Manali Jain Research Scholar, Dept. of English, Gauhati University. Abstract Blake is a poet who is aware of the contraries manifested in life. These contraries are highlighted in his Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. It is not individually that the former relates to innocence alone and the latter to experience alone. There is…
Author: Vishwanath Bite
De-Stereotyping Hybrids/Half-Breeds: A Postcolonial Reading of In Search of April Raintree
Lahari Behera Ph.D. scholar, Dept of English Pondicherry University Kalapet Puducherry “But you’re not exactly Indians are you? What is the proper word for people like you?” one asked. “Women,” Cheryl replied instantly. “No, no, I mean nationality?” “Oh, I’m sorry. We’re Canadians.” (Culleton 1984: 91) What should be an appropriate answer to this question…
The Modal Verbs: A Speech Act of Request in the Speech of the President of the United States Barak Obama
Khalid Wahaab Jabber Misan University College of Basic Education English Department Iraq & Zhang Jinquan Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Foreign Languages English Department China, Wuhan Abstract Speech is a power in itself. The most significant thing in the speech is the message that the speaker wants to convey. When the hearer…
Women and Society in Twenty First Century Literature
K. Karthikeyan Asst. Professor Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur-621212. Exploring the role of women during the twentieth century means considering the evolution of feminism, a loaded word that implies a variety of ideas and arouses conflicting reactions. Feminism suggests a practical determination to alter unjust laws, whether about divorce, property, or voting rights. But it…
Implicit and Explicit Voice of Protest in the Poetry of A. K. Ramanujan
Dr. Kalyani Dixit Asst. Prof. in English DAVPG College Lucknow. A. K. Ramanujan is the author of fifteen books that include verse in English and Kannada, among them The Striders was a Poetry Society Recommendation, and Speaking of Shiva was nominated for a National Book Award. He was honored with the Padma Sri in 1976…
Stylistic Analysis of Leo Tolstoy’s Short Story:God Sees the Truth, but Waits
Jyoti Jayal (Research Scholar) The English and Foreign Language University Lucknow campus. Work in stylistics pertains the in-depth analysis of individual literary texts or extracts, usually in order to relate specific linguistic choices and patterns to potential meanings and effects. Such kind of work represents one of the main strengths of the stylistics tradition: for…
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew Compared with the Expectations of Elizabethan Marriage
Jessica Asay United States of America The year was 1623 and England was still enjoying a glowing Renaissance. It was during this time that the theatre flourished and playwrights, including William Shakespeare, enjoyed relative prosperity from their controversial plays, such as The Taming of the Shrew. At this play’s end, the main character, Kate, exhibits…
The Nothing that Returned
Jeffrey Williams It was to return Mightier than ever With vengeance and determination To destroy all that dares question it All that disobey its ruthless abandon I remain stubborn Intensely stubborn No fear for this mortal I stood in its path Arms stretched Eyes clinched tight Waiting for its wrath Then it came with the…
The Watching Eyes of Iris
Jason Constantine Ford Sepalli reached the gates of the ruined city of Tarisius with her baby on her back. Her boy friend Indaliron promised to leave her a written note at this location on what kind of information he gained on the inhabitability of Tarisius. The gate was open but there was no note nor…
The Unexplained Hysteria in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Dr.Itishri Sarangi Assistant Professor KIIT University Abstract Young women accuse people they dislike of being evil witches. Miller introduces the play with the witch Abigail Williams, whose witchcraft hysteria is due to her carnal lust for Proctor. Abigail’s desire to possess Proctor motivates her, driving her to drink blood and cast a spell on Elizabeth….