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Literature of Elizabeth and Restoration Period

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  Class Assignment: What is Metaphysical Poetry ? Metaphysical poetry is a special type of poetry that became popular in the 17th century. The main poets of this group were John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan,and Richard Crashaw. The word metaphysical means “beyond the physical.” These poets were not satisfied with writing only about beauty, nature, or simple love. Instead, they wanted to explore deeper ideas such as the meaning of love, the relationship between man and God, the nature of the soul, and the mystery of death and life after death. The term metaphysical poets was first given by Samuel Johnson, who noticed that these poets used unusual comparisons and very clever arguments in their poems. Characteristics of Metaphysical Poetry: 1). Use of Conceits : A conceit is an extended and surprising comparison between two very different things.Metaphysical poets often used such images to explain their ideas. For example, in Donne’s poemA Valediction: Forbiddi...
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The Literature of Neo classical period

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  Class Assignment: Summary of the Rape of the Lock: Introduction: The poem was written by Alexander Pope in the early 18th century (first published in 1712,expanded in 1714).It was based on a real-life incident: A young lord, Lord Petre, secretly cut offa lock of hair from a young lady, Arabella Fermor, without her permission.This small act cause big quarrel between their two wealthy Catholic families in London society.Pope’s friends asked him to write something that might calm the quarrel and make the whole matter seem lessserious.So, the Pope turned this small event into a mock-epic poem.A mock-epic means it use the grand style of classical epics (like Homer’s Iliad or Virgil’s Aeneid) but applies it to a silly or small event.For example, instead of a real war, Pope describes a “battle” between ladies and gentlemen using fans and powder!Through this humorous style, Pope gently made fun of how high society placed too much importance on beauty, fashion, and gossip.In short: The po...
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Literature of the Victorian

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Class Assignment             Summary of Important of Being Earnest :          Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde[a] (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s.[3] He contributed to the Aestheticism movement of the period and is regarded by most literary commentators as the greatest playwright of the Victorian era.[4] Wilde is best remembered for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays, and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency for homosexual acts.(Click here for a detailed biography About the play: The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde,the last of his four drawing-room plays, following Lady Winde...
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Literature of the Romantic

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Class Assignment        Analysis of Pride & Prejudice :                                The plot of Pride and prejudice follow and linear chronological structure. Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist and the minor conflict revolves around her struggle to find and compatible husband despise the obstacle represent by both social conventional and her own lake of self awareness.She Encourage a number of antagonist who create obstacle between her and  happy marriage. This antagonist can be classified into two groups. The first are the characters who threaten Elizabeth future happiness by trying to pursue her to marry the wrong man . They include Mr Bennet and Mr Collins. The second group of antagonist are the character who tried to prevent Elizabeth marriage to Darcy, notable Miss Bingley and Lady Catherine de Bourgh . There are time when Elizabeth functions as her own antagonist. Her s...
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History of English Literature

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                                    Class Assignment                 Characteristics of the Age of chaucer 1. Introduction Age of chaucer is one of the most important periods in English literary history. This era was marked by significant change in society ,politics, region , and literature, and is known as a time of transition, where medieval traditions were giving way to new, modern ideas. 1.1 An Ear of Transition: The age of chaucer was a time of great change the old ways of medieval world were slowly begin replaced by modern thoughts and ideas. This was the period when John Wycliffe and his followers began challenging the church, which lead the foundation for reformation. People begin focusing more on individualism the idea that individuals and their thoughts were important. At the same time military conflicts like the hundred years wars were increas...
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