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Thinking activity: Coleridge's Biographia Literaria

After discussion in Coleridge's Biographia Literaria we had task to give our point of view or our understanding about it. Here is the link of the blog from where the task was given us: click here. Biographia Literaria by S.T.Coleridge is a great literary work.  Coleridge’s written critical work is contained in 24 chapters of Biographia Literaria (1815-17). In chapter XIV of Biographia Literaria, Coleridge has discussed his view on nature and function of poetry, and difference between poem and poetry. Difference between prose and poem also. Coleridge was to deal with ' persons and character super natural'. As we all know that Wordsworth and Coleridge are romantic poet but we find many differences between both of them. Both had different on their point of view about poetic diction. Here two questions from Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria and we should give answer about this two questions. 1) Differences between poem and poetry.  As we all know that poetry and po...

Thinking activity: Wordsworth's preface to Lyrical Balleds

The “ Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” is an essay by William Wordsworth. Lyrical Ballads is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. Title of collection recalls rustic form of art. French revolution had deep influence on Romanticist and Wordsworth. Liberty- Equality- Fraternity are three watchword of the  French revolution and inspired Wordsworth and other romantic posts. 1) What’s the basic different between the Poetic creed of ' classicism' and 'Romanticism'? Classicism and Romanticism- we can say that are two ideologies. As we all know that John Dryden, Alexander pope are classical poets, while William Wordsworth ,Keats, Coleridge, Shelly as we know the Romantic poets. Intellect is guiding source in classicism while In  Romanticism imagination is main source. Romantic poets believer of imagination. Classicist were restrained . They should be restrained while, romantics are different than classicist. Romantic poet believe that without ...

Thinking Activity : Dryden's Dramatic poesie

Dryden's Essay:of Dramatic poesy: short vedio review. On 19th September, we had flip learning lecture on “Dryden's essay of Dramatic poesy”. After watching short videos on Dryden’s essay it was compulsory for sem-1 students to give our responses about the questions asked in our thinking activity. Here total four question in our unit task that after watching videos to give answers of questions about our understanding from vedios.so, here is my answer about my understanding from vedios. 1) Do you any difference between Aristotle's definition of Tragedy and Dryden’s definition of play? Aristotle has given definition of Tragedy while Dryden has given definition of play. Samuel Coleridge called Dryden father of English criticism. As Dr. Mukherjee says in video that we can break definition of Tragedy given by Aristotle in three parts. First is lovely image of human nature, second is it represents passions and humour and changes of future, and third is its purpose ...

Review: Robinson Crusoe

22/ September/2018. On 22 September, we have watched the film of Robinson Crusoe which was directed by Luis Bunuel. Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe. The story has been based on the life of Alexander Selkirk. Who lived for four years on a pacific island, which was renamed ' Robinson crusoe'. If we talk about differences between film and original Novel, we can find that there is no larger difference between movie and Novel but , we can find that film was no so longer so that many scenes were not covered by film director in film of Robinson Crusoe. In novel we find I think 2-3 sea voyages , while in film we can see only last voyage through that Robinson Crusoe reaches at the Island. In novel there is description about Robinson's father’s wish that he develop his career in law and his parents don’t want that he go for voyage. But in movie we can’t find any information about his family. So we can say that this version of film is not much appropriate to origin...

Thinking activity on Paradise lost by John Milton

Paradise lost is an epic poem in blank verse by John Milton. This poem based on the biblical story of the fall of man. In paradise lost we find something different than Biblical story. Milton’s purpose stated in book I is : “ to tell about the fall of man and justify God’s ways to man”. Here in this blog answer of some questions. Our point of view regarding paradise lost's character. 1) Write a critique on the character of Eve. Eve is the first woman created by God.  Milton has presented character of Eve in a some different way than Bible. Eve is physically more attractive than Adam. Hence, satan overcome by her beauty but she is not as strong physically or intellectually as Adam and she seduced by satan and eats the fruit of the tree of knowledge.  First she made some argue with satan: “ But if this tree we may not taste nor touch, God so commanded, and left that command sole daughter of his voice: the rest, we live law to ourselves; our reason is our l...