by Nimai Verma | Jan 24, 2021 | Classics
” If thou crave batayl bare, Here fayles thou not to fight” Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs, the...
by Nimai Verma | Jan 9, 2021 | Classics
“An angry man-there is my story; the bitter rancour of Achilles” Although Homer’s famous epic poem, The Iliad hs conceived some 2700 years ago, it reflects much earlier myths and stories. In particular, it is built around ancestral memories of the...
by Nimai Verma | Dec 25, 2020 | Poems
History: On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity is a nativity ode written by John Milton in 1629 and published in his Poems of Mr John Milton (1645). The poem describes Christ’s Incarnation and his overthrow of earthly and pagan powers. The poem also connects...
by Nimai Verma | Dec 15, 2020 | Book Reviews
Shelley’s “Defence of Poetry” is unusual compared with similarly titled “defences” of poetry. Shelley’s essay contains no rules for poetry or aesthetic judgments of his contemporaries. Instead, Shelley’s philosophical assumptions about poets and poetry can be read as...
by Nimai Verma | Nov 29, 2020 | Articles
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the reign of Edward III, lived through that of Richard II, and died the year after Henry IV ascended the throne. His life thus covers a period of glaring social contrasts and rapid political change. Chaucer was born in London most likely...
