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Theatre of Absurd
The term “Absurd” in its modern sense was first used by Esslin and since then it was attached to a certain outlook on life and viewpoint in literature. Absurd drama has deep roots; it can…
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Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition
An Annotated Edition by Jane Austen. Buy HERE. Along with the plays of William Shakespeare and the works of…
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Milton’s Treatment of Woman in “Paradise Lost”
Adam and Eve are the very first human couple and the parents of the whole human race and the masterpiece…
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The Wild Duck: Quotations
Werle: Some people in this world only need to get a couple of slugs in them and they go plunging…
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Juno and the Paycock: Quotes
I ofen looked up at the sky an’ assed meself the question – what is the moon, what is the…
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Francis Bacon – A Moralist
Bacon is not a true moralist. His morality is a saleable morality. He is a…
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Wordsworth’s Views on Imagination and Fancy
In order to understand Wordsworth’s view on imagination, we have to go to his poems, and to his letter. In…
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S. T. Coleridge: Function of Poetry
Coleridge poses numerous questions regarding the nature and function of poetry and then answers them. He also examines the ways…
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S. T. Coleridge: Criticism on Wordsworth’s Theory of Poetic Diction
Wordsworth and Coleridge came together early in life and mutually arose various theories which Wordsworth embodied in his “Preface to…
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William Wordsworth As a Critic
Wordsworth was primarily a poet and not a critic. He has left behind him no comprehensive treatise on criticism. The…
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S. T. Coleridge As a Critic
Coleridge is one of the greatest of literary critics, and his greatness has been almost universally recognized. He occupies, without…