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Online discussion on Mario Vargas Llosa's Interview

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist was awarded the noble prize for literature in 2010. His most recent novel is “The Neighborhood”. Here I try to point out some ideas which I like the most from his interview for the worldpost by Michael Skafidas, a journalist and professor of comparative literature at City University of New York. I personally believe that  it is right to denounce abuses against woman. As we know that in our society abuses against women are increasing day by day. As mentioned below here, he gave an example of feminist attacked in Nabokov's "Lolita", it is the best novel of 20th century. But feminism now has a kind of problem. It has become very sectarian, very dogmatic, and I think you have to criticize and oppose these trends. For example, recently we have had a big debate in Spain when a group of feminists attacked Nabokov’s “Lolita,” which I think is one of the greatest 20 th  century novels. They attacked it because they c...

Thinking activity on Dryden's Essay: Of Dramatic Poesy

This post is in reference to the questions asked here: 1)  Do you find any difference between Aristotle's definition of Tragedy and Dryden's definition of play? After the Aristotle's definition of the tragedy, Dryden was the first who tried to give a well-formed definition of the play. Before clarify the difference let's see the some points which we can find in both the definition. In the definition of tragedy Aristotle talks about imitation of action. While in the definition of play Dryden talks about a just and lively image of human nature. We find something is that, they both talk about imagination but in different way. Aristotle talks about pleasure and the definition end with catharsis.In his definition the element of instruction remains missing. While Dryden in his definition by using the word delight and instruction of mankind tries to move further than Aristotle. 2) If you are supposed to give your personal predilection, ...

Thinking activity: Coleridge's Biographia Literaria

The Biographia Literaria is a critical work by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which is contained in 24 chapter.In this critical disquisition,Coleridge concerns himself not only with the practice of criticism but also with its theory.In the chapter of XIV of Biographia Literaria,Coleridge's view on nature and function of poetry is discussed in Philosophical term. The difference between prose and poem is discussed by Coleridge and the difference between poetry and poem is discussed by philosopher.                                            .    Difference between poem and prose. If we look at the difference  between the poem and prose it seems very  unclear, its a very difficult to get the clear cut idea about the dissimilarities between poem and prose.The main difference between these two is related with the object.The language of poem is someti...

Aishwaryam Youth festival 2018 Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

M aharaja Krishnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar University has celebrated the “Aishwaryam Yuva Manthan”- youth festival of three days on 26th, 27th and 28th October. The entire festival was hosted by Takshashila institute of Science and Commerce collage as “Aishwaryam Yuva Manthan”. There were many events like Skit, Mono- Acting, One act play, Rangoli, Cartooning, Poster Making, Installation, On the spot painting, Poetry Reciatation, Western group and solo song and many others events. This festival allow young people to bring out their talent in various event and competation. During those days I have attended several events like One act play, Mono acting, western and solo song competation and rangoli.So this blog is a part of task activity given by our professor Dr.Dilip Barad sir in which we have to write down on events which were attented by us and try to interpret with various literary theory. ONE ACT PLAY In one act play session I have watched one act pla...

Paradise Lost

'Paradise Lost' is an epic poem by John Milton.The poem represents the great inevitable story of the Milton's tale-Adam and Eve's disobedience and the Fall of man and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.If we look at the Biblical story of the fall of man than we see that the all stories were said form the divine perspective.God was the center of the Bible.While in the Paradise Lost divine perspective were retold from the human perspective.Milton 'justify the ways of God to men'.In fact he moves on the justify Man's ways in this world. Question 1. Write a critical note on the character of Eve. As per point of view Eve is the central character of the Book IX.  Eve was made from Adam's rib and she is a intellectual and beautiful one.But than even throughout the story we see the Eve's progression from an independent woman to a dependent woman.During the argument between Eve and Adam we find Eve's arguments are more powerful ...

Post viewing activity on Hamlet

'Hamlet' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.We have a movie screening of movie Hamlet which was adaption of Shakespeare's play Hamlet and directed by Kenneth Branagh. As a part of our post viewing activity,here I am sharing some point of views on it. How faithful is the movie to the original play?   The movie is quite faithful to the original play.But Kenneth Branagh's presented few scene which seems to be more powerful in the movie rather than in the original play. Because he wanted the viewers to find Shakespeare interesting and full of action and drama.For example we can find a little bit difference in the play scene.While in the play Hamlet was too scared to tell about the reality behind the death of his father. Whereas in the movie during the play scene Hamlet was running on the stage and pointing and shouting at Claudius.Because he wanted to people to make connection between plot of the play with the reality.This scene was very well...

Thinking activity on Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballad

The preface to the Lyrical Ballads is an easy which was written by William Wordsworth.In which he discussed about what is poet rather than who is poet? And he also discussed about poetic diction,language of poem.                             Question.1]  What is the basic difference between the poetic creed of  'Classicism' and 'Romanticism'?   Romanticism and Classicism are two ideologies.Its all about the technique of writing certain things for   example the way of write poetry or the subject which one choose.It may be something more than the school of thoughts and ideologies . - Intellect and Imagination Classicism also included Neoclassicism which was prevalent in England during the latter half of the 18th century. In which intellect was considered to be the ruling guiding principal.For example in the poem of classicist like Alexander Pope and Dryden we can fin...