Story “Quality” by Galsworthy—Introduction, Theme and Summary
In the story “Quality”, the author depicts a far-reaching impact on the lives of traditional artisans when the Industrial Revolution that began in England in the middle of the 18th century and later on spread to the other parts of the world.
Read moreTennyson A Great Pictorial Artist
Tennyson was a great pictorial artist whose poetry is marked by an extraordinary gift for visual description. He possessed unrivalled powers of painting a scene, a landscape, or even a person with words full of clarity and vividness.
Read more“The World Is Too Much with Us,” Summary and Critical Analysis
William Wordsworth’s sonnet “The World Is Too Much with Us” was first published in 1807 and later appeared in Miscellaneous Sonnets. Inspired by his direct observation of society, the poem reflects his disillusionment with the growing materialism of the nineteenth century.
Read moreTennyson,the Most Representative Poet of the Victorian Age
Alfred Lord Tennyson stands out as the most representative poet of the Victorian Age, capturing in his works the very essence of his time.
Read more“Break, Break, Break” by Tennyson | Summary and Critical Analysis
The poem entitled Break, Break, Break is an elegy which is inspired by the death of Tennyson's dear friend, Arthur Hallam in 1833. This poem was first published in 1842, nine years after the death of Arthur Henry Hallam, Tennyson's dearest friend.
Read more“The Lake Isle of Innisfree”— Summary and Critical Analysis
The poem entitled The Lake Isle of Innisfree is remarkable for the purity of heart. It has autobiographical essence. It was published in the volume entitled The Rose. When Yeats wrote this poem, he was staying in London.
Read more“Prospice” by Robert Browning—Summary and Critical Analysis
“Prospice” is an optimistic poem of Robert Browning. It is a dramatic monologue expressing the poet's courage, hope and determination. It was composed after the death of Mrs. Browning and was first published in 1864 in Dramatic Personae.
Read more“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.
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