Book of Ezra

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French Philosopher, novelist and literary critic. He was born on the 21st of June, 1905. During his life, he was one of the important figures in the philosophy of existentialism and also one of the prominent individuals in the 20th century French philosophy and Marxism. Existentialism is a 20th century philosophy which is basically centred on the analysis of existence, freedom and choice. It is the understanding that humans define their purpose in life and try to make…

founded an experimental school in rural West Bengal at Shantiniketan, where he sought to blend the best in the Indian and Western traditions. Years of sadness arising from the death of his wife and two children are reflected in his later poetry. His book Gitanjali, containing his English prose translations of poems from several of his Bengali verse collections won him the Nobel Prize in 1913. Most of his finest short stories examine ‘humble lives and their small miseries’. These aspects have…

During the 20th century, poetry changed what the idea of what was proper poetry. One of the main focuses during this time while writing poetry was imagery. Imagery is using ones words to paint a picture for the reader in great deal of detail. There were many poets and authors during this time that used imagery as a main focus point in their literary works. Some of the authors during this time were William Carlos Williams, Amy Lowell and Carl Sandburg. Using imagery, the authors that will be…

read by most people nowadays. Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset, England on 2nd June 1840 but sadly died on 11th January 1928 at Max Gate. During his life, Hardy published an incredible amount of artworks which include 8 volumes of poetry, 14 novels, 3 books of short stories and The Dynasts—a poetic drama in 3 parts, 19 acts and 130 scenes. This poem, The Man He Killed was written by Hardy in 1902 during the Second Boer War. Hardy was so against this war because it had caused destruction to human…

Romantic Era was a time of advanced changes in literary works. Whitman and Dickinson daringly changed the style of American Literature. They were the two most famous poets of their time period and with their unique word choices and style they both revolutionized poetry in America. Whitman was known as someone with a social and bold personality. This personality is reflected in his uplifting and positive writing. Unlike Whitman, Dickinson was very isolated and liked to keep to herself. She was…

(Yeats, 1921)”. But now, something that has happened that has made "All changed, changed utterly (Yeats, 1921)". This shows that the things were no longer normal and the whole mood of Ireland changed. Moreover Yeats have stated in Long, William J’s book of “English Literature” that, “the purpose was always to write out of the heart of the Irish common people (2013).” Thus Yeats in his “Easter 1916” made an attribution to those brave leaders particularly MacBride, Pearse, Connolly and MacDonagh…

The purpose of Auden's requirements W.H.Auden was one of the most influential figures on the 20th century literature. Even he was very polifacetical (he wrote novels, plays, operas, etc) today is best regarded for his poetry. The piece of work I am going to analyze is the poem “Stop all the Clocks”, which has a very traditional metrical pattern (AABB) and in which the author opted for an accessible language and concepts in consequence of the deep but totally human understandable feeling he…

E. E. Cummings is an extraordinary poet who is well known for his use of different structures that convey his theme in his writing. Cummings makes a name for himself by exploring new, unique ways and styles of writing unknown to most people. Cummings commonly uses themes in relation to love, nature, and experiences in his past. In Cummings’s poems, structure and theme go hand in hand. He uses different structures such as the use of lowercase letters, unusual punctuation, misspelled words and…

Edward Arlington Robinson's poem, "Richard Cory", communicates different themes regarding human nature and concerns. Although the poem was published in 1897, the ideas revealed throughout the narrative transcend time and space, and prove to be relevant today as is speaks the truth about characteristics of the human condition which are universally applicable. The poem follows a simple narrative pattern, which covers the unfolding of the story of a wealthy and powerful man named "Richard Cory",…

“There is a way of making free with the past”: W.B. Yeats’s “A Prayer for My Daughter” and Eavan Boland’s “The Pomegranate” as allegories for poetic legacy Throughout his long career as a writer, William Butler Yeats established a legacy as perhaps the most influential Irish poet of the twentieth century. He was an advocate for Irish Nationalism and one of the leaders of the Celtic revival movement. Through Yeats’s pastoral, mythic imagery and, later, his explorations of the country’s political…