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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Note of Moral Earnestness in Wordsworth

No poet has succeeded in writing finer poetry on moral issues than Wordsworth. He was preoccupied with the moral effect of Nature on man. He was “well-pleased to recognize in Nature and the language of the sense” – The anchor of my purest thought, the nurse The guide, the guardian of my heart and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Inscrutable

God, the Unmoved Mover of the Universes Dispenses, what to our understanding at times Appears injustice; Let us instead understand Since He is All-Powerful, what does it matter To whom it is justice and to whom it is injustice, Power is, after all, Power If we accept God to be so, the entire focus... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Lyrical Flights of William Collins' Poetry

The English poet laureate of the mid-eighteenth century, William Collins, was regarded by Swinburne as a solitary song-bird amidst the poets of his age. But, in the opinion of H.W. Garrod, Collins is not a singer, nor is there passion in his odes. Elevation his odes have, but the wings, fire, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Name and Form

Through throes of excruciating pain have I traversed The road …. Thank God … the experience has been gain Gain, and nothing else but gain; all my grievances reversed Now, pain a dull ache, no longer potent, come hither come again Befriended, yet that animosity of the old, relationships cold Makes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 19, 2010

This is so true of so many writers here

With three powers are invested we all – Wit, Subtlety and Profundity To which we conform is for us to bare, isolate and hone; ’tis our duty A most sincere journey in discovery, says the great master Shakespeare All the rest that we are not, whatever else we are, for that we are not here The process... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 18, 2010

A Study of Characterization in Chaucer

The Host of the Tabard Inn, Harry Bailly, is one of the most lifelike characters in the Canterbury Tales. He has several features in common with another pilgrim - the Monk. Both are genial, expansive, pleasure-loving men of the world and are well-built with big bright eyes. Chaucer describes the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 17, 2010

The Ageless Beauty of Chaucer's Literary Style

Chaucer, a late medieval poet, has been rightly regarded as the "father of English poetry“. What makes him so singular is that without losing sight of the present he looked ahead towards the future. The modern “element” in Chaucer is noticed in his language, metre and his outlook on life. In respect... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Chaucer has no peer save Shakespeare

dsm_tchr brilliantly observes in my yesterday’s post. He comments: “ You seem to say with out trying too hard, that Chaucer was an experienced man, safe in his own skin, aware of the variety that lives around us, global to accept each human trait and trend, but wise enough not to be impacted. As... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A Chronicle of the Social Life of the late fourteenth Century England

Straightforward, Kabu and shobana, wanted more of the story. So here it is. The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales holds a mirror to English life of the late Middle Ages. Chaucer here sets before us a company of some thirty pilgrims drawn from the varied ranks of society. The Knight and his son the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Humor's Grace

Thomas a Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury who fought for the rights of the Church in the beginning of twelfth century and was murdered by the followers of Henry II, the then king of England. He was declared a martyr-Saint after his death in 1170, his canonization in sanctification carried out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Embarking on a journey in spiritual quest is fraught with the dangers of doubt, tension and anxiety, disbeliefs, misgivings, and a whole lot of uncertainties. Still, it is that one most integral aspect of life that humankind can rarely ignore or do without. Scientific minds are at loggerheads with what constitute religious truths; likewise, there are close-minded believers that give no credence to scientific facts. What I intend and invite you to discuss here is an intelligent amalgamation of the two seemingly diabolically opposite understandings: whether there exists an interrelationship that can help man to evolve and bloom like the perennial lily?

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