ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE The Middle Ages is like no other period in terms of the time span it covers. Caedmon’s Hymn‚ the earliest English poem to survive as a text‚ belongs to the latter part of the VII century. The morality play‚ Everyman‚ is dated "after 1485" and probably belongs to the early-XVI century. In addition‚ for the Middle Ages‚ there is no one central movement or event to organize a historical approach to the period. When did "English Literature" begin? Any answer to that
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Indian English Literature * Top English Writer & Their Famous Creations * R.K. Narayan: R K Narayan is one of the best known Indian authors of all time. An Indian author of very high repute‚ he is best known for his works of fiction. The setting for most of R K Narayan works is the fictional town of Malgudi‚ first introduced in his semi autobiographical book ’Swami and Friends’. Creations: The Dark Room‚ Malgudi Days‚ Talkative Man‚ The English Teacher. * Kiran Desai: Kiran
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Batch: 2012-2015 Course Code: 50121212 Course Name: Projects I Roll #808 Assignment #A 126 Ancient Literature The Epic of Gilgamesh Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ an epic poem from Mesopotamia‚ is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five independent Sumerian poems about ’Bilgamesh’ (Sumerian for Gilgamesh)‚ king of Uruk. Four of these were used as source
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Drama Song of Roland Boethius=Consolation of Philosophy Commedia del Arte Roman de la Rose Dante=Divine Comedy La Vita Nuova Boccacio=Decameron Petrarch ENGLISH LITERATURE ANGLO –
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The Explorer’s Daughter Two sentence summary: The explorer’s daughter is less focused on the story itself‚ it describes the narwhal hunt‚ but with focusing on the usual elements such as suspense and plot development. Rather‚ it explores the moral and environmental issues around hunting by indigenous people. Author’s purpose (what she wanted to achieve) : - Telling the audience about the occurrence near her home. - Cultural ways. - Importance of the narwhal for the hunters and their
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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By P Baburaj Senior Lecturer Dept. of English Sherubtse College‚ Bhutan MAC FLECKNOE - John Dryden In Restoration period‚ in 1660 was a nation divided against itself. The plague of 1665- 70‚000 people died in London alone. In September 1666- The Great fire of London.13‚ 000 houses destroyed. As mentioned England was in bad condition. The literature of the period was influenced by the writings of the classical poets such as Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid. They tend to return Classical Period.
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In The Name Of God Fatemeh Sadat Nasseri Draft: 1 Course: essay writing Tutor: Dr. Bozorgian What are four expectations of an essay writing course? Some people consider it boring some are so excited about it‚ but it does not matter how you feel about writing course because every student must pass it. When you want to start something you have some expectations about it and it you do not achieve your goals at the end‚ you just waste your valuable time. In my mind
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{“Berry”}Literature question berry” 1. What was the issue that Mrs. Osborn was having with Berry‚ regarding his accommodations? 2. Where was Berry eventually employed? 3. What was the rumour about Mrs. Osborn’s feelings towards Dr. Renfield? 4. What position did Mr. Osborn hold at the establishment? 5. Recount the discussion between Mrs. Osborn and Dr. Renfield about Berry. What decisions were made? 6. List the tasks that Berry was assigned. What was his view on the number of tasks? 7. What
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1. Test-Theodore Thomas By P. Baburaj‚ Senior Lecturer‚ Dept. of English‚ Sherubtse college‚ Bhutan Author of: Language and writing‚ DSB Publication Thimphu Communicative English‚ P. K. Books‚ Calicut A perception on Literary Criticism‚ P.K. Books‚ Calicut A fantasy Story takes place in an advanced form of hypnosis In simple level the protagonist-Robert Proctor behaves responsibly but he is denied the license. The story is futuristic. Contains the elements of a science fiction
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