Consider William Blake As A Social Critic

William Blake was a pioneer of romantic revival in English literature who wrote lyrics and then prophetic poems. However, they were not to the taste of his time. He was the first to introduce the romantic note of mysticism in English poetry. Blake was a man from the age of transition. The French revolution had … Read more

Significance of the Aeneas – Turnus Conflict

The conflict between the Trojan hero and leader Aeneas, and the Rutulian Prince and the leader Turnus, of all Italian forces against the invaders, carries an epic conclusion. It is, therefore, very much significant in the whole scheme of the epic.  The Aeneid is not a personal epic about Aeneas, but a national epic, a … Read more

Aeneas’ Visit to the Underworld

Virgil has described Aeneas’ visit to the underworld in Book VI of The Aeneid. It has been considered the most outstanding achievement of Virgil’s imaginative and poetic prowess. The episode is the keystone of the whole of The Aeneid.  Without this episode, the poem would break apart into two separate incomplete and incoherent short epics.  In fact, … Read more

“The Dream of the Rood” As A Devotional Poem

The Anglo-Saxon poem “The Dream of the Rood” is one of the prominent poetry in English literature till date. It is totally preserved in three different forms – inscribed by hand in stone, on the skin, and in silver. “The Dream of the Rood” is the most famous of all English religious and devotional poems. … Read more

Wordsworth As A Poet of Nature with Special Reference to Tintern Abbey

Wordsworth is highly renowned as a poet of nature. Tintern Abbey is one of his representative poems revealing a more profound philosophy and unified expression of his thoughts about nature.  The poem is Wordsworth’s testimony to the change of his attitude towards nature.  The poet has described the outer world in a highly emotional tone, … Read more

Critical Appreciation of “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” by William Wordsworth

“The whole poem represents the passage from youth to maturity— from feelings of self-pity to compassion of all mankind.” Robert L. Cox, The Explicator, University Of South Carolina, Volume 19, Issue 6, March 1961. William Wordsworth’s “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” portrays his sheer intimacy with nature since his early childhood, … Read more