English Literature

Origin of English Literature

Origin of English Literature English literature begins with the history of dark ages about 8th – 14th centuries comes to the forefront with own various types including epics, ballads, hymns and so on. The first examples of English literature were written in Anglo-Saxon's language, which is the source of English speaking but should be considered… Continue reading Origin of English Literature

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Important Characters in English Literature

Important Characters in English Literature Of course, we must know almost every writer who contributed to literature or helped to shape its frame. Let’s begin to know. Geoffrey Chaucer He wrote in all types of the poetry of the Medieval Ages and used English instead of Latin and French for the first time in literature… Continue reading Important Characters in English Literature

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How to study English Literature

How to study English Literature Because of broad subjects, each student approaches to study with the prejudice in the first. Actually, the hardest thing is to begin. Because even Middle English Literature may be the reason to give up before it begins. Now we have prepared a few tips on how to study literature. Search… Continue reading How to study English Literature

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Structure in English Literature

Structure in English Literature English literature, based on many years of history, has many unique features. It has many literary products such as from novel to prose, from poem to the ballad, from hymn to elegy. Each of these has own characteristic feature, just as all of them has a different structure. Let’s look at… Continue reading Structure in English Literature

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Eras of the English Literature

To find out how many parts a literature has is the main point of beginning to study. In general division, English Literature has ten parts, Old English, Medieval English, Renaissance and Reformation, Restoration Literature, 18th century, Romantic literature, Victorian Literature, and modernism, but recent epoch postmodernism joined to the literature. Let’s give a little briefing… Continue reading Eras of the English Literature

Themes in Literature

Parody and Satire Definitions and Examples

Parody Definition A work created to mock or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humor and imitation. Parody Examples : Weird al yankovic, Scary Movie Series, Monty Python It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of… Continue reading Parody and Satire Definitions and Examples

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The Long Winter Overview and Review

In 1940,Wilder's literary agent George By,wrote Wilder to tell her that he had sat up until two o'clock in the morning reading the manuscript for'The Long Winter,' and then had trouble going to sleep for thinking of the plight of the Ingalls family and that awful winter. The book was published later in 1940 to… Continue reading The Long Winter Overview and Review

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These Happy Golden Years: Literary Overview

Laura Ingalls Wilder considered 'These Happy Golden Years' the end of her 'Little House' series. The book was published in 1943, 14 years before her death in 1957. She submitted no more manuscripts to Harper & Brothers, nor to her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who died in 1968, 25 years after "These Happy Golden Years'… Continue reading These Happy Golden Years: Literary Overview