Cosmic Poetic Vision

Of Studies by Francis Bacon: A critical analysis

FRANCIS BACON "Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted ; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider" Francis Bacon was an English philosopher,statesman, essayist, and scientist.The remarkable essay "Of Studies" was written and published in 1625. He has written 58 essays. …

Archetypal Criticism: an easy handout for beginners

Archetypal Criticism A process of detecting conventional and prototypical patterns in literature. This school of criticism takes its origin from Maud Bodkin's "Archetypal Patterns in Poetry" published in 1934. It reached its zenith in the 1940s and 1950s. Northrop Frye (1912-91), the Canadian Critic is one of the most prominent figures o…

NTA NET Guidance: specifically prepared based on previous questions.

Patrick White (1912-1990) Australian Poet, Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, was born in England. The first Australian writer to achieve The Nobel Prize for literature in 1973. Notable Novels Happy Valley (1939) The Living and The Dead (1941) The Aunt's Story (1948) The Tree of Man (1955) Voss (1957) Riders in The Chariot (1961) …