The Study of Poetry by Matthew Arnold
The Study of Poetry by Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold as a Critic Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) is the greatest name among the Victorian critics who was a poet-turned critic. He started his literary career...
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Life and Works of GB Shaw
💬 To experience the captivating brilliance of George Bernard Shaw, a literary genius whose plays and writings reshaped the theatre and ignited societal transformation, we must first understand the man and his mind....
Characteristics of Victorian Poetry
“Victorian poetry is characterized by its intense self-consciousness, its exploration of the inner depths of the human psyche, and its obsession with moral and social dilemmas.” – Terry Eagleton Victorian poetry refers to the...
Victorian Age: Literary Trends and Tendencies
1. An Age of Prose Though the age produced some illustrious poets like Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning, who deserve rank among the greatest, it was emphatically an age of prose. The thousandfold...
Victorian Age: Political Background
Queen Victoria became the queen of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland in 1837 after the death of her Uncle, King William IV, and continued her reign until her death on January 22,...