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Books, Reading and Literary Reflections
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What are some important examples of animal imagery in literature?
Read more →: What are some important examples of animal imagery in literature?The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one example of stark animal imagery. A group of British boys stranded on an island start showing a tendency of extremely feral behavior in their struggle for survival, and revert to the primitive state of human kind when life was lawless and only might was…
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What is the most mysterious book?
Read more →: What is the most mysterious book?If you have not read it, please read Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose: the explosive mystery staggered in a metaphysical plot which is again an esoteric mix of history, philosophy, theology, religion and all that belongs to the medieval and unknown is gasping and breathtaking. The detection unleashed by the inquisitor William is…
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What insight did you gain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Read more →: What insight did you gain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an entrancing novel. It is about the virtuosity and genuineness of Mark Twain’s experience of the Mississippi, the richness of the language, the honesty of the characters and the expansiveness of the novel itself. Huck Finn’s rejection of civilization, his yearning for paternal love, the kindness of Ole Jim…
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Which book is best for reading world literature?
Read more →: Which book is best for reading world literature?There cannot be a best book because every book offers a different perspective on reading and understanding Literature. For a beginner An introduction to the study of Literature by William H Hudson is very useful. The book offers a precise introduction to the various forms of Literature, storytelling, genres, forms of expression, movements, technique, art…
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Does literature have a social obligation or personal expression?
Read more →: Does literature have a social obligation or personal expression?The pen is mightier than the sword. When society becomes so callous as to forget the collective well being of humanity and tyranny reigns, inflicting violence; physical, emotional and intellectual, can personal expression survive? Personal expression has to address the pressing problems of the day and Literature with social obligation will emerge. A writer cannot…
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What can be good topics for a dissertation in English literature?
Read more →: What can be good topics for a dissertation in English literature?A dissertation in English Literature is no easy matter as it involves a dedicated study of at least 2 to 3 years. The theory part, the collection of material, the discussion with your guide and your writing skills will decide the quality and coherence of the dissertation. The first thing is to select a topic…
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Imagination”?
Read more →: Imagination”?A feeling of mystery, excitement and remoteness away from everyday life is one of the descriptions for the word Romantic. The Romantic imagination is the vision of the poet to see the world from an entirely different perspective: The faculty which has been blunted by the coldness of reason is sought to be recaptured by…
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What are the top 10 novels around the world?
Read more →: What are the top 10 novels around the world?Ranking works of art is always a difficult task and novels is not exempted since everyone has his or her favorites. My list will be Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, I Claudius by Robert Graves, To Kill a…
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What are the major themes in the novel Mansfield Park?
Read more →: What are the major themes in the novel Mansfield Park?Though not unputdownable, Mansfield Park has the stamp and class of Jane Austen. Like all other Austen novels, the principal events concern the fortunes of a family;Mr Bertrand’s four children and his niece Fanny Price. Fanny Price stands out from all the other characters. She is sensible and intelligent,compassionate and caring. She is pretty,though in…
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What is the inner core of ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ by Hardy?
Read more →: What is the inner core of ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ by Hardy?The President of the Immortals has finally ended his game with Tess: Where could one find such poignant lines if not in Hardy. It is not hard to see that Hardy’s heart goes all out to his protagonist heroine. But what is the inner core? What is it that Hardy has so beautifully and historically(In…
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What is a best novel?
Read more →: What is a best novel?Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. For the sheer fun of reading,great narrative, gripping story line, vivid characterization, enthralling twists in the plot and in the end the feeling of peace and tranquility that reigns in the heart about what life really is all about, about what riches and wealth cannot give, this novel has to…
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చివరకు మిగిలేది
Read more →: చివరకు మిగిలేదిబుచ్చిబాబు ‘చివరకు మిగిలేది’లో దయానిధి వ్యక్తిత్వం, ప్రేమ, అన్వేషణ, వైరుధ్యం, శూన్యం మరియు సత్యాన్వేషణ గురించి నా ఆత్మీయ సాహిత్య పరిశీలన.
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నేను చదివిన పుస్తకాలు — Part 2
Read more →: నేను చదివిన పుస్తకాలు — Part 2More books, more conversations, and the many ways they stay with us.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Read more →: The Count of Monte CristoAfter finally reading the unabridged novel, I reflect on Dumas’s immense canvas of adventure, suffering, revenge and the sheer exhilaration of storytelling.
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మనసు లోని మాట
Read more →: మనసు లోని మాటదూరం, ఊరు, బాల్యం, స్నేహం, ఇంటి జ్ఞాపకాలు — మనసులో మిగిలే తియ్యని బాధను పలికించే జ్ఞాపకాల కవిత.
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Revisiting
Read more →: RevisitingA look back, not to return, but to understand — and to move forward more gently.