To what extent do you agree with the assertion that ‘One of the basic features of gothic fiction is the critical portrayal of religion’1 in Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter‚ and Dracula by Bram Stoker? The Christian attachment to Gothic emerged from its connection to Gothic and Gothic Revivalist architecture‚ though from the nineteenth century the Romantics gave an appraisal of Christianity that differed from its previous
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------------------------------------------------- Context Daphne Du Maurier was born in England in 1907‚ the daughter of a wealthy father who was one of the country’s most famous actor-managers. Indulged as a girl‚ she had her first novel published when she was in her early twenties‚ and married a soldier-nobleman‚ Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning. For most of her life she and her husband lived on the coast of Cornwall in a picturesque mansion called Menabilly--a place that would be the
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www.the-criterion.com The Criterion: An International Journal in English ISSN 0976-8165 Rabindranath Tagore: A Reappraisal of His Universality and Relevance Prakash Bhadury Lecturer (English) Department of Humanities & Social Sciences National Institute of Technology‚ Hamirpur‚ H.P‚ India- 177005 Abstract: Rabindranath Tagore stands as a millennium in himself reflecting the ancient Indian wisdom through the raptures of his lyrics and mystic vision. His metaphysical bent of mind
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Hundred years of Noble Prize (1913-2013): Rabindranath Tagore-India’s Greatest Gift to the World. Abstract: Through Rabindranath Tagore India has given her message to mankind and his unique genius reflects India’s eternal values. As a visionary saint he guided every soul through the raptures of his music and mystic vision. Tagore having avoided to write in English‚ emerged as a Bengali poet which ultimately brought about a renaissance to all the Indian languages. The success of Indian Writing
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Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Copyright © 2005 by Mary Ellen Snodgrass All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. 132 West
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Short Summary Mr. Gradgrind is a man of "facts and calculations." He identifies a student‚ called Girl number twenty‚ who replies that her name is Sissy Jupe. Gradgrind corrects her that her name is Cecilia regardless of what her father calls her. Jupe’s father is involved in a horse-riding circus and this is not respectable‹in Gradgrind’s opinion. He advises Cecilia to refer to her father as a "farrier" (the person who shoes a horse) or perhaps‚ a "veterinary surgeon." Sissy Jupe is a slow learner
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The Way of the World By William Congreve Play Summary Before the action of the play begins‚ the following events are assumed to have taken place. Mirabell‚ a young man-about-town‚ apparently not a man of great wealth‚ has had an affair with Mrs. Fainall‚ the widowed daughter of Lady Wishfort. To protect her from scandal in the event of pregnancy‚ he has helped engineer her marriage to Mr. Fainall‚ a man whom he feels to be of sufficiently good reputation to constitute a respectable match‚ but
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GCSE English Literature General Certificate of Secondary Education J360 OCR Report to Centres January 2013 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations  OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA) is a leading UK awarding body‚ providing a wide range of qualifications to meet the needs of candidates of all ages and abilities. OCR qualifications include AS/A Levels‚ Diplomas‚ GCSEs‚ Cambridge Nationals‚ Cambridge Technicals‚ Functional Skills‚ Key Skills‚ Entry Level qualifications‚ NVQs and vocational qualifications
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C.S.E-Mains 1977 ENGLISH (COMPULSORY) ESSAY - 1977 Q. Write essays on any two of the following topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. “More than the means of production science transforms the producer himself”. Indian science should be rooted to the Indian soil. Is ecology relevant to India? Education as an avenue of social mobility. Modernization as a contemporary myth. Is consumer protection possible in India? The concept of a welfare state. Role and responsibilities of the judiciary in a
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TBC02 8/7/2002 04:01 PM Page 46 CHAPTER TWO A Dialogue of Self and Soul: Plain Jane’s Progress a SANDRA M. GILBERT AND SUSAN GUBAR The authors of The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-century Literary Imagination (1979) are both distinguished feminist critics: Sandra Gilbert is a Professor at the University of California‚ Davis; and Susan D. Gubar a Distinguished Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Indiana University. They have also collaborated
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