Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400) was an English poet, author, and diplomat, often called the “Father of English Literature.” He is best known for The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. Written in Middle English, it showcased Chaucer’s skill in character development,Continue Reading
Coleridge’s legacy endures through his poetic innovations and philosophical insights. His ability to blend supernatural elements with deep psychological and philosophical themes set him apart as one of the most original voices of English Romanticism.Continue Reading
Robert Browning (1812–1889) was a renowned English poet and playwright, best known for his mastery of dramatic monologue and his deep psychological insight. He was one of the most significant poets of the Victorian era, celebrated for his intellectual rigor, character exploration, and innovative verse forms. Browning was born inContinue Reading
Songs of Innocence & experience Two Versions of William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” Romantic Elements in William Blake with Special Reference to “The Chimney Sweeper” PoemsContinue Reading
“To India – My Native Land” – Henry Louis Vivian Derozio My country! In thy days of glory past A beauteous halo circled round thy brow and worshipped as a deity thou wast— Where is thy glory, where the reverence now? Thy eagle pinion is chained down at last, AndContinue Reading
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (18 April 1809 – 26 December 1831) was an Anglo-Indian poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata. He was a radical thinker of his time and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning and science among the young men of Bengal. HeContinue Reading
1) Who approached to Flora for a flower and why? “The Lotus” by Toru Dutt, begins with the goddess of love, approaching the flower goddess, Flora to create a flower who would undisputedly be the queenliest of all flowers. Both the lily and the rose, use their “bards of power”Continue Reading
1) What does Taru Dutt compare the Python to and why? The “beautiful last poem” in the Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt, published in 1882, five years after her death, in which the “loving and observant spirit” of this gifted Indo-Anglian poet “finds, perhaps, its highestContinue Reading
Toru Dutt’s “The Lotus” is a Petrarchan sonnet that deals with the issue of crowning a flower as the queen. When Love looks for it, the choice cannot be made easily. Poets over the years have highlighted different aspects of the rose and lily, two contenders for the high honour,Continue Reading
“Our Casuarina Tree,” a poem written in English by the Indian writer Toru Dutt, celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree as the poet/speaker remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. The fact that the tree is associated, in the speaker’sContinue Reading
