English Literature

SHUAIB ASGHAR DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH GOVT. RAZVIA ISLAMIA COLLEGE HAROONABAD, PAKISTAN Comedy of Manners is a name given to witty, intellectual form of dramatic comedy that depicts and often satirizes the manners and affectations of a contemporary society. The plot of such a comedy usually concerned with an illicit love affair or similarly scandalous matter. It also consists witty dialogue and pungent commentary on human foibles. Plays of this type are typically set in the world of the upper class, and ridicule the pretensions of those who consider themselves socially superior, deflating them with satire. With witty dialogue and cleverly constructed scenarios, comedies of manners comment on the standards and mores of society and explore the relationships of the sexes. Marriage is a frequent subject. Typically, there is little depth of characterization; instead, the playwrights used stock character types�the fool, the schemer, the hypocrite, the jealous husband, the interfering old paren...

THE POETICS (335 BC) by ARISTOTLE (384 BC-322 BC) 1.     Concept Of Tragedy 2.     Ideal Tragic Hero/ Concept Of Hamartia 3.     The Plot Of A Tragedy 4.     Theory Of Imitation 5.     The Function Of Tragedy/ Its Emotional Effects/ Catharsis 6.      The Three Unities THE PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE (1765) by DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) 1.     Brief Synopsis Of The Preface To Shakespeare 2.     The Unities 3.     Didactic Approach 4.     Justification Of Tragi-Comedy 5.     Appreciation Of Shakespeare�s Merits 6.     Faults Of Shakespeare PREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLADS ( 1800 ) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770-1850) 1.     Historical Significance Of �The Preface To The Lyrical Ballads� 2.     Theory Of Poetry 3.     Theory Of Poetic Process 4.     Themes...

ESSAYS (1625) by FRANCIS BACON (1561-1626) OF TRUTH, OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE, OF GREAT PLACE, OF FRIENDSHIP, OF STUDIES, OF REVENGE, OF LOVE, OF TRAVEL, OF EMPIRE, OF RICHES, OF GARDENS, OF NOBILITY, OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN, OF DISCOURSE, OF YOUTH AND AGE, OF DEATH, OF ADVERSITY, OF ENVY, OF SUSPICION etc. 1.     Prose Style Of Bacon 2.     Bacon�s Worldly Wisdom/ Machiavellism 3.     A Reflection Of Renaissance Spirit 4.     Bacon As A Moralist 5.     Bacon As An Essayist GULLIVER�S TRAVELS (1726) by JONATHAN SWIFT (1667-1745) 1.     A Neurotic Fantasy / Swift As A Misanthropist 2.     Satire In Gulliver�s Travels 3.     A Tale Of Adventure And Wonder 4.     Character Sketch Of Lemuel Gulliver ON LIBERTY (1859) by JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873) 1.     Views On Liberty Of Thoughts And Discussion 2.     Concept Of Indi...

THE WILD DUCK by HENRIK IBSEN  1.     Theme Of Illusion And Reality 2.     Symbolism 3.     Dramatic Irony 4.     Plot And Structure 5.     An Assessment Of Ibsen As A Dramatist THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by OSCAR WILDE 1.     An Artificial Comedy / A Farcical Comedy 2.     Wit And Dialogues 3.     Plot Construction 4.     Portrayal Of Female Characters PYGMALION by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 1.     A Problem Play / Drama Of Ideas 2.     Theme 3.     Ending Of The Play 4.     Comic Elements 5.     Bernard Shaw As A Dramatist WAITING FOR GODOT by SAMUEL BECKETT   1.     A Tragic Comedy 2.     Theme Of Time And Identity 3.     As An Absurd Play 4.     Who Is Godot? 5.     Symbolism 6.   ...