Confessional poetry or “Confessionalism” is a style of poetry that emerged in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is mirrored on the poet’s own self i.e. it is deeply personal in content; and deals with transgressional subject focusing on extreme moments of individual experience, theContinue Reading
Although the twentieth-century drama is the product of the individual writer’s ideas and experience, we often find some general features in common. Firstly, there was drama of social and political criticism. Secondly, there was an experiment with the language of drama, particularly when it is used for a witty orContinue Reading
The “angry young men” were a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group’s leading members included John Osborne and Kingsley Amis. The phrase was originally coined by the Royal Court Theatre’s press officer to promote John Osborne’s 1956Continue Reading
The First World War was the first military conflict in history that evoked the widest possible spectrum of literary responses, ranging from enthusiastic patriotic affirmation to disillusionment. Broadly two phases may be distinguished. The first was one of patriotic fervour, almost of rejoicing in the opportunity of self-sacrifice in theContinue Reading
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