The Tale of Genji – Book Review

The Tale of Genji Author | Murasaki ShikibuLifespan | b. c. 973 (Japan), d. c. 1014First Published | 11th centuryOriginal Language | JapaneseOriginal Title | Genji Monogatari The Tale of Genji is the earliest work of prose fiction still read for pleasure by a substantial audience today. Written at least in part by Murasaki Shikibu, … Continue reading The Tale of Genji – Book Review →

Utopia – Literary Analysis

Utopia - Meaning and Origin Utopia, meaning an imaginary ideal world, comes from the Greek words for “no place.” The term was first used by Thomas More in his satirical Utopia (1516), in which a man named Raphael Hythloday, who had sailed with Amerigo Vespucci, gives a detailed description of the island of Utopia, where … Continue reading Utopia – Literary Analysis →

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter – Book Review

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Author | AnonymousOriginal Language | JapaneseFirst Published | 10th centuryAlternate Title | The Tale of Princess KaguyaOriginal Title | Taketori Monogatari The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is referred to in The Tale of Genji as the “ancestor of all romances.” It is also the oldest surviving Japanese work … Continue reading The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter – Book Review →

The Thousand and One Nights – Book Review

The Thousand and One Nights Author | AnonymousOriginal Title | Alf laylah wa laylahOriginal Language | ArabicFirst Published | c. 850Source | from Hazar Afsanah (A Thousand Tales) The tales that make up the collection known to us as The Thousand and One Nights are some of the most powerful, resonant works of fiction in … Continue reading The Thousand and One Nights – Book Review →

Emily Bronte – Biography / Chronology / Timeline

1812 The Reverend Patrick Brontë marries Maria Branwell. 1814 Maria Brontë, their first child, born. 1815 Elizabeth Brontë born. 1816 Charlotte Brontë born. 1817 Patrick Branwell Brontë, the only son, born. 1818 Emily Jane Brontë born. 1820 Anne Brontë born. The Brontë family moves to Haworth, near Bradford, Yorkshire. 1821 Mrs. Brontë dies of cancer … Continue reading Emily Bronte – Biography / Chronology / Timeline →

T S Eliot – The Hollow Men (Poem Summary)

T. S. Eliot and his work were at the forefront of the modernist poetry movement. His lengthy poem ‘‘The Hollow Men’’ was written at the height of his career. Indeed, it was published only three years after the release of Eliot’s most famous epic poem, The Waste Land (1922). Parts of ‘‘The Hollow Men’’ were … Continue reading T S Eliot – The Hollow Men (Poem Summary) →

How many Apparitions are there in Macbeth ?

Hello Everyone !🙏 Questions usually asked related to Apparitions are: What is Apparition? In how many Shakespeare plays do we come across Apparitions? How many Apparitions are there in Macbeth? So, here I am with all the answers. Please comment if you want to add on something, or want me to answer some other questions. … Continue reading How many Apparitions are there in Macbeth ? →

Ernest Hemingway – Biography / Chronology / Timeline

1899 Born July 21 in Oak Park, Illinois, the second of six children of Clarence Edmonds Hemingway, a medical doctor, and Grace Hall Hemingway, a singer and music teacher. 1917 Graduates from Oak Park High School; rejected by U.S. Army for service in World War I because of eye injured in boxing; works as cub … Continue reading Ernest Hemingway – Biography / Chronology / Timeline →

Alexandre Dumas – The Three Musketeers (Novel Summary)

ALEXANDRE DUMAS(1802–1870) The French novelist and dramatist Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802, the son of a general in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army. Although the plots of his novels have been criticized as melodramatic and his writing style as careless, readers still enjoy the colorful characters and exciting action in his stories. Because of his tremendous … Continue reading Alexandre Dumas – The Three Musketeers (Novel Summary) →

William Shakespeare – Antony and Cleopatra (Play Summary)

Let's talk about Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra which has been seen on one hand as a romance on the transcendence over the mundane, and on the other as a lesson against neglect of duty; as an exaltation of love and as a rejection of lust. Antony has been seen as a sordid politician who … Continue reading William Shakespeare – Antony and Cleopatra (Play Summary) →