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Walter Scott is my favorite Romantic. Especially because I love Historical fiction and when you talk about this genre you can't miss out its pioneer. Whether it is the Heart of Midloathian or The Bride of Lammermoor, Scott always has a fascinating story to tell; providing a new perspective towards the historical event he deals with. The blend of reality, or more specifically, history and fiction which he presents in his works has always attracted me. Though I haven't traditionally studied any of his works, I've read them for my personal liking. And which is why, I'm introducing, what is popularly known as his masterpiece; Waverly. Here's a quick overview of what the novel is about: The protagonist is a young Englishman, Edward Waverly. Neglected by his pro-Hanoverian father he is raised by his elderly uncle, the Jacobite leaning Sir Everard Waverly (yes! they have similar sounding names!). Having obtained a commission in the army he is sent to Scotland in 1745....

                                                    You would have already got an idea of what I'm going to talk about by these pictures. Yes, the two Indian epics. My discussion would be on what are the genres of Virkavya and Vikaasshil Mahakavya; and how Ramayana and Mahabharata are an example of those genres. Virkavya: There are specific factors responsible for the rise of this type of poem. In the early stages of the cultural history of a race, poetry revolves around divinities and their personifications. Therefore they are looked upon as heroes or warriors. The same is applied to heroic warriors of that race. Their deeds of valour are sung and handed down from generation to generation as poetic narratives. However, for the creation of a Mahakavya or epic, these small narratives often seem to combine; just as small streams evolv...

To read the original poem click here Romantic Literature attracts you a lot during the early years of your encounter with the field of study. Similar kind of a thing happened with me. I was fascinated by the elements of simplicity and beauty of language which romanticism idealized for literary expression. So much profound is the effect of romanticism on my mind, that my early steps in creative writing reflected its characteristics. In fact, it is common for a beginner in creative writing to write poems or stories on time of the day, natural phenomena and natural cycles, with a wide range of ethos and pathos. Keeping this in my mind, here's my impression on the poem of William Collins' Ode To Evening. Collins' can't be considered a 'pure' Romantic, if I can put it that way. He wrote during the transition period from Neo-Classical to Romantic in literary history. Thus, his work reflects Classical allusions and references on one side and complex imagery as wel...

This post is a response to the views shared here What I really liked out of the three Ted Talks by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was her talk on the dangers of a single story. She explains how a single story about someone can soon become a generalization and can cloud our understanding regarding a person or place. Her ideas reminded me of the Foucoultian idea of power and knowledge. Our understanding of the 'Other' is constructed by the generalizations we have made regarding that place or person. Here's how, according to Adichie, we create a single story: "Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again." What happens as a consequence of this is what we call a generalization of an identity. This happens not just in terms of demographic parameter but also in terms of gender, race, and other markers of identity. I would like to share a personal experience here. So, before I was even introduced to the texts of African Literature, I sensed th...

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