What are Bacon’s arguments in favor of revenge?
Or, Is Bacon in favor of revenge as we see in his essay “Of Revenge”? Introduction: Francis Bacon’s famous essay “Of Revenge” where he focuses…
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Why do people get fascinated to tell lies?
Introduction: Francis Bacon is a famous essayist, utilitarian thinker, and practical person. He presented the instincts of man in his essay Of Truth. He presents…
Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants, but not always best subjects”. Justify.
Introduction: Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is one of the prose writers in the history of English literature. He is considered a great master of practicality. He…
Was Edmund Burke opposed to colonial rule?
Comment on his view about India as revealed in speech on East India Bill. Introduction: Edmund Burke’s (1729-1797) Speech on East India Bill concerns India…
Write a critical note on the British East India Company.
Introduction: Edmund Burke’s (1729-1797) speech on the “East India Bill” (1783) is considered the Magna Carta of Hindustan. This speech was immense and had massive…
Write on Burke’s Prose Style.
Introduction: Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797) was an Irish statesman and philosopher, historian and political writer. He served as a member of parliament between 1766…
Comment on Dr. Samuel Johnson as a critic and biographer.
Introduction: Samuel Johnson (1709 -1784) is an English writer who has made lasting contributions to English literature as a literary critic and biographer. He had…
What are the epic qualities found in Davideis?
Introduction: An epic or a heroic poem is a long narrative poem based on a serious subject matter. “The Davideis” is an unfinished epic by…
Write an essay on Addison’s prose style.
Introduction: Addison’s contribution to the development of English prose cannot be overestimated. He has perfected English prose as an instrument for the expression of social…
Depict the 18th-century social pictures portrayed in ‘Coverly Papers’.
Introduction: According to or conforming to the spirit of the Neoclassical Age, Addison wrote theoretically for moral improvement. He was a silent observer of the…