1911 in literature

In this context Swift was much inspired by Lucian as can be understood from the style of writing that he adopted for the book. Lucian’s story was highly popular with Swift and that accounted for the influence. True Story by Lucian Samosata is a satirical travelogue. For centuries his format has been copied. The facts in this book like journey to our moon inspired later science fiction writers. Lucian criticized everything through his writings; no one was spared, whether they were national heroes…

Novels by Ilana Tan is one of the novel the season 4 for me. His first novel is titled Summer in Seoul, a novel entitled Autumn in Paris, his third novel, entitled Winter in Tokyo and his fourth novel titled Spring in London. The reason I chose it is because the title ' little ' pull my heart, a synopsis of the book very soon made me want to go home and read this book in my room. In this article, I will review some of the things I love about this novel. The main character in this novel there are…

This theory is known as the pragmatic theory. According to this theory, a work of literature should have an impact on the audience. Sir Philip Sidney, in his essay “An Apology for Poetry” says that the main function of poetry is to teach and to delight. He distinguishes poets from the historians and philosophers by saying that poets has…

FF vs SF: Is FF Really the Ultimate Loser? Science fiction and fantasy fiction are both popular and loved genres of popular culture. While some people enjoy both of them, an online blogger called Ryan Somma made a comparison between two genres, favoring science fiction. Although one can agree with a few of his arguments, they still have some flawed and non-accurate points. He claims that FF is less epic than SF, therefore it is inferior to SF. He also claims FF romantizes past and uses…

MPhil English Literature Supervisor: Shamshad Rasool Department of English, University of Gujrat Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………… a. Introduction to the writer…………………………. b. Introduction to postcolonial theory……………….. 2. Research objective(s)…………………………………… 3. Research problem………………………………………. 4. Literature review……………………………………….. 5. Theoretical…

In the thirty-one-page first chapter of her novel, Lock and Key, Sarah Dessen incorporated the word “threshold” three individual times; the context around the normally mundane word captures attention and opens the door for the novel to take shape, while also introducing an intriguing duality. As Dessen uses the word “threshold,” it demonstrates an initial uncertainty and hesitation in some of the main characters, while simultaneously symbolizing endless possibility. To view the nine-letter word…

Hughes’ work has drawn up the old battle lines of poetic engagement between those who trust fictions of the everyday world and those who have been visited by truths unavailable to ordinary, jaded senses. It is important to analyze the poet’s own subjective relationship to his writing and the problems this presents to the reader. The dramatic relationship between two narrative voices1 – self and senses, body and spirit- which is typical of Hughes’ work, rests upon existential questions. The…

Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni is a well-known novelist. She is also a famous poet. Many of her through-provoking articles have been published in more than fifty magazines and are widely read. Her writings have been included in more than thirty anthologies. She was born in Calcutta, India and spend her childhood days there. One of her childhood memories is that of her grandfather who used to tell her many enchanting stories which occur in the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha the two great epics of…

yourself--we want to know what you have to say." Speak is Laurie Halse Anderson's first young adult novel. Young adult novel or Young Adult Literature includes issues related to friendship, love, race, money, divorce, relationships within families. The culture that backdrops and absorbs young adults plays a massive role in their lives. Young adult literature explores themes, vital and essential to teenage years such as relationships to influential figures, peer pressure and ensuing…

10th of November, 1906 in Bhagalpur (Bihar). Bhabani Bhattacharya belonged to an educated family. He had his schooling at Puri and joined Patna Univer¬sity for his undergraduate studies. After taking his Bachelor’s degree with Honours in English Literature in 1927, he left for England to study at the University of London. He completed…