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The poem ‘Flute Music’ unveils the life of a bachelor clerk who is constantly at war with his poverty. The article attempts to provide a Flute Music: Summary by Rabindranath Tagore. Flute Music: Summary The poem portrays a poor clerk named Haripada who lives in the alley of a milkman named Kinu. The room is… Continue reading Flute Music: Summary

The British colonization of America in 1600 had its effects on the English language which led to the rise of Americanism in English which had its distinct flavors both from the cultural and linguistic point of view. Several centuries have passed since the first British settlements in America and in these centuries both British and… Continue reading Americanism or the Influence of American English upon British English

This article provides a brief note about John Milton’s life- A small biography of John Milton and especially focuses on ‘His Blindness’, thereby linking to his greatest person lament (The sonnet ‘On His Blindness’). His life is a real inspiration for people of religious beliefs and for those who completely surrender to the will of… Continue reading John Milton’s Biography And a Note on His Blindness

Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the foremost literary figures of the Romantic Movement of 19th century that started a new trend in English poetry. Shelley was an unrivalled lyricist and a superb craftsman who is still read and appreciated by readers worldwide. Prometheus Unbound, Queen Mab, Ode to West Wind, Ode to Skylark, Cloud,… Continue reading Summary of The Moon by P.B.Shelley

Much of Shakespeare’s comedies are festive in a quite special way that distinguishes them from the art of most of his contemporaries and successors. His comedies are celebrations of life and the mood is of holidays and festivals; making the whole experience of the plays like that of a revel.  Celebrated Shakespearean critic, C.L. Barber… Continue reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a Festive Comedy

A contrast between the reality and appearance is the essence of every irony. Given the milieu in which Jane Austen was writing, a novelist as an ironist had to be subtle enough to distinguish between the conventionally accepted aspects of social environment and what lay beneath the veneer of the milieu and this precisely was… Continue reading Irony in Pride and Prejudice

Ask any girl who has just set down the book of Pride and Prejudice what she thinks about Darcy and most of them will reply that they have been swept off their feet by this wonderful creation of Austen. He is the good-looking, wealthy and intelligent hero of the novel and one of the most… Continue reading Analysis of Darcy’s Character in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice published in 1830 had originally been titled “First Impressions”. The original title seems apt enough as the whole novel deals with the unreliability of first impressions. The new title however, focuses attention on the main theme of the novel which traces how ‘pride’ and ‘prejudice’ as two human traits guide relationships and… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Pride and Prejudice

The Comedy of Manners which had its seed sown in Ben Jonson’s A Comedy of Manners, flourished in full bloom at the hands of the Restoration dramatists. They exploited this particular genre of Comedy to study and imitate, in a vein of humor and satire, the social mannerisms, conventions, and artificiality of their particular age… Continue reading The Rivals: A Comedy of Manners Parallel

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form “what is in proportion to its merits… Continue reading The School Boy Analysis by William Blake