cultural heritage helped to shape his values as he began his Primary School education on our little red dot. Growing up, he was read narratives and nursery rhymes by his aunt. This cultivated his early interest in literature. He continued on to major in both History and English Literature at University Level. Professor Thumboo obtained his doctorate in African Poetry from NUS (National University Singapore). Still a prolific writer, his most recent works were released in “Hey Black Devil…
when I discovered my likes and dislikes about how I was raised to comprehend reading and how it has affected me growing up and turned me into the literate person that I am today. My first memorable reading experience occurred when I was six years old. Every night my dad and I would read from a series called “The Hardy Boys” by Franklin W Dixon. This series involved two teenage brothers who undoubtedly solved mysteries together. This was by far the best exposure that I could have had to reading…
Akaash Kumar Singh Massey Professor. Jaideep Pandey British Literature: 18 Century 8th March, 2017 Restoration Comedy as a genre and the Restoration Period. The time period between 1660 and 1700 is known as the age of Dryden or the Restoration Period. This period brought social and economic changes in the lives of the people of England . The new Kingship replaced the Commonwealth , and drastic changes were witnessed in the field of Literature, which in numerous ways can be interpreted as the…
or boring—especially when it comes to classic literature. Shakespeare doesn’t seem to shake things up anymore and Jane Austen’s stories now need zombies in them to make them relevant and cool. Have we really out-grown the classics? Laura Miller provides answers to this pressing question in her article…
A Legend worth Living Of the many prominent English writers in recent history, one that certainly stands out is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. A specialist in Old and Middle English at the University of Oxford, Tolkien is remembered as professor, scholar, and storyteller (Doughan). Particularly, his series The Hobbit, as well as its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, earned him great fame and success. Honored by many and loved by literally millions, Tolkien’s work is often considered the greatest of…
It’s interesting, really, to see some of my old papers from middle and high school. I look back and laugh at the time, maybe around the third grade, when my classmates and I would groan and complain about having to write an ENTIRE PARAGRAPH. Now, after years of writing significantly longer academic papers that stretch far beyond a simple paragraph, my style and the depth of my topics have evolved based on what I’ve read. The most important pastime for anyone who wishes to write, unsurprisingly,…
Every single piece of literature has structure, for without structure, there is no piece of literature. Every single piece of literature whether it be a poem, an essay, a research paper, etc. They all have some sort of structure to them that makes what they are. For example, poems have stanzas. Stanzas break up the poem into parts instead of the poem being one whole piece. Essays and short stories may have chapters or parts to them as well. Or else, if these pieces of literature were not set up…
Shakespeare’s work transcends cross-cultural boundaries and builds bridges of literacy between people all over the world. Shakespeare is most commonly known for his writing style. Though rather complex to follow cohesively at first due to the old-fashioned English dialogue, the intricacy of his writing style is easily recognized as belonging to Shakespeare. He along with his work is not easily mistaken for someone else’s. He is primarily…
William Shakespeare is regarded as one of the most influential and most important writers to ever have lived (Delahoyde). The English poet from Stratford-upon-Avon has at least 37 plays attributed to his name, all highly esteemed by the international literature community. His plays, due to the amazing amount of mundane arguments he tackled, are commonly proposed by school teachers all over the world as reading material for young students, making them foundation for the education of millions all…
someone’s personal experiences and choices can create a biased view of what defines the 18th century novel. In his book The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding (p 363-380) published in Michael McKeon’s Theory of the Novel, the English literary critic and professor…