A PLAY IN ONE ACT First performed on 25 February 1904 at Molesworth Hall, Dublin, by the Irish National Theater Society with Helen Laird playing Maurya, this one-act tragedy is set in the Aran Islands, Inishmaan, and like all of Synge’s plays, it is noted for capturing the poetic dialogue of ruralContinue Reading
Preface Finally, I have decided to write. Not that it is important, may be it is sort of therapy like musterbation. Before I write the main part, I reckon it important to write some general guidelines about how to read the main body of the text. First, about the narrator.Continue Reading
Summary “The Fly” is a short modernist story that focuses on an unnamed character called the Boss, a wealthy and self-assured businessman. Six years have passed since his only son was killed in the First World War. The Boss appears to have recovered on the outside, and he likes toContinue Reading
Summary The Garden Party – Summary 1. Morning Preparations: A World of Beauty and Privilege The story opens with a vivid description of a perfect summer morning at the Sheridan family’s luxurious home. The air is fresh, the sky is clear, and the garden is bursting with flowers—an ideal dayContinue Reading
Introduction: Who Was Katherine Mansfield?Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) was one of the most influential short story writers of the modernist era. Known for her innovative narrative style, psychological depth, and vivid imagery, Mansfield transformed the landscape of English short fiction. Today, she remains a central figure in world literature, studied forContinue Reading
“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning FERRARA That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece a wonder, now; Fra Pandolf’s hands Worked busily a day, and there she stands. Will’t please you sit and look at her? I said “FraContinue Reading
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) was an American poet whose work profoundly influenced modern poetry. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Dickinson led a reclusive life, rarely venturing outside her home. Despite her seclusion, she produced nearly 1,800 poems, though only a handful were published during her lifetime—and often without her consent or underContinue Reading
“A Route of Evanescence (1489)” A Route of Evanescence fading awayWith a revolving Wheel –A Resonance of Emerald – reverberationA Rush of Cochineal –And every Blossom on the BushAdjusts its tumbled Head – the fallen flowers liven upThe mail from Tunis, probably,An easy Morning’s Ride – “A Route of Evanescence” is an important DickinsonContinue Reading
The most striking quality of Donne’s poetry is the use of metaphysical conceit which is a figure of speech in which two farfetched objects or images of very different nature are compared. It surprises its readers by its ingenious discovery and delights them by its intellectual quality. A metaphysical conceitContinue Reading
At the beginning of the 17th century the love poetry of John Donne expressed a strong and independent spirit. In his lyrics, he combined passionate emotional intensity with keen and active intelligence displayed in logical analysis and verbal wit, especially the extensive use of puns, equivocations, and the conceit or extendedContinue Reading
