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
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
There is no individual writer who has wielded greater influence than Shakespeare over the English language. Understanding Shakespeare’s language may be difficult at times. He constantly satirized linguistic and stylistic fashions among his contemporaries and experimented with all kinds of innovations, dialectical adaptations and archaisms which enriched the English language. Understanding Shakespeare’s Language- Characteristics One… Continue reading Understanding Shakespeare’s Language
This article provides She walks in beauty analysis by Lord Byron. Byron has been one of those poets who have left an everlasting mark in the history of English literature poetry. She walks in beauty by Lord Byron is an ode to a lady which the poet saw at an evening party and was mesmerized by her startling… Continue reading She Walks in Beauty Analysis by Lord Byron- Summary
Ode to the west wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley is the poet’s appeal to this strong element of nature to make the poet as swift, powerful and free as itself. In this ode he has manifested the power of the West Wind through a series of bold imageries and metaphors which makes it one of the most creative… Continue reading Ode to The West Wind Analysis by Percy Bysshe Shelley
