Medieval literature

It must be mentioned that, "Housman was a person for whom poetry, instead of being a complement to, was a substitute for music."3 Housman, despite his disinterest in music and song, granted permission to composers to set his poetry on the condition they could not print his poetry 1. John Sparrow. "Poet," in Alfred Edward Housman (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937) 75. 2. B. J. Leggett. Housman's Land of Lost Content: A Critical Study of a Shropshire Lad (Knoxville: University of Tennessee…

Literary theories are means through which a text can be broadened and understood in a new way. In queer theory, texts are seen through a lens that reveals the underlying queer aspects of it. Audre Lorde’s “Beams” is a poem that already subtly delivers its meaning but when read from a queer theory point of view, it is even clearer to see the internal struggle faced by the speaker. A decision of maternity versus sexuality is discussed through vivid descriptions of places, people and memories and…

Have you ever noticed similarities in stories you've read? That’s because they all use the same sort of techniques to portray their topic. For example, My Life as a Bat (Story One), by Margaret Atwood, Hope for Animals (Story Two), by Jane Goodall, and An Astronomers Poem (Story Three), by Walt Whitman; are put together in a specific way to make you understand their theme. All three stories are similar in how their text is structured and their tone, but differ in their use of language. They…

The characters, Miss Lucy and Kathy H, have very different perspectives when it comes to being creative in the book “Never Let Me Go.” When Kathy learns that Miss Lucy had told Tommy that it was okay not to be creative, initially, she was agitated. She says, “That’s rubbish, Tommy. If you’re going to play stupid games, I can’t be bothered” (2, 24). Kathy was angry to hear such a thing. From this, it is understood that she is a firm believer of being creative and being acknowledged in…

Throughout my life, I have grown to idealize the realm of storytelling. Fictional worlds and their inhabitants have interested me more than the subjects of math or history. Being able to create my own written adventure has always been a dream of mine. My desire to do so have driven me to put countless hours towards scribing a story that is personal, potent, and mine. I find writing to be an outlet for my creative and a long-term goal wrapped into one. I'm proud to say that I truly give it my all…

The Novel, “The winter of Our Discontent” written by John Steinbeck is related to the literature of the American Seminar course. Within the novel, it has many moments in which the protagonist, Ethan Hawley, reflects upon himself and his decisions in life. He often refers to his,” Place”, where he goes to sort of meditate and become one with nature. He describes his Place as, “That is my place , the place everyone needs.I was compelled to go and sit inside there and hear the little waves slap the…

The author stresses the negative consequences of savagery are clearly stated throughout the novel. In the early chapters of the novel, he proposes that one of the important roles of a society is to provide an outlet for human impulses. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel in which the theme of savagery versus civilization is explored. William Golding uses word choice and Sam and Eric’s impressions, looks, and actions to reveal their attitude of being positive and nice. Firstly…

Introduction Chetan Bhagat as viewed an icon, role model and a top-class writer in the sight of the present youth. He has written seven blockbuster novels so far namely – Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Centre (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), What Young India Wants (2012) and Half Girlfriend (2014). Interestingly all most all novels of Chetan Bhagat are associated to the lives of contemporary Indian youth. Some of the major…

A literary work exists because of society. Literature is a written work and relates to the society, they cannot be separated. Through literature, we could see how the author depicts the society and their social circumstances. Therefore, literary work is the reflection of the real life. It can describe the events in our life, and also contains the stratification which indicates that literature and society is closely related because literature expresses the situations and problems existing in…

In “A Poison Tree” by William Blake and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe have the same concept in the matter of characters and conflicts. In the poem by Blake, the speaker of the poem is angry with its “Foe” but the foe doesn’t know of the feelings of the speaker. In the short story by Poe the main character Montresor was furious with Fortunato, the other main character, for reasons that Fortunato is not aware of and same with the reader. The poem and short story are similar because…