English Literature

Source: http://somusagar.blogspot.in/2010/03/marxist-poets-in-indian-english-poetry.html Marxist Poets in Indian English Poetry Discussions on the trends of modern and post modern bengali poetry should remind us the fact that every new experiment has its poets in earlier tradition of creativity which has been silently nourished and built up by poets of our language. The last half

SAMPLE ANSWERS - CLASSICAL POETRY QUESTION NO. 1 (a) That of hir smylyng .......... cleped Madam Eglentyne. REFERENCE (i) Poem:  The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ii) Poet:  Geoffrey Chaucer CONTEXT (i) Occurrence:  The Prioress (Lines 119-121/858) (ii) Content : It is the month of April in circa 1390. A group of twenty-nine pilgrims gathers at a tavern in Southwark called Tabard Inn. The goal of their journey is the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket in Canterbury. The narrator, Chaucer, encounters them there and becomes one of their company. The narrator seeks to describe their 'condition', 'array' and 'degree'. The Host at the Inn proposes the story-telling contest among the pilgrims. EXPLANATION       In these lines the poet has described three characteristics of the Prioress; her smile, faith and nick name . The smile of the Prioress is very simple. It is easy to understand, presenting no difficulty. Her smile also makes a pretence of shyness and modest...

Source: http://somusagar.blogspot.in/2010/03/ethics-and-aesthetics-in-nadine.html Ethics and Aesthetics in Nadine Gordimer's Fiction Nadine Gordimer seems to have reconciled the conflicting demands of ethics and aesthetics "in an age when any transcendental basis for ethics (as for aesthetics) is being denied in the name of politics", as John Coetzee has stated. Is an ethics possible

EXPLANATION WITH RTC: THE PROLOGUE BY CHAUCER Explain the following lines with reference to the context. (b) And theron heng a brooch al with grene, On which ther was first write a crowned A, And after Amor Vincit Omnia. REFERENCE (i) Poem:  The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ii) Poet:  Geoffrey Chaucer CONTEXT (i) Occurrence:  The Prioress (Lines 160-162/858) (ii) Context:   As Above EXPLANATION       In these lines the poet has portrayed the Prioress's gold brooch and its motto.  A brooch is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments by a pin or clasp, often to hold them closed. It is worn at or near the neck. The brooch, the Prioress is wearing, is dominated by the letter "A" which stands for Amor i.e. love. Some critics also assume the the brooch is in the shape of the letter "A". However, the most striking quality of the brooch is the Latin inscription on it: "Amor vincit omnia" which means "Love conquers all." This...

SAMPLE ANSWERS - POETRY Explain the following extract with reference to the context. That of hir smylyng was ful symple and coy; Hire gretteste ooth was but by Seinte Loy; And she was cleped Madame Eglentyne. That of hir smylyng .......... cleped Madam Eglentyne. REFERENCE (i) Poem:  The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ii) Poet:  Geoffrey Chaucer CONTEXT (i) Occurrence:  The Prioress (Lines 119-121/858) (ii) Content : It is the month of April in circa 1390. A group of twenty-nine pilgrims gathers at a tavern in Southwark called Tabard Inn. The goal of their journey is the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket in Canterbury. The narrator, Chaucer, encounters them there and becomes one of their company. The narrator seeks to describe their 'condition', 'array' and 'degree'. The Host at the Inn proposes the story-telling contest among the pilgrims. EXPLANATION       In these lines the poet has described three characteristics of Prioress; her smile, faith and nick na...

Link: http://somusagar.blogspot.in/2009/04/understanding-feminism-in.html Understanding Feminism in Literature Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivate Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women,

Link: http://somusagar.blogspot.in/2010/03/gullivers-travels.html Gulliver�s Travels Gulliver�s Travels recounts the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a practical-minded Englishman trained as a surgeon who takes to the seas when his business fails. In a deadpan first-person narrative that rarely shows any signs of self-reflection or deep emotional response, Gulliver narrates the adventures that