Heart and Mind – Dame Edith Sitwell Background Dame Edith Sitwell and her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell well known for their eccentricities were great attractions in Victorian society. Edith Sitwell wrote poetry in a dramatic mock nursery rhyme style. She is famous for war poetry that mourns the death of
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Analysis of ‘Palace Of The End’, by Judith ThompsonAnalysis of ‘Palace Of The End’, by Judith Thompson
The title of the docudrama “Palace of the End” is the name of Saddam Hussein’s palace which housed torture chambers. The title clearly indicates the gruesome outcomes described in the play. The play is a monologue of three people positioned at different places on the stage. What they have to
Analysis of The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkAnalysis of The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Reader – Bernard Schlink Background Analysis of ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink – ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink was a novel published in Germany in 1995. The English version was released in the US in 1997. The story which has many autobiographical elements deals with the problems the second
Summer Farm – Norman McCaigSummer Farm – Norman McCaig
Summary Summer farm by Norman McCaig is an intensely metaphysical poem. Many of the description are not meant to be taken literally but there are hidden meanings and significance to them. Much of what is in the poem is about himself and his position in the universe. The poet is
R.C. MajumdarR.C. Majumdar
Author: R.C. Majumdar Profile: Ramesh Chandra Majumdar popularly known as R.C. Majumdar was a professor of Indian history. Born in Bangladesh in a Vaidya family he went on later to become the former Sheriff of Kolkata. He completed his education at Presidency University, Surendranath College and University of Calcutta with
Swati KaushalSwati Kaushal
Author: Swati Kaushal Profile: Swati Kaushal is an Indian author and novelist, born and brought up in New Delhi. The stories she writes are based on her personal experiences. She is the author of five best-selling novels. She completed her education at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Indian and
Analysis of Animal Dreams by Barbara KingsolverAnalysis of Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Animal dreams – Barbara Kingsolver Author Background Barbara Kingsolver was born in Maryland but spent her early childhood in Kentucky where her father was a doctor ministering to the rural poor. Later they moved to Africa for a while where too her father worked among Africans who lived in deprived
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
Walt Whitman, also called ‘Bard of Democracy’ born in West Hills, New York, United States on May 31, 1819 was one of the most influential and published American writer and groundbreaking poet of the world. He was also a humanist, journalist and essayist. Whitman had great love for his country
Analysis of ‘Tartuffe’, by MolièreAnalysis of ‘Tartuffe’, by Molière
Jean –Baptiste Poquelin popularly known as Moliere was a famous comic playwright in France during the seventeenth century. Jean’s father was a court upholster so he had the best education and was even offered his father’s job. But he refused it and started writing plays. Very early in life he
Analysis of Clover by Dori SandersAnalysis of Clover by Dori Sanders
Author Background Dori Sanders was born in 1936 in the peach farm that her school teacher father bought in 1915. He began cultivating peaches on it in 1920, a tradition Dori Sanders follows to this day though she is a bestselling novelist who has won many awards. The heroine of