Except for a few scattered poems, most of the Old English poetic material we possess comes to us in four manuscripts. The first manuscript is called the Junius manuscript (also known as the Caedmon manuscript), which is an illustrated poetic anthology. The second manuscript is called the Exeter Book, alsoContinue Reading
Historians normally divide English literature into periods for convenience of discussion. Sometimes the numbers, dates or the names of the periods seem to vary. The following list follows the widespread practice of listing: 450-1066 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period1066-1500 Middle English Period1500-1600 The Renaissance (Early Modern) Period1558-1603 Elizabethan Age1603-1625 Jacobean Age1625-1649Continue Reading
📜 Introduction The Rape of the Lock (first published in 1712, revised in 1714) is a mock-epic poem by Alexander Pope, written in heroic couplets. It satirizes a real-life incident in which a young nobleman, Lord Petre, cut a lock of hair from the head of a young woman, ArabellaContinue Reading
Alexander Pope (1688–1744) stands as one of the most important and influential English poets of the 18th century. Best known for his satirical verse and mastery of the heroic couplet, Pope played a central role in shaping the Augustan age of English literature—a period that prized order, wit, and reason.Continue 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
