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Transnational Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
The collection of human communities united by a desire to work for common political destiny is termed as a nation. Ernest Renan believes that nation is a ‘spiritual principle’ which perpetually affirms a common life (19). The word nation alludes… Read More ›
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Analysis of Herman Melville’s Novels
Herman Melville’s (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) career as a novelist breaks down, somewhat too neatly, into a three-part voyage of frustration and disappointment. The first part of his career is characterized by the heady successes of Typee… Read More ›
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University of Calicut I B.A./B.Sc./B.Com English Commmon Notes Ways with Words
Ways with Words Notes in PDF Ways with Words Notes in DOC University of Calicut I B.A./B.Sc./B.Com English Commmon Ways with Words Prepared by Literariness.org
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Dalit Feminism: Issues, Factors and Concerns
Choo-o, choo-o, na chee! O je chandalini’r jhi! Noshto hobe je doi, she kotha jaano na ki? (Don’t touch her, don’t touch her, ugh! She’s the daughter of a Dalit woman! Your yogurt will get spoiled, don’t you know?) -Song… Read More ›
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Dalit Identity and Literary Criticism
The church bell rang Everyone entered in The ajan heard from mosque Everyone entered in The bell of temple rang Some entered in And some stood out.’ -Sharan Kumar Limbale, Marathi Dalit Writer.[1] The construction of the nationalist historiography of… Read More ›
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CBSE UGC NET ENGLISH JULY 2018 ANSWER KEY
Every attempt has been made to ensure the Answer Key correct. Your suggestions and complaints may be forwarded to nasrullahmambrol@gmail.com 3 Enoch Arden 4 Goethe, Wordsworth, Byron 3 Harold Pinter 2 The Common Wealth 1 Cricket 1 An Idiot 1… Read More ›
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Analysis of Zora Neale Hurston’s Novels
For much of her career, Zora Neale Hurston (1891 –1960) was dedicated to the presentation of black folk culture. She introduced readers to hoodoo, folktales, lying contests, spirituals, the blues, sermons, children’s games, riddles, playing the dozens, and, in general,… Read More ›
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Analysis of Anne Tyler’s Novels
In The Writer on Her Work, Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) discusses the importance of her having lived as a child in “an experimental Quaker community in the wilderness.” For her, this early experience of isolation and her later… Read More ›
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Analysis of Kurt Vonnegut’s Novels
In his novels, Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) coaxes the reader toward greater sympathy for humanity and deeper understanding of the human condition. His genre is satire—sometimes biting, sometimes tender, always funny. His arena is as expansive as the whole universe… Read More ›
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Analysis of Gore Vidal’s Novels
In an age and country that have little room for the traditional man of letters, Gore Vidal has established that role for himself by the force of his writing and intelligence and by his public prominence. He is a classicist… Read More ›
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Analysis of John Updike’s Novels
A writer with John Updike’s (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) versatility and range, whose fiction reveals a virtual symphonic richness and complexity, offers readers a variety of keys or themes with which to explore his work. The growing… Read More ›
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University of Calicut I Semester B.A. English Core Reading Poetry Notes
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT I SEMESTER B.A. ENGLISH CORE READING POETRY Reading Poetry PDF Reading Poetry DOC
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Analysis of Robert Penn Warren’s Novels
Often, what Robert Penn Warren (1905 – 1989) said about other writers provides an important insight into his own works. This is especially true of Warren’s perceptive essay “The Great Mirage: Conrad and Nostromo” in Selected Essays, in which he… Read More ›
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Analysis of Alice Walker’s Novels
The story of Alice Walker’s childhood scar provides the most basic metaphor of her novels: the idea that radical change is possible even under the worst conditions. Although she was never able to regain the sight in one eye, Walker’s… Read More ›
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Fatema Mernissi and Islamic Feminism
Islamic feminism has been a widely discussed phenomenon since the emergence of the term in 1990s, oftentimes subject to a heated debate. On one hand, this debate is due to the ways in which it is embedded in the wider… Read More ›
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Analysis of Vladimir Nabokov’s Novels
In 1937, Vladeslav Khodasevich, an émigré poet and champion of “V. Sirin’s” work, wrote, “Sirin [Nabokov] proves for the most part to be an artist of form, of the writer’s device, and not only in that . . . sense… Read More ›
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Analysis of Toni Morrison’s Novels
In all of her fiction, Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931- August 06, 2019) explored the conflict between society and the individual. She showed how the individual who defies social pressures can forge a self by drawing on the resources of… Read More ›
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