The School Boy By William Blake Word Meanings Nostalgia: a longing for a happier or better time in the past. The term coined by Johannes Hofer in 1688 (Homesickness) Bower: Shady place under tree (Metaphor for school) Drooping: sad, bend…
The Island Of Doctor Moreau “The Island of Doctor Moreau must be one of the most unpleasant books to read in world literature.” (Michael Fried) Comment on the degree to which Gothic texts can disturb the reader, with reference to…
INTRODUCTION In this lesson, we will read the short story, A Cup of Tea, by Mansfield, who, despite being a New Zealander, is now accepted in the domain of English writers. She found her forte in the short story which…
INTRODUCTION This lesson will introduce you to “Odour of Chrysanthemums†one of the best stories of D.H. Lawrence. Best known for his novels, Lawrence was also an accomplished poet, short story writer, essayist, critic and travel writer. The controversial themes…
The Bet By Anton Chekhov The story, “The Betâ€, is about a banker and a young lawyer who lay a bet with each other based on capital punishment and life imprisonment and whether the former is better than the latter.…
What is Short Story? INTRODUCTION Everyone loves a good story. You must have listened to your grandmother’s stories on cold wintry nights and felt happy or sad on hearing it. A story sometimes takes you to a world other than…
The Duchess of Malfia By John Webster About John Webster John Webster is mostly known for his plays The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. Writing at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth…
Christopher Marlowe: Dr. Faustus The Elizabethan Age The Elizabethan Age denotes the period of Queen Elizabethan’s reign (1558-1603). This was the period of great development in England, especially in the fields of commerce, naval power and nationalistic feelings e.g. the…
About the Poet Geoffrey Chaucer is regarded as the father of English poetry. He belongs to the late Middle English period. Born about 1343, Chaucer served as a soldier in France. He has business experience and served as Customs Controller,…
A Critical Study of ‘Hecatommithi’ by Giraldo Cinthio To fully understand and appreciate these literary works, we should perhaps try to identify their necessary genre. It is not accurate to label them as simply ‘short stories’ which are often forums…
