Modern English poetry in India is one of the many new literatures which began to emerge at the end of the Second World War‚ after the end of colonialism. Unlike the Africa and Caribbean creative writings‚ modern Indian poetry in English did not have an obvious direct relationship with the cultural movements that had led to national independence. The emergence of modern English poetry was a part of modernization which included urbanization‚ industrialization‚ mobility‚ independence‚ social change
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Early Movements of English Literature The development of English literature has experienced many distinct movements throughout the centuries. Beginning with the writing of the Old English authors to the Early Modern Period‚ not only does the way literature is written change dramatically‚ but the English language itself evolves to become what we know it to be today. In this essay‚ I will examine the early literary movements that helped plot the course for English literature today. The very
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Modern Literature: Gulliver’s Travels What is becoming of the world? A modernist author before writing would ask a similar question. Modernism often refers to a “movement towards modifying traditional beliefs in accordance with modern ideas” and Irish novelist Jonathan Swift has written works that question the very idea of human morality; he is best known for Gulliver’s Travels‚ a familiar story to young and old in which Lemuel Gulliver narrates his adventures in strange islands. ‚ Not only
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Science and Technology Boning—Boon or Bane? The subject of human cloning (reproductive cloning) is shrouded in controversy‚ right from its conception. On the other hand therapeutic cloning‚ which is sometimes misunderstood as reproductive cloning‚ is not the creation of an offspring but instead‚ vital stem cells are taken from human embryos‚ which are then used to generate tissues and organs. These organs and tissues can be then used for transplantation. The ultimate aim of this process
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English & American Literature: An Overview Alfred Renz Dorego. Jacob Jr I ENGMA6 (English and American Literature)‚ BSEd3A Ms. Kris Crismundo October 15‚ 2012 CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION A. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS Literature is said to be one of the passages of emotions and feelings to the environment – an expression of thoughts‚ opinions and the things they want to aspire and change and to all things a person is sensing. It is also a way to make a passive way of expression
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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400)‚ known as the Father of English literature‚ is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author‚ philosopher‚ alchemist and astronomer‚ composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten year-old son Lewis‚ Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat‚ courtier
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It is not expected that a person would describe something as "fantastic" while attempting to show that they are not fond of that particular thing. The same is true in literature‚ especially in this excerpt from an untitled nineteenth century novel. Within this excerpt‚ it is clear that the narrator has negative feelings toward the characters that they are describing and‚ instead of using more positive language‚ is upfront with revealing these feelings through their own style. Style here refers
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and Theses Open Dissertations and Theses 1-1-1971 The Social Criticism of Charles Dickens: A Point of View V. Christine McCarthy Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation McCarthy‚ V. Christine‚ "The Social Criticism of Charles Dickens: A Point of View" (1971). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4952. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Open
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No. of Printed Pages : 5 MEG-2 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH Term-End Examination June‚ 2012 MEG-2 : BRITISH DRAMA Time : 3 hours Note : Maximum Marks : 100 09931 Answer Question no. 1‚ which is compulsory and any four from the remaining questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Annotate any four of the following passages with reference to the context in not more than 150 words each : 4x5=20 (a) Let Faustus live in hell a thousand years‚ A hundred thousand and at last
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT (Abstract) BA Programme in English under Choice based credit semester systemSchool of Distance Education/ Private mode- Syllabus in tune with Choice based credit semester System School of Distance Education regulations-approved implemented with effect from 2011 admissionOrders issued ……………………………………………………………………… GENERAL AND ACADEMIC BRANCHIV‘B’ SECTION No: GAIV/B2/9842/2010 Dated‚ Calicut University. P.O 01.09.2012 Read: 1.UO No GAIV/J2/3601/08 dated 17
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