Introduction The history of English Literature refers to tracing the development of literary forms over the periods. For instance, we study how pagan poetry in the Old English period changes its theme, tone, style, etc. over the centuries. This blog post tries to encapsulate the sociopolitical history and the works of leading literary personalities of…
Summary Kamala Das’s “My Mother at Sixty-Six” is a single-sentence poem. The poet recalls her last meeting with her mother on the previous Friday. The poet visits her parent’s home. Having stayed for some days, she returns. Her mother accompanies her to the airport. While she is with her mother in the car, she looks…
The Temptation of Karna Summary The Temptation of Karna is from the Volume 3, Book 4: The Book of Virata (Udyoga Parva) of The Mahabharata. Dhritarashtra eagerly asks Sanjaya what Krishna and Karna discussed between them. Sanjaya narrates their conversation with the king. Krishna and Karna have a friendly conversation. Vasudeva reveals to Kaunteya his…
In this blog post, I will discuss the summary of The Dicing and The Sequel to the Dicing. We have extracted these two Upa Parvas (subchapters) from Volume 2, Book 2: The Book of Assembly (Sabha Parva) of The Mahabharata. The Dicing” and “The Sequel to the Dicing” set the background for the Kurukshetra war in…
This blog post offers a thorough explanation of the essay “Of Friendship” by Francis Bacon. You will find a summary, line-by-line explanation, and the main theme of the essay, all explained in simple language. Of Friendship Summary Francis Bacon’s “Of Friendship” discusses the three fruits of friendship. Bacon argues that humans inherently need companionship. Those…