Describe the elements of tragedy.
In the Poetics (384-322)BC, Aristotle formulatas six formative elements for the recognition of a proper tragedy. They are plot. character, thought, diction, spectacle and song(Music).…
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What are the differences between epic and tragedy?
Introduction: Tragic drama and epic, according to Aristotle (384-322)BC, are two distinct forms of poetry. In the Poetics, Aristotle sets a comparison and contrast between…
What are Coleridge’s major objections to Wordsworth’s language of poetry?
Introduction: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), father of impressionistic criticism, has very strictly criticized some of the theories of Wordsworth’s poetic diction in the Biographia Literaria.…
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,…
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…