Today, we embark on a literary journey to unravel the enchanting world of the Elizabethan Golden Age in English literature. This captivating period in history holds a unique place in our cultural tapestry, and in this article, we shall explore its fascinating depths. To truly …
In the annals of English history and literature, few epochs have shone as resplendently as the Elizabethan era. It was a time when the realm of England bore witness to the confluence of two monumental figures whose legacies continue to cast a profound and enduring …
Did you know that even though Shakespeare lived over 400 years ago, his words and phrases are still commonly used today? It’s true! Whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably heard or used many expressions that originated from the legendary playwright himself. Shakespeare’s legacy …
There are some psychological needs for human survival, and clothing is one of those few significant needs. America’s famous essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, a leading transcendentalist as well, demonstrates in his famous book Walden; or, Life in the Woods regarding the type of clothing and …
In Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, shelter is one of the few significant components, belongs to the psychological needs’ stage which is the most important among the five stages since the other stages’ needs are considered secondary until these psychological needs are met. Hence, discussions regarding …
Political satire is a kind of satire that specially concentrates on gaining amusement from political aspects. That device is used with a subversive intent where political discord and discussion are prohibited by an administration, as a way of continuing political arguments where arguments are expressly …
Jonathan Swift was arguably the greatest intellectual figure of the first half of the eighteenth century, who was a subtle observer of the follies and foibles of human society. In his master Gulliver’s Travels, he has highlighted both absurdities and good qualities of kings and …
Confession, in the Christian tradition, the acknowledgment of righteousness in public or private, is regarded as significant to obtain divine forgiveness. The need for confession is frequently stressed in the Bible. According to John 1:9, the word “confess” simply means to agree with God. The word in Greek …
Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood demands a psychoanalytic reading as it basically circles around the characters’ youth and psyche. The novel possesses a number of themes, i.e. loneliness; isolation; memory; death and life; alienation; mourning and melancholy; suicide; musical motif; existential crisis; lack and loss; sexuality, etc. and …
Divine transcendence refers to the notion of overcoming the physical limitation and soaring & going closer to the divine angelic order in order to experience the ultimate peace and happiness. Rainer Maria Rilke, in his famous Duino Elegies, a collection of ten elegies, comprehensively deals with …