Indian English Dramatists
Rabindranath Tagore He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and was entitled as “the epitome of Indian Spiritual Heritage”. He wrote primarily in Bengali, but most of his plays…
The Puritan Age: Main Characteristics
Historical Background After the death of James I in 1625, the new monarch Charles I took religious persecution to a new level. He was asked by the Parliament to sign…
Elizabethan Poetry Characteristics
https://youtu.be/KG8MIv6i7e4 Introduction The first great age of the English language was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) in England. Named after the monarch, the Elizabethan age, produced some of the…
5 Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama
https://youtu.be/OMf23vicrQ0 Introduction The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) ushered in an era of well being, new discoveries and artistic pursuits in England. The theatre (as Elizabethan Drama) as entertainment…
Age of Chaucer: Historical Background & Characteristics in Literature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68NUGTGw8XU Historical Background The period between 1343 and 1450 is known as the Age of Chaucer. It marked the first significant literary age in English literature. It heralded a new…
The Caroline Age Characteristics
https://youtu.be/DiMDAa-UWB8 Introduction The Caroline Age has its time span of Charles First during 1625-1649 and the name Charles derived from Latin word ‘Carolus’ which means Charles. After the demise of…
Victorian Poetry Characteristics
Introduction Victorian poetry refers to the verses composed during the reign of Queen Victoria in English (1837-1901). This period was marked by tremendous cultural upheaval. There were a drastic change…
Old English Literature; Anglo Saxon Period Characteristics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD8hr2SVmWI Introduction Anglo-Saxons came from three powerful nations of Germans (Saxones, Angli and Iutae) to England in 600 A.D. Heroic poetry of surviving Anglo-Saxon literature tells about the Germanic origins…
Notes on Victorian Prose Writers
Early Victorian Prose Writers Conservative by temperament and religious by inheritance, most of the first generation Victorians were against the new forces of industry, utilitarian ethics and political democracy. They…
5 Famous Poets of Victorian Age
https://youtu.be/HXSyyEgu2P8 Early Victorian Poets The Early Victorian Poetry or the High School Poetry does not have the topic “The Love and Worship of Nature” as the Romantics had in their…