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History of Indian Novels History of novels was endowed with the rare impetus of Indian Freedom Movement‚ flourishing under its colossal umbrella. It would perhaps be just not a mere overstatement if stated that - literature and history are very much intimately linked. Literature is known to represent history without any exaggeration or a biasness of the mind set-up. And history is no better portrayed in Indian literature than the novels that have been rendered life with much pain‚ love
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American paper 6 Design I found a dimpled spider‚ fat and white‚ On a white heal-all‚ holding up a moth Like a white piece of rigid satin cloth -- Assorted characters of death and blight Mixed ready to begin the morning right‚ Like the ingredients of a witches’ broth -- A snow-drop spider‚ a flower like a froth‚ And dead wings carried like a paper kite. What had that flower to do with being white‚ The wayside blue and innocent heal-all? What brought the kindred spider to that height
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It is not expected that a person would describe something as "fantastic" while attempting to show that they are not fond of that particular thing. The same is true in literature‚ especially in this excerpt from an untitled nineteenth century novel. Within this excerpt‚ it is clear that the narrator has negative feelings toward the characters that they are describing and‚ instead of using more positive language‚ is upfront with revealing these feelings through their own style. Style here refers
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Indian lit. in english paper The Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand Mulk Raj Anand‚ one of the most highly regarded Indian novelists writing in English‚ was born in Peshawar in 1905. He was educated at the universities of Lahore‚ London and Cambridge‚ and lived in England for many years‚ finally settling in a village in Western India after the war. His main concern has always been for "the creatures in the lower depths of Indian society who once were men and women: the rejected‚ who has no way to articulate
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No. of Printed Pages : 5 MEG-2 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH Term-End Examination June‚ 2012 MEG-2 : BRITISH DRAMA Time : 3 hours Note : Maximum Marks : 100 09931 Answer Question no. 1‚ which is compulsory and any four from the remaining questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Annotate any four of the following passages with reference to the context in not more than 150 words each : 4x5=20 (a) Let Faustus live in hell a thousand years‚ A hundred thousand and at last
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and Theses Open Dissertations and Theses 1-1-1971 The Social Criticism of Charles Dickens: A Point of View V. Christine McCarthy Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation McCarthy‚ V. Christine‚ "The Social Criticism of Charles Dickens: A Point of View" (1971). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4952. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Open
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Jemima Nicole S. Francisco 2012-22524 BSE major in English Eng 22 Prof. Mike Falgui English Literature: Romanticism and Victorian I. Themes of English Romanticism in Literature "Romanticism" is a period‚ movement‚ or style in arts starting in the late 1700s and flourishing in the early 1800s‚ a time when the modern mass culture in which we now live was first taking form: the rise of nation-states as defining social and geographic entities‚ increasing geographic and social mobility
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Indah Shintia M 18248/10 NK.1 Prose 1 Character Analysis of Short Story “Charles” by Shirley Jackson A Smart Kid‚ Laurie “Charles” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. This short story was firstly published in 1948 in Mademoiselle. Shirley created a great fiction character of Charles through Laurie which is the protagonist of this short story. This story tells about a young boy‚ Laurie who firstly started his kindergarten. His mother‚ as the narrator herself‚ tells that her son that
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THEMES IN INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH Introduction: The end of World War II led to the end of colonialism‚ which in turn saw the emergence of independent nations‚ trying to gain a foothold in the world. India was one of those nations. Before Independence‚ Indian Writing in English had no direct relation to the events which led to Independence. Hence‚ it was neglected by most critics. However‚ post-independence‚ this situation changed. The concern of the new poets became their relationship to and
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