Life Duration: (1899-1976) Samyabadi The author of “Samyabadi Poetry” is our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Our beloved poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as the rebel poet, was born on May 24, 1899 AD (11 Jaishtha, 1306 AD). He was…
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Key information about the poet: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is an author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat diplomat etc. He has been called the father of English literature and father of English poetry. Widely…
Hamlet Brief Suggestion Q.1. What was the original title of the play Hamlet? Ans. The original title of the play, Hamlet, was The Tragical (Tragicall) Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. 0.2. Who is Claudius? Ans. Claudius is the present…
Neoclassicism is the name of a movement that is involved with artistic and creative movements that reflect the nature of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, culture, and art. To put it differently, Neoclassicism is the movement of the 18th and…
Marxist theory or Marxism evolved in the mid-19th century by sociologist and philosopher Karl Marx(1818- 1883). Friedrich Engels further promoted Karl Marx’s ideas. Originally, Marxist theory consisted of three ideologies: philosophical anthropology, a theory of history, and an economic and…
Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German theorist and historian. After scientifically examining social organization, he perceived human history to have consisted of a series of struggles between classes between the oppressed and the oppressing. More Notes: Literature and Society The…
Tradition and Individual Talent,” written by T.S. Eliot(1888-1965), is one of the most influential essays of all time. It has placed an essential concept of understanding the core meaning of Literature as a whole. A famous critic F. R Leavis…
Frank Raymond Leavis (July 14, 1895 – April 14, 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. He taught for much of his career at Downing College, Cambridge. F.R. Leavis is an excellent figure in the history…
Frank Raymond Leavis (1895-1978) was an influential British literary critic of 20th-century English Literature. T.S. Eliot influenced him to a great extent. Leavis possessed an apparent idea of literary criticism, and he was well-known for his predecessors and his contemporaries. …
Or, What are Leavis’ objections Wordsworthian theory of poetry? “Literature and Society is a thought-provoking essay by F.R. Leavis (1895- 1978), one of the influential figures in 20th-century literary criticism. The essay, originally a substance of an address given to…
Introduction: Tree Without Roots is a remarkable work by Syed Waliullah (1922-1971) in which he portrayed rural settings. His depiction of rural illiterate people, their poverty, religious superstition, male domination, and early marriage give a proper representation of traditional rural…
Introduction: Tree Without Roots is a novel by Syed Waliullah (1922-1971) whose title carries the central theme of this work. The title indicates the rootlessness and hypocrisy of the protagonist Majeed. The novelist also tries to show the rootless condition…
The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Most Important Brief Q.1. What is the masterpiece of Chaucer? Ans. The Canterbury Tales is the masterpiece of Chaucer. Q.2. What is The Canterbury Tales? Ans. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of…
Introduction: The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is, on the whole, a humorous poem. The comic elements obviously preponderate in it. But the poem is not without its serious side. In fact, the whole comedy of the poem is motivated by a…
Introduction: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is an author poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat. He has been called the father of English literature and the father of English poetry. The Nun’s Priest’s tale is a beast fable and narrative poem. Beast fable: …
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) writes about “historical sense” in “Tradition and the Individual Talent.” Eliot’s conception of tradition is complex and unusual, involving what he describes as “historical sense” which is a perception of “the past” but of its “presence”.…
Negative capability is a phrase first used by the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817 to describe the ability of the greatest writers to pursue a vision of artistic beauty, even when it leads them to intellectual confusion and…
T.S Eliot (1888-1965) expresses his anti-romantic view of the creative process in “Tradition and the Individual Talent.” He disapproves of the romantic view of poetry as a sentimental expression of subjective feelings. Accordingly, he rejects his emotive statement of Wordsworth-“emotion…