Sunday, August 30, 2009

Understanding the Canon


The concept of canon is something very crucial and significant for all of us. We read literature on the basis of canons designed by different people as we are informed about the quality and authenticity of some works while others are regarded as low in quality in terms of their inclusion in canon. This article consists of an understanding to the concept of canon.

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

An Understanding to Intrinsic and Extrinsic Approaches to Literature


Intrinsic and Extrinsic approaches to literature are employed by critics to evaluate literature according to their own understanding of the world. This article contains a description of both categories of approaches as described by Eaglestone in his book, “Doing English”.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Eaglestone’s Definition of Metaphors


Metaphors play a significant role in our lives. We use them daily in our lives. They shape our lives. No one can deny the importance of language in terms of our existence on earth and metaphors are a major part of our language. We are so habitual of making use of metaphors that we do not even ponder over their meanings. Eaglestone explains about metaphors and their meanings in detail. This article elaborates the meaning of metaphors and the related concepts.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A Message to All


To all the guys who read this…..please read fully an
d understand…………..
This is a beautiful article:
T he woman in your life...very well expressed...

Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.

Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;
Who is earning almost as much as you do;

One, who has dreams and aspirations just as
you have because she is as human as you are;

One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your
Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system
that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements

One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as
much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;

One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family ,name

One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen

One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook
food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more,
and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother,
a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as
to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you;

One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;

Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply
Because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise

One, who can be late from work once in a whilewhendeadlines, just like yours, are to be met;

One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important,
relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some
and trust her;

One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.

But not many guys understand this......

Please appreciate "HER"


I hope you will do....

Respect Her.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Music in Twelfth Night


Shakespeare incorporates music in his plays and this music has also become a reason for adding value to Shakespeare's works. The Songs and poems added in the works of Shakespeare are not only written beautifully but also they keep the power of inspiration. Shakespeare uses beautiful words and enchanting expressions in order to create the songs. He uses blank verse in his plays due to which, not only the poems in the plays but the whole plays are musical. Twelfth Night also contains music and this essay analyzes its music.

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Morality in Henry IV Part 1 and 2


Shakespeare has always considered the aspect of morality in his dramas. He has never negated the issue of morality. In Henry IV, part one and Part II, there are a number of themes including the theme of morality. Morality is the central theme of Henry IV, part I and II. This article discusses the issue of morality highlighted in the mentioned plays.

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G.B. Shaw’s Concept of Drama


George Bernard Shaw is a name in English history who has contributed to the history with his plays and other writings. Drama for Shaw was an activity that could be used as a moral agent as through his dramas, he helped people in terms of solving moral issues. Moreover, he discussed different moral problems in his plays to help the people of society to consider the issue seriously. The issues that he highlighted in his plays are marriage and equal rights for men and women, prostitution and its reasons, relationships and many other social issues. Most of his plays are instructional as they ponder over some social issue being prevalent in the society.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare


Samuel Johnson in his "Preface to Shakespeare" highlights several qualities and defects in Shakespeare's plays whether they are comedies or tragedies. Samuel Johnson's preface got enough fame due to the points that he raised in his writing. However, while highlighting the defects and qualities of Shakespeare's work, Johnson, sometimes contradicts to his own views. This essay will discuss about the strengths and weaknesses in Shakespeare's plays as indicated by Johnson. Johnson has appreciated Shakespeare to a great extent but his sorted out defects about Shakespeare are also considerable.

Monday, May 4, 2009

William Wordsworth’s Preface to the Lyrical Ballads


Wordsworth has added a treasure to poetry. In his Preface to Lyrical Ballads, he has identified his own views related to creation of poetry and poetry as a whole. Wordsworth is among the romantics who used to visualize poetry as associated to nature and romanticized the very idea of existence of a poet. For the Romantics, the poet was a seer, a creator and the one who kept the ability to deliver the message of nature to the common people. This article contains an interpretation of Wordsworth's ideas as described in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads.

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http://www.bookstove.com/Poetry/William-Wordsworths-Preface-to-the-Lyrical-Ballads.689985


Sunday, April 5, 2009

Shakespeare's Hamlet in Eliot's Words


Hamlet is an artistic failure. Shakespeare has employed the story of Thomas Kyd and has tried to impose his undefined theme on the play.

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http://www.bookstove.com/Classics/Shakespeares-Hamlet.631237

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Eliot’s Tradition and the Individual Talent


T. S. Eliot is a well known critic, poet and writer who has done a great amount of literary work. Eliot has his own views for judging and analyzing poets and poetry. In "Tradition and The Individual Talent", Eliot has given some significant ideas, which are essential to understand in order to understand Eliot's perceptions regarding poetry and poets.

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http://www.bookstove.com/Poetry/Eliotrsquos-Tradition-and-the-Individual-Talent.630085

The Metaphysical Poets by T. S. Eliot


Eliot regarded the Metaphysical poets as representatives of his idealogies concerning poetry. He had praised the metaphysical poets to a great extent. In his essay, The Metaphysical Poets, he has highlighted the appreciative features of metaphysical poets according to his own perception.

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http://www.bookstove.com/Poetry/The-Metaphysical-Poets-by-T-S-Eliot.631995

Monday, March 16, 2009

Culture and Society


Culture cannot be considered negligible. It is crucial for every person and people are different from one another on the basis of the cultures to which, they belong. Culture is a set of values and norms and can be found in form of literature, religion, architecture, music, handicraft and other aspects of a society.
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http://www.socyberty.com/Ethnicity/Culture-and-Society.596381

What I Feel About Heart


Biologically, heart is considered as a pumping organ that keeps the capacity of pumping blood. However, heart is a lot more along with being a biological organ. Heart is a house, which accommodates residents in it such as family, friends, humankind, animals, plants, nature and the whole world.
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http://www.authspot.com/Thoughts/What-I-Feel-About-Heart.596291

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Best Cat Video


This link contains a number of cats doing funny things. You will surely enjoy the performance of the cats in the following linked movie. Just check it.
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=fq55ieixwd