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Research paper thumbnail of The History, Nature, and Functions of Literary Criticism -A Brief Survey

Literary Herald, 2023

This study purports to enquire into the history, nature, and function of literary criticism. The ... more This study purports to enquire into the history, nature, and function of literary criticism. The function of criticism and the role of the critics change from time to time. This study also explores Aristotle"s conception of tragedy as the perfect form of art. Aristotle"s Poetics (1961) offers an account of what he calls poetry, which is a synthesis of a poet, author, comedy, tragedy, lyric poetry, epic poetry and that they are all imitations but in different ways. It is through imitation that man acquires knowledge, and the end of knowledge is pleasure. Aristotle"s Poetics defines poetry from the point of view of aesthetics and poetry is primarily a structure. This insistence on structure is the central point of Aristotle"s Poetics. Plato, who was endowed with literary gifts, looked at all the problems with a lofty mind. He believed that all earthly things are mere copies of the ideal which exists only in heaven.

Research paper thumbnail of Speech and Silence Boon or Curse A bird’s eye view on the early novels of Kamala Markandaya and Anita Desai

Literary Herald, 0

This study purports to enquire into the treatment of speech and silence and how far it affects ma... more This study purports to enquire into the treatment of speech and silence and how far it affects marital bonds. Lack of communication or failure to apprehend the meanings as intended by another person also disrupts relationships. The need for speech/ silence is within us and it depends on how and where we make use of the particular aspect, which in turn results in success or failure.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Murder in the Cathedral as a Poetic Drama The History of Modern Poetic Drama

This study purports to enquire about the poetic drama from the twentieth century which describes ... more This study purports to enquire about the poetic drama from the twentieth century which describes the Murder in the Cathedral. The deteriorating naturalistic prose plays of Ibsen, Shaw and Galsworthy paved way to the rise of English poetic drama in the twentieth century. Its photographic realism failed to convey the tension and complexity of contemporary life. Stephen Phillips' Herod (1901) led to the revival of poetic drama followed by great Irish writers like Yeats, Synge and O'Casey. It also focuses on Eliot's views on poetic drama and he reiterates that the greatest drama is poetic drama and poetic excellence can compensate for dramatic defects. This study also deals with a brief historical background of the play with special mention about its theme, the role of the chorus and as a poetic drama.

Research paper thumbnail of The History, Nature, and Functions of Literary Criticism -A Brief Survey

Literary Herald, 2023

This study purports to enquire into the history, nature, and function of literary criticism. The ... more This study purports to enquire into the history, nature, and function of literary criticism. The function of criticism and the role of the critics change from time to time. This study also explores Aristotle"s conception of tragedy as the perfect form of art. Aristotle"s Poetics (1961) offers an account of what he calls poetry, which is a synthesis of a poet, author, comedy, tragedy, lyric poetry, epic poetry and that they are all imitations but in different ways. It is through imitation that man acquires knowledge, and the end of knowledge is pleasure. Aristotle"s Poetics defines poetry from the point of view of aesthetics and poetry is primarily a structure. This insistence on structure is the central point of Aristotle"s Poetics. Plato, who was endowed with literary gifts, looked at all the problems with a lofty mind. He believed that all earthly things are mere copies of the ideal which exists only in heaven.

Research paper thumbnail of Speech and Silence Boon or Curse A bird’s eye view on the early novels of Kamala Markandaya and Anita Desai

Literary Herald, 0

This study purports to enquire into the treatment of speech and silence and how far it affects ma... more This study purports to enquire into the treatment of speech and silence and how far it affects marital bonds. Lack of communication or failure to apprehend the meanings as intended by another person also disrupts relationships. The need for speech/ silence is within us and it depends on how and where we make use of the particular aspect, which in turn results in success or failure.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Murder in the Cathedral as a Poetic Drama The History of Modern Poetic Drama

This study purports to enquire about the poetic drama from the twentieth century which describes ... more This study purports to enquire about the poetic drama from the twentieth century which describes the Murder in the Cathedral. The deteriorating naturalistic prose plays of Ibsen, Shaw and Galsworthy paved way to the rise of English poetic drama in the twentieth century. Its photographic realism failed to convey the tension and complexity of contemporary life. Stephen Phillips' Herod (1901) led to the revival of poetic drama followed by great Irish writers like Yeats, Synge and O'Casey. It also focuses on Eliot's views on poetic drama and he reiterates that the greatest drama is poetic drama and poetic excellence can compensate for dramatic defects. This study also deals with a brief historical background of the play with special mention about its theme, the role of the chorus and as a poetic drama.

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