By: Ramlal Agarwal The recognition and discussion of Indo-English novels starts with Raja Rao (1908–2006), Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004), and R.K. Narayan (1906–2000). William Walsh, the famous English critic, called them the Big Three of Indo-English literature. They burst onto…
By: James Aitchison “The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” And she was not exaggerating. Dorothy Parker (1893 — 1967) was famed as an American poet, writer, critic, and screenwriter. Most…
By: Jodi Nathanson I am a High School English teacher who has been teaching grade 9 English for more than 20 years. One of my favourite parts of the job is teaching the Shakespeare unit to young students, many of…
By: Mariam Shengelia It has been nearly nine months since the fetus has been indulging in its carefree life in its mother’s womb. Being in a symbiotic relationship with its mother, it feels as if it is in paradise. just…
By: Jodi Nathanson I have read and re-read The Great Gatsby so many times that I can recite its lyrical and descriptive passages from memory. My first encounter with this classic of the Jazz Age was in high school in…
By: James Aitchison One of literature’s great mysteries concerns Miss Havisham in Great Expectations. Did the real Miss Havisham live in Sydney, Australia? And if so, how the dickens did Charles Dickens hear about her? Well, the first myth we…
Ecocriticism is a relatively new field of literary criticism that has left a lasting impact – not only in poetry circles but in environmental and sustainability circles. Ecocriticism claims to examine the relationship between literature and the environment. It emerged…
As the world is evolving, the way we look at women in literature is also changing. Women are now not just restricted to the roles of being a damsel in distress or a supporting character, but they are now redefining…
By: Daniel Troy King Lear by William Shakespeare is a classic that dramatizes the ascent and descent of power in many characters. In doing so, Shakespeare explores power and what it means. How does power work? Can a person at…
By: Smrithi Senthilnathan Here are my opinions on this. I’m not saying a complete ‘yes’ or ‘no’, because there are arguments in favor and against both sides so I hope you read this and then let me know what you…