Shakespeare may be grouped into three broad categories—comedies, histories, and tragedies. It is important to note that the term comedy did not mean...
Saint Joan
Saint Joan Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw is a cool play about Joan of Arc, a French girl who thought she was hearing voices from saints telling her to help France during the...
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...
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...