Abstract Thomas Hardy is one of the most widely read and prominent tragic novelists in English literature. Thus he is a quite influential figure. Most of his novels have his native place Dorset as their setting‚ which are categorized as his famous ‘Wessex novels’. In these novels Hardy describes the tragic fate of the rural life in England in quite a morbid mood and expressed his pessimistic view on human life at large. His The Mayor of Casterbridge is a most controversial novel reviled and
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Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the
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Traditionally‚ the term "management" refers to the activities (and often the group of people) involved in the four general functions: planning‚ organizing‚ leading and coordinating of resources. Note that the four functions recur throughout the organization and are highly integrated. Emerging trends in management include assertions that leading is different than managing‚ and that the nature of how the four functions are carried out must change to accommodate a "new paradigm" in management. Another
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philosophy. Keywords: Thomas Hardy‚ The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ Symbolism‚ Philosophy Introduction The Mayor of Casterbridge is one of the masterpieces and the imperishable novel of Thomas Hardy‚ although it has never enjoyed the popularity of Tess and Jude. Hardy was at the height of his creative powers when he began work on it at the age of forty four. Initially‚ the novel appeared serially‚ in twenty installments‚ in 1886 in an English periodical‚ The Graphic‚ and was published in book
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The nature atypical employment and implications for the industrial relations framework in South Africa: A Wits case study. Introduction In the advent of the new democratic dispensation‚ South Africa adopted the Growth‚ Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) policy; this policy is based on neoliberal principles such as privatization‚ trade liberalization‚ borderless trade‚ deregulation‚ minimal state intervention etc. It is through this policy that local workers and businesses find themselves in competition
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English Literature – “Catch Us If You Can” Do you like the story? Give your reasons” I like the story ‘Catch Us If You Can’. The characters are interesting. There are suspense excitements and humors from the beginning to the end of the story and the themes are universal and relevant to our lives. The characters in the novel are fascinating people. Rory is a remarkable young boy who has responsibility thrust upon him because his grandfather
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Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver ’s Short Stories Raymond Carver‚ poet‚ essayist‚ and short story writer‚ was very different from some other writers in that he clipped his writing until only the essential remained. " Carver not only acknowledged the effect that fiction could have on readers‚ he proclaimed that it should affect readers."( Bonetti 58) Thus‚ when Carver writes about intimate relationships‚ the reader perceives the stories as more than entertainment or skillful
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poems NEUTRAL TONES by: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) E stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod‚ --They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles solved years ago; And some words played between us to and fro-- On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have strength to die; And a grin of
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9/17/2013 CSS POINT A brief history of English literature Notes Note: This material is supposed to be original and authentic for the Subject English Literature. Although This Booklet is a complied work by The CSS Point. All contents have been collected from different internet sources. The CSS Point is not responsible for any fact/information mentioned in this booklet. Thank You http://www.thecsspoint.com info@thecsspoint.com English Literature | The CSS Point A brief history
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