Rashedul Islam

Rashedul Islam

Hi, This is Rashedul. Researcher and lecturer of English literature and Linguistics.

 Thoreau as an Emersonian non-conformist

A nonconformist is someone who does not act or walk in alignment with the generally accepted beliefs of mainstream society. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is a non-conformist essayist, as his writings say so.  More Notes: Civil Disobedience In “Civil Disobedience,”…

Doctor Faustus Summary

Key Information Writer: Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Full Title of Doctor Faustus: “The Tragical History of Life and Death of Doctor Faustus” First Performed: 1592 Published: 1604 Genre: Tragedy, Morality Play Time Setting: 16th Century Place Setting:  Acts: 5 Themes Themes…

Emerson about creative reading

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), one of the greatest essayists, has given shape to the readers in his famous speech ‘The American Scholar.’ For Emerson, reading is not an end in itself.  Collecting information for its own sake is not the…

The chief characteristics of the scholar

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) is one of the most influential essayists and transcendentalists of the 19th century. In his speech ‘The American Scholar, ‘ Emerson ornamented the American scholars with some excellent characteristics.  According to Emerson, the scholar must be…

Style of the essay The American Scholar

In his speech entitled “The American Scholar,” Emerson (1803-1882) urged the young country to develop a national intellectual life separate from long lasted colonial influences. He also criticizes his audience, condemning academic scholarship for its reliance on historical and institutional…

Bad faith in Nausea

Introduction: Fear and anguish in the face of an immeasurable existential burden lead individuals to seek an escape from the responsibility that comes with human freedom. In Sartre‘s (1905-1980) philosophy, the tendency to present oneself as indifferent to one’s free…

The theme of isolation in Nausea

Antoine Roquentin is the protagonist of the psychological novel Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). In this novel, he represents the most striking theme of isolation through the character of Roquentin.     Roquentin lived in a rented house.  He is doing historical…