“Dover Beach”— Summary and critical appreciation
"Dover Beach" is a representative poem of Arnold. It was published in 1887. This poem is a sad musing on the life of the Victorian Age marked throughout by the prominence of the spirit of inquiry and criticism, by scepticism and religious uncertainty, and by spiritual struggle and unrest.
Read more“An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”— Summary and Critical Analysis
‘An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' was published in 1751. It brought Gray into lime light and his genius was recognized. Its success was instantaneous and overwhelming. A dignified elegy in classical diction celebrating the graves of humble and unknown villagers was, in itself, such a novelty that all paid attention to it.
Read moreOde on A Grecian Urn— Keats’ Philosophy and Medievalism
In this great ode, Keats presents an ideal philosophy of beauty based on truth. The urn represents it. The urn has a Grecian shape. It attracts the poet very much. It presents two lively pictures engraved on the urn. The pictures have the blessing of eternity.
Read moreNovel Pride and Prejudice— Jane Austen’s Limited Range or World
Jane Austen's view of life is not extensive. She paints pictures of that life which she sees at close range. The secret of her power lies in the complete mastery she has, as an artist, over her material.
Read moreLove, Marriage and Woman in Tennyson’s Poetry
Tennyson is also a great love-poet, and his treatment of love is unique in many ways. He is primarily and mainly a poet of conjugal love.
Read moreStory “The Luncheon”— Comic Satire, Humour, Summary and Critical Analysis
"The Luncheon” is a comedy of character and situation. It is a comic satire on gluttony. It also presents a mild satire on youthful vanity and social hypocrisy.
Read moreBlending of Romance and Realism in The Tempest by Shakespeare
“The Tempest” is a romance. There is a blending of romance and realism in the Tempest. It is a separate category of plays.
Read moreVictorian Tendencies Reflected in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens’ novels are renowned for their strong element of social criticism, and Oliver Twist is no exception. Reflecting Victorian tendencies, Dickens avoids abstract imagination and grounds his fiction in the harsh realities of mid-nineteenth-century society.
Read moreJoseph Addison As An Essayist and Characteristics of His Essays
Joseph Addison as an essayist occupies a very important place as an essayist and social reformer. He is a great 18th century writer.
Read moreSupernatural Elements (Witches) Responsible for Macbeth’s Tragedy
Macbeth, like several of Shakespeare's plays, contains supernatural figures in the witches and ghosts it introduces. These produce an atmosphere of fate and mystery. But the tragic action of Macbeth is not influenced by their presence. That action is the outcome of passion and emotions struggling in the hearts of its characters.
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