Why do we read, after all? What are we looking for? What do we try to find in literary works? Why do kids like stories that have moral lessons embedded? Why do elders pacify themselves with religious tales? Why do…
These are snippets from the thoughts shared by Dr Alok Mishra in an interview on literary theory and criticism. The link to the published interview will be provided at the end of this post once it is live. Meaningful…
My dear friends, I hope you are all doing well in this challenging situation. The world is facing a problem that many of us, the 21st-century rising people, must not have experienced before. However, this is not the time to…
Indian English Poetry has been through different phases and it has yet to reach a conclusive destination where a critic can mark and say, ‘Indian English Poetry is rich in content and diverse in ideas’. Fortunately, we have been diverse…
As a student of literature in the classroom, as a teacher of literature and also as a book critic, there is one common thing that I have always been doing – practising literary criticism. A student has to attempt a…
For the students of English literature, one of the most difficult tasks is understanding the literary theories accurately and without any misconceptions. Believe me, it's tough without a doubt if you don't have the right approach. However, understanding literary theories…
Reading a literary text is always useful for the people who belong to academic fields - students, teachers, professors and scholars. It gives them a clear idea of the scenario and an acute understanding of the theme. It enables them…
For the past few days (which formed many months), I have been constantly trying to write an article about Deconstruction (only within the ambit of literary theory) for many students who have requested me to do so. However, Deconstruction is…
The Notion of 'Great' and Literature What is the notion of 'great' in literature? The one that Aristotle says great? Or the one that T. S. Eliot says great? Or for some, the one that Terry Eagleton says great? As…
“The poetry of earth is never dead” Poets die; genres change or modify; writing style sees many changes over time; literary trends might change usually… however, the poetry of earth did never die; cannot die ever! This belief of John…
