Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965), better known as T. S. Eliot, was one of the most influential poets, critics, and dramatists of the 20th century. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Eliot eventually became a British citizen in 1927, a reflection of his deep intellectual and cultural ties to England. His workContinue Reading
Literary critics and historians have tended to partition Chaucer’s literary career into three major periods: the French, the Italian and the English, of which the last is a development of the first two. French Period What is referred to as Chaucer’s French period lasted until 1372. The poems of theContinue Reading
Bravely Fought the Queen, while exposing the hypocrisy of society, dwells upon the subaltern position of women and those men who fall outside the sexual norm. ‘Family’ is the most important theatrical space in Mahesh Dattani’s plays including Bravely Fought the Queen. The dramatist depicts the battles being fought amongContinue Reading
Symbol is a powerful means of communication in literary work. Mahesh Dattani excels in art and craft of symbolic exuberances and imagery. The play Bravely Fought the Queen is moulded by craft of imagery or symbolism. The play repletes with rich symbols, imagery, rhythm, sound etc. The title itself isContinue Reading
Mahesh Dattani makes daring efforts to depict quite unconventional and radical themes in his plays. The complexities of human relationship and predicament of the modern man find due expression in his dramatic works. His dramatic techniques and stagecraft are superb. There are rapid shifts in terms of time and space.Continue Reading
The play BRAVELY FOUGHT THE QUEEN uncovers how the patriarchal system oppresses and discriminates educated women on the basis of gender. The play is the story of the sufferings of a three generation women of Trivedy family in the hands of male members of the family. Dolly and Alka areContinue Reading
Mahesh Dattani is versatile personality – a director, actor, teacher, filmmaker, playwright and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions, Dance Like a Man, Bravely Fought the Queen, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, Tara, Thirty Days in September and The Big Fat City. Born in Bangalore (1958), heContinue Reading
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) remains one of the most influential figures in world literature. As a playwright and short story writer, Chekhov revolutionized the modern short story and helped shape the future of drama with his subtle, character-driven narratives and his keen psychological insight. While Chekhov’s works are deeply rootedContinue Reading
Sir Roger de Coverley is a fictional Tory character created to serve as a farcical squire stereotype of the bygone era by the Whig authors, Addison and Steele. To some extent Sir Roger can be considered to be eccentric. In the essay “Sir Roger at Church” his eccentricity is seenContinue Reading
Sir Roger de Coverley is a fictional Tory character who was created to serve as a farcical squire stereotype of the bygone era by the Whig authors, Addison and Steele. Throughout the course of The Spectator, Sir Roger’s politics, etiquette, and country manners were often, but not always, shown toContinue Reading
