Victorian writers were focusing on the dialogue and immediate action was witnessed by Wuthering Heights because it was tagged as a ‘rude’ and ‘coarse‘ piece of writing. Later commentators like C.P. Sanger in his famous essay, The Structure of Wuthering Heights, published in 1926, demonstrated in detail the accuracy of novel’s time scheme, topography, legal processes, and the strange symmetry of the family tree.Wuthering Heights As A ClassicWuthering Heights is not only a classic novel but also a pioneering text of the Gothic genre. It feels chaotic human emotions, with realness mixed with themes of death and supernatural events. Even ... Read More

Sanskrit is the Holy and Divine language of India, written in Devanagari script which is also known for its clarity and beauty. Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-European languages family. The meaning of the word "Sanskrit" is refined, decorated and produced in perfect form. This is the oldest language ever attested on Earth.Covers A Larger PrecinctThough not for all the languages, Sanskrit is surely the mother of many languages, especially languages spoken in Northern India. Even many words from Dravidian languages are derived from Sanskrit. Almost all of the ancient kinds of literature such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Epics, Shastras, Puranas ... Read More

Alexandre Dumas was the French author who wrote “The Three Musketeers” historical novel in 1844. This novel got popular because of the adventures, plot and the then political scenario consisting of the issues between Monarchists and Republicans that were discussed. The war between France and England during the time of King Louis XIV was also mentioned in this novel.The Three MusketeersThe three musketeers are actually four, with the protagonist who is the young man named d’Artagnan. He befriends three musketeers named Athos, Porthos and Aramis before joining the elite corps in Paris. This is a well-written novel involving loyalty, betrayal, ... Read More

“The Road not taken” is a popular poem written by the American poet, Robert Frost. He was the Poet Laureate of United States. The Road Not Taken is the first poem from a collection of poems called Mountain Interval written by Robert Frost in 1916. This poem indicates the choice made by the poet to follow a certain path.Structure of the PoemIt has Four stanzas of Five lines eachEach Line has eight to ten syllablesIt has an iambic tetrameterIt has ABAAB rhyme patternWhat does it say?The poem indicates the choice of having two roads and describes them. He chooses one ... Read More

The popularly known Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright whose full name was Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. His parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals and Wilde has eventually proved himself as an outstanding classicist. Wilde wrote nine plays, all in between 1879 and 1894. Of all his plays, “The importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People” is a symbol of the height of his fame and success, which people still like to watch.The famous comedy plays written by Oscar Wilde which got a huge fan base areThe importance of Being EarnestLady Windermere’s FanA Woman of No ... Read More

Walter Pater or Walter Horatio Pater was born August 4, 1839, in Shadwell, London and he died on July 30, 1894, at Oxford in Oxfordshire. He was a famous English critic, journalist, writer of fiction, university teacher, and an essayist.Writing Style of Walter PaterAestheticism: Walter Pater is the man behind ‘Art for Art’s sake’, which even Oscar Wilde advocated of, the glimpse of which can be found in their writings. He evaluates art and his writing is thus related to art on the basis of their moral and educational value.Versatile Writer: He exhibited in his work breadth of talents and ... Read More

Referring to Carlyle, Hugh Walker observed, “ Carlyle’ histories are, like his other works, intensely personal and also intensely practical.”In The Hero as Divinity, he picturizes beautifully Igdrasil, the Ash tree of existence, and with a sigh contrasts with it the machine theory of the universe.Carlyle’s Political PhilosophyCarlyle was the greatest critic of political ideas prevailing in his own day. His political ideas changed in the course of time. During his young age, he was radical and believer in Democracy, but as he grew older, he became more conservative.Carlyle’s ReligionHe was a deeply religious man with implicit faith in God. ... Read More

The Jaipur Literature Festival is a literary festival which takes place in Jaipur each year in the third week of January. Started in 2006, the world's largest free literature festival known as JLF, takes place in Hotel Diggy Palace every year. When The festival was initiated in the year 2006, only 18 writers including Namita Gokhale, Shobhaa De, and Hari Kunzru and 14 other authors were a part of it. There were a small number of 100 folks who attended the event.Permanent AssociationsIt has been sponsored by Sonjoy Roy of teamwork arts while Surina Narula is the Founder Sponsor and ... Read More

Poems are different and similar in the manner and matter they possess. The manner in which a poet expresses his ideas deal with literary devices such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, contrast, repetition, imagery etc. Both simile and metaphor are used as comparative literary devices.Comparison Between Simile and MetaphorSimile - Similes are used to compare attributes of two objects or persons using words like or as. It must be noted that use of like or as always does not imply the presence of a simile. What is important is a direct comparison taking place.For Example,  Her cheeks are red as a rose.In ... Read More

Romanticism and poetry on romance is the movement that got intensified towards the end of the 18th century throughout Europe. It technically starts in the year when Lyrical Ballads, a famous work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, was published.Romantic Poetry FeaturesTreatment of the supernatural − The poets treat the supernatural in such a manner that it becomes convincing and introduces some sort of Gothic element into the writing.Suspension of Disbelief − This phrase describes how in the poetry of Romantic writers we are forced to believe, even what is irrational.Realism − The poets of Romantic Age exercise an ... Read More