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Shakespeare�s Hamlet: Context

Source: https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/shakespeares-hamlet-context/ Shakespeare�s Hamlet: Context 1. Shakespeare's Theater In Shakespeare�s time, a stage wasn�t just one type of space; plays had to be versatile. The same play might be produced in an outdoor playhouse, an indoor theater, a royal palace�or, for a company on tour, the courtyard of an inn. In any of these settings, men

The Metaphysical Poets

Source: https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/the-metaphysical-poets/ What is a metaphysical poem? The term �metaphysical,� when applied to poetry, has a long and interesting history. You should know this, but the information in Helen Gardner�s Introduction to The Metaphysical Poets (Penguin)is more than adequate. Luckily, you have no time in an exam for a lengthy discussion. The examiner

The Charge of the Light Brigade

For Original, visit the link below: LINK: http://www.historyextra.com/article/bbc-history-magazine/charge-light-brigade-who-blundered-valley-death The Charge of the Light Brigade: who blundered in the Valley of Death? The Charge of the Light Brigade is one of the most notorious fiascos in British military history. But who should shoulder the blame for this suicidal assault

The Transitional Poets

Link http://neoenglishsystem.blogspot.in/2010/12/precursors-of-romantic-revival-or.html http://www.angelfire.com/nm/nighttime/poetry/transitional.html Introduction: The eighteenth century is usually known as the century of "prose and reason," the age in which neoclassicism reigned supreme and in which all romantic tendencies lay dormant, if not extinct. But that is a verdict too sweeping