The Trojan war has a great contribution in developing the European history and literature. Imagine when Faustus says “was this the face that launched thousands of ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium” Through this video students will get a proper chance to know the great Greek mythological […]
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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St […]
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British Poetry – (Previous Year Questions NET | GATE) This work was a satire in Ottava rima, attacking George III and Robert Southey. Identify the poem : (A) Dunciad (B) The Vision of Judgment (C) Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (D) Alastor Ans: (B) Which of the following author-book pair is […]
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25 Must Read Literary Theory Books The death of the author by Roland barthes—Barthes begins ‘The Death of the Author’ with an example, taken from the novel Sarrasine by the French novelist Honore de Balzac. Quoting a passage from the novel, Barthes asks us who ‘speaks’ those words: the hero of the novel, or Balzac […]
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