In the novel “The World of Nagaraj,” there are four female characters: Sita, Charu, Saroja, and Nagaraj’s mother. Among them, Sita holds a prominent position due to her exceptional human virtues and pervasive presence throughout the story. As the wife of the protagonist, Nagaraj, she was only fourteen years old at the time of their … Read more
Introduction of Fourth Section “Death by Water”: In fourth section “Death by Water,” Eliot shows the significance of water as a means of purification and re – birth. There are two associations – one from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the other from the ancient Egyptian myth of the god of fertility. The death of Phlebas, the … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is one of the finest odes of Keats. Keats wrote it in the same circumstances in which he wrote his another great Ode to a Nightingale. A marble urn belonging to Lord Holland is the main source of this poem. The urn is still there in … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem entitled “Frost at Midnight” was written by Coleridge, to celebrate the birth of his son, Hartley, at Stowey in 1798 and it was first published with Fear in Solitude, and France: An Ode. The poem is written in a contemplative mood. The atmosphere as described in the poem, is … Read more
The poem has autobiographical interest. The poet invites his readers to have a peep into his past life. They are allowed to catch a few glimpses of his school days. This is what all great romantic poets do. They become personal and take the reader into their confidence from this poem. We learn that the … Read more
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. Nothing engraved in the pictures is subject to change. … Read more
Introduction to the Poem: The title of the third section has been borrowed from the sermon of Lord Buddha wherein he said that the world is on fire, “burning with fire of hatred, with the fire of infatuation, with birth, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation and misery, grief and despair”. All these are on … Read more
Introduction to the Poem: “A Game of Chess” is a device used by Middleton in the play entitled “Women beware Women” where this game is played to hide the seduction of a young girl by a noble man. In this section the poet indicates the failure of sex – relationship in the modern world. Sex … Read more
Introduction to the Poem: “The Burial of the Dead” is the first section of The Waste Land. Here The Dead are those who are spiritually dead. When it is observed and analysed, it is found that dead are materialists. Materialism does not accept the independent existence of the soul. So, a materialist must believe that … Read more
Introduction: “The Waste Land” is the most important and the greatest achievement of T. S. Eliot. It symbolises the modern civilization which is compared to a waste land. It was written in 1921 and published in 1922. At the time of its composition, Eliot was a philosopher poet through and through. He was also a … Read more