The importance of historical sense by Eliot as a theory of poetry.
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) is one of the most remarkable poets of the Modern Age. He expresses his notion of ‘historical sense’ in his famous essay,”…
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Eliot’s impersonal theory of poetry
The theory of impersonality is given by T.S Eliot (1888-1965) in his well-known essay “Tradition and Individual Talent”(1919) . It was first published in the…
What does Thoreau mean by the statement The government is best which governs not at all
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), a great American philosopher, begins his famous prose writing ‘Civil Disobedience’ by stating a paradoxical statement saying that effective governments allow…
Webster’s opinion about slavery as described by Thoreau
Daniel Webster (1792-1852) is one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century and argued over 200 cases before the U.S. He made…
How does the author criticize the selection of a candidate for the Presidency through the Baltimore convention
Henry David Thoreau‘s (1817-1862) “Civil Disobedience‘ argues that what an individual believes to be right is more important than what is mandated by the government.…
Thoreau as an Emersonian non-conformist
A nonconformist is someone who does not act or walk in alignment with the generally accepted beliefs of mainstream society. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is…
According to Thoreau the flaw in majority rule
“Civil Disobedience” is a famous prose work by the American environmental scientist Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). In this essay, the author explains the flaw in…
Thoreau deal with the relationship between the government and the individual
In his famous essay ‘Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) has drawn the relationship between the government and the individual. In his opinion, the government…
Thoreau think conscience rather than the majority should govern the state
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is an American idealist in political thought, and his idealism is expressed in the present statement that conscience rather than majority…
Write a note on Thoreau’s prose style from Civil Disobedience.
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is a New England Transcendentalist and author of ‘Civil Disobedience.’ He is unique in his…