Introduction of the Poem: One of the greatest of Robert Frost’s patriotic poems, “The Gift Outright” is a great poem in its own right. It was read by the poet before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at William and Mary College, on 5 December 1941. The poem found its way in The Virginia Quarterly Review … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem “The Onset” was first published in the January 1921 issue of The Yale Review. It was later included in New Hampshire. The poem spells out the philosophy of life of the poet which though not as optimistic as that of Browning is sufficiently optimistic to class Robert Frost with … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem “Directive” first appeared in The Winter 1946 issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review. It was later published in Steeple Bush. The poem is about a seeker who goes to a lost farm which is situated on “this side of Panther Mountain”. In the past this farm hummed with activity … Read more
Introduction of the Story: The story entitled “Hunger” written by Nasira Sharma is not called a typical story, but it is a sort of conversation, with short questions and answers. It can be considered to an interview, though there are no lengthy answers, nor any debate on some topic. The story deals with the … Read more
Introduction of the Story: The story entitled the “Kabuliwala” has been set in the early twentieth century Kolkata. It delicately explores the bonds of friendship, affection and parting in the relationship between a middle – aged Pathan trader and a five year old Bengali girl. It is a simple tale of a father’s love for … Read more
Introduction: Matthew Arnold, an advocate of the neo – classical school, found it rather difficult to really appreciate the Romantics. He could never appreciate Shelley. But his estimate of Keats seems to be free from such prejudices. His essay on Keats is comparative, sympathetic, though it has some of characteristic of Matthew Arnold. Arnold starts … Read more
Introduction: Arnold is one of the most important critics of Wordsworth. When his essay on Wordsworth was published, it inaugurated a new phase of Wordsworth’s criticism. Arnold justly praised Wordsworth for his virtues. But he also criticised him at points. In this respect his essay on Wordsworth can very well be compared with Sir Herbert … Read more
Introduction: After reading the story of the present novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ written by Salman Rushdie we find Saleem Sinai as the chief narrator. He was born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947 at the precise moment of India’s independence. It is said about him that he was celebrated in the press and … Read more
Introduction: Today Salman Rushdie is known as a very famous modern novelist in the whole world. His present novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ and his other novels clearly show his attachment with India as well as with Pakistan. Its simple reason is that he was born in 1947 in Bombay. This is the reason that the chief … Read more
Introduction: After reading the story of the play “Hayavadana” written by Girish Karnad we find that Kapila was an important character with his simple and loving nature. He was slow of mind but strong in his body. He had animal like instincts based on Dionysian principles. Some other traits of Kapila’s character are briefly described … Read more