Peter Widdowson‚ who has died of cancer aged 66‚ played an important role in revitalising the study of English literature through a long career inhigher education‚ all of it spent in the old polytechnics and new universities - latterly at the University of Gloucestershire. He was an important voice in the debates about "theory" in the 1970s and 80s‚ and was an internationally renowned Thomas Hardy scholar. Peter was born in Coventry and took pleasure in describing himself as a war baby. An only
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Syllabus of English (BDP) B.A. (Hons.) Course Code : EEG NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY 1‚ Woodburn Park‚ Kolkata-700 020 Tel. : 2283-5157 TeleFax : 033-2283 5082Course Structure For The Bachelor’s Degree Programme (BDP) in English 1. Compulsory Subjects : Foundation Course (a) Humanities and Social Science (FHS) 8 Credits (b) Science and Technology (FST) 8 Credits (c) Bengali (FBG) 4 Credits (d) English (FEG) 4 Credits 24 Credits 2. Elective Subjects : Honours Course (EEG) Paper 1 : Reading Poetry
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FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE The studies of the British culture and therefore understanding of the national character of the English cannot stand apart from the research of its important product – folklore. The folklore and folk customs of England developed over a long chain of centuries. Some ancient customs were passed from Celtic to Germanic generations and further. Invaders and settlers brought with them their own beliefs‚ which mixed with older traditions. The main reason to uniqueness of British
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British Literature Christopher Marlowe focused his play on an English translation by P. F. which appeared under the title The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus (NAEL). Richard Burton directed a movie based on Marlowe’s play in 1967. Both artistic works reappeared important characters of history. Helen of Troy‚ one of the main causes that made Troy to be burned‚ and Jorg Faustus who seemed to have been more quack than satanist‚ was considered a sorceror by Luther
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different languages. Lessons at the school are given in English. You are leading a review to decide whether lessons should continue to be in English. Source 1 City News No more English at City School! The City School will no longer teach lessons in English. Some people object‚ but there will be many advantages. • Our local languages will be properly taught and valued. • There will be no more need to teach young children English to prepare them for school. • The local economy will
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Love is a common theme in most literature‚ as either an underlying theme or as the stimulus for the story‚ as it is an emotion that has great power and is also universally understood. The writers we have studied have written about love in its many forms‚ from the cerebral to the visceral and they have used this complex emotion to propel their stories and their sonnets. As we progress forward in time we see a distinct change in the freedom writers had as they addressed this theme and a change in the
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M.A. (Previous) English MEN-11: Course- 1: English literature from Chaucer to Buyan Consider chaucer’s Prologue as a social satire. http://neoenglishsystem.blogspot.in/2010/09/humour-satire-and-irony-in-prologue.html hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/Chaucer/Genprol.htm ^^This one is more comprehensive and easy to remember OR Examine Dr. Faustus as the tragedy of an over-reacher. MEN-12: Course- 2: Shakespeare Consider Julius Caesar as a play that focuses on
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Supernatural Elements in English Literature: The Werewolves A werewolf‚ also known as a lycanthrope‚ is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature‚ either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction through a bite or scratch from a werewolf‚ or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon‚ as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase
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Elizabethan literature generally reflects the exuberant self-confidence of a nation expanding its powers‚ increasing its wealth‚ and thus keeping at bay its serious social and religious problems. Disillusion and pessimism followed‚ however‚ during the unstable reign of James I (1603–25). The 17th cent was to be a time of great upheaval—revolution and regicide‚ restoration of the monarchy‚ and‚ finally‚ the victory of Parliament‚ landed Protestantism‚ and the moneyed interests. Jacobean literature begins
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Romantic and Victorian Eras in British Literature The Romantic Period‚ which included the years 1798-1832‚ was an era revolting against the 18th century literary style. The time period was filled with poets who dramatically poured their beliefs into their writings and poetry such as William Wordsworth‚ a very notable Romantic poet during this time period. In stark contrast‚ the Victorian Period was a time during which poets wrote about the environment that surrounded them‚ and tended to have a pessimistic
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