Elucidate Coleridge’s theory of poetry.
Introduction: Coleridge’s Poetic theory is not in compact and cogent form anywhere in “Biographia Literaria”. His theory is based on three “P” which mean poem,…
Category Criticism
Criticism doesn’t mean to find out the faults of something. Rather defining the merits and demerits of the meritorious work is criticism. The person who judge the work is called critic.
Read MoreElucidate Coleridge’s theory of poetry.
What are the major objections of Coleridge to Wordsworth’s poetry?
Introduction: “Biographia Literaria” by S. T. Coleridge (1772-1834) is a book of “biographical sketches of his literary life and opinions”. This is a very tough…
Discuss in detail about Wordsworth’s views on the choice of the language and the subject of poetry.
Introduction: William Wordsworth, pioneer of the Romantic Movement, exposes his own doctrine about the language and subject matter of poetry in the Preface to Lyrical…
why is “Prefece to Lyrical Ballads” considered as the manifesto to the Romantic Movement?
Introduction: William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) is regarded as a poet of common man. He has written a famous author which is name Lyrical Ballads (1798).…
How does Wordsworth appear as a poet of common man in his “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”?
Introduction: William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) is regarded as a poet of the common man. He has written a famous author which is name Lyrical Ballads…
Give your comment on Johnson as a critic of Shakespeare?
Introduction: Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), a spokesman of the classical school, eminently represents the persistence of classical dogma. He is a pioneer in the field…
How does Johnson defend Shakespeare’s mixing of comic and tragic elements?
Introduction: Violation of rules for composing literary works is harshly censurable or blamable. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) did it in all his dramas by ‘mixing comic…
What are the merits of Shakespeare for which Johnson admires him so much?
Introduction: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the most brilliant, gorgeous, astonishingly handsome and ambidextrous figure in the realm of English drama is second to none in versatility…
What charges are brought against poetry and how does Sydney defend those?
Introduction: Vindication in favor of poetry is the prime segment of the first practical literary criticism of English literature “An Apology for Poetry” by Elizabethan…
Give your comment on Sydney’s view on the functions of poetry.
Introduction: Every branch of knowledge has the function to be done for the betterment of human beings. As the earliest branch of knowledge, poetry has…