Comment on Congreve’s deft handling of his major themes of love, marriage and money
Introduction: “The Way of the World” by William Congreve focuses on sundry themes. Love, marriage and money are the prime which have been deftly handled…
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Discuss Francis Bacon as a moral and utilitarian philosopher based on your reading of his essays.
Discuss Francis Bacon as a moral and utilitarian philosopher based on your reading of his essays. Introduction: Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is the most distinctive essayist…
Absalom and Achitophel as a political allegory
Introduction: Allegory is literary device in a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political…
How does Coleridge object to Wordsworth’s practice in poetry?
What is Coleridge’s objection to Wordsworth’s selection of characters in his poems? Introduction: In chapter seventeenth of the essay “Biographia Literaria”, Coleridge(1772-1834) gives a detailed…
What is “Fancy’ and “Imagination”?
Describe Coleridge’s views on Fancy and Imagination. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), father of impressionistic criticism, defines Imagination, both primary and secondary, and distinguishes it from…
What is Wordsworth’s view on Poetic Diction?
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), pioneer of the Romantic Movement, exposes his own doctrine about the poetic diction and the language of poetry in the Preface to…
Why does Wordsworth select rustic materials for his poetry?
William Wordsworth, forerunner of the romantic poets, proclaims his own theory about the selection of rustic materials in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads, which is…
According to Wordsworth, what is the connection between good poetry and feelings?
In Preface to Lyrical Ballads, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) as a precursor of the Romantic Movement, professed a new definition of poetry, which became the first…
Write a short note on Neo-classicism.
Introduction: Neo-classicism is the name of a movement that is involved with artistic and creative movements that reflect the nature of ancient Greek and Roman…
Why is Shakespeare called “the poet of nature” by Johnson?
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the most striking and luminous star in the realm of English drama, was the master of art. Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), regarded…