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Miracle Plays and Moralities and their importance in the history of English Drama: The English Drama is Catholic in origin as it is in the Church and its liturgy that we find the stimulus which led to the rapid rise of native drama in the Middle Ages. The original purpose of Christian drama was to… Continue reading Miracle Plays and Moralities and their importance in the history of English Drama: 2022
Chaucer’s contributions and importance in English Literature: Chaucer, who is hailed as one of the greatest poets of the world, derived his stimulus and example from French and Italian poetry and enriched England with a Literature that rivals to this hour the greatest productions of human genius and has confessedly influenced the likes of Shakespeare… Continue reading Chaucer’s contributions and importance in English Literature: 2022
The English Drama is catholic in origin as it is in the Church and its liturgy that we find the stimulus which led to the rapid rise of native drama in the Middle Ages. The original purpose of Christian drama was to bring forward a sort of living picture book for those to whom the… Continue reading Growth Of English Drama from the Miracle Plays to the Interludes: 2022
The metrical romances: The metrical romances began with the 12th-century revival in Literature. The old epic themes and native forms of verse were now rejected and there was a demand for a new kind of story-poem and rhyming measures which found its expression in the metrical romances of the times which brought to the public… Continue reading Introduction to the Metrical Romances and the Revival of Alliterative Literature: 2022
The world of Old English Literature underwent a radical upheaval due to the invasion of the new French Language and culture, which was an aftermath of the Norman conquest of 1066, which set into motion a very different trend of life and literature in the island of Brittany. The influence of the Norman culture, especially… Continue reading The Influence of the Norman Conquest in English Literature: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Eve of Waterloo: Among the Romantic poets of the 19th century, certain things are to be found in common. For example, their work often contained ethereal descriptions of nature. Also, they were all more or less influenced by current events, such as the French Revolution and the wars fought by England.… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Eve of Waterloo: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Nightingale and the Glow-worm: In this poem, the poet tells us a story with a moral. However, he envisions a very noble role for the poet. He feels that the poet should be responsible for more than just teaching his readers a lesson. He should also indicate to them where that… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Nightingale and the Glow-worm: 2022
About the poet: William Cowper was born on November 26th, 1731, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. The poet’s mother died when he was six and Cowper was sent to Dr. Pittman’s boarding school, where he was routinely bullied. In 1748, he enrolled in the Middle Temple in order to pursue a law degree. In 1765, he… Continue reading Summary of The Nightingale and the Glow-worm by Cowper: 2022
Critical Analysis of Sympathy: In this poem, Charles Mackay describes one incident, and two contrasting outcomes to that incident. Through this contrast, he shows how charity can be of two types. The first type of charity consists of providing financial help to the disadvantaged. This is the kind of charitable activity that is performed by… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Sympathy: 2022
The publication details of this poem are not known. However, what we do know about it is that its form is rather innovative for its time and that its message is one for all times. This poem describes a single event and two outcomes of that very event. Therefore, it provides multiple endings to the… Continue reading Sympathy: Summary: 2022
