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Charles Dickens was working as the editor of a weekly magazine called ‘All the year Round’. Charles Dickens first published Great Expectations’ as a serial story in 1860. In 1861 it was published as a separate book. Charles Dickens has given a very appropriate title to his novel ‘Great Expectations’. It means ‘Great hopes’ Pip’s is the hero of the novel. He is very poor. Suddenly an unknown man helps him. Pip’s hopes rises. He has great expectations. He has hopes to become rich. He likes to become a gentleman.  The novel shows the three different stages of these great expectations. First it shows Pip before these hopes comes into his life. Then it shows how he behaves during it and finally it shows Pip as a different man when all these great expectations are over. This novel shows the ups and downs of Pip’s great expectation. The novel begins in Chatham. The author had passed his childhood there. He knew the place very well. Therefore the opening scenes of the novel are des...

  S.D. Neil rightly quotes, “Dickens is immortal because he is essentially of his time.” W.J. Long quotes, “Dickens is excellent reading, and his novels will continue to be popular just so long as men enjoy a wholesome and absorbing story.”

 Literature is any piece of writing that is valued as work of art. Literature is the total of preserved writings belonging to a given language or people. Literature is a term used to describe written and sometimes spoken material. Derived from the Latin word literature meaning "writing formed with letters," literature most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and in some instances, journalism, and song. “Literature is an expression of life through the medium of language.” -W.H.HUDSON   Literature is basically a way to communicate, teach and learn Literature in its simplest version can be defined as an expression of the culture of the human being and appears in different times and places. During the period of Classical Antiquity, in the Greek and Roman literature reference works were created that would mark the subsequent literary production. Literature is divided into what are known as literary genres that are the...

  “A STUDENT OF LITERATURE HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN OTHERS THAT ONLY HE CAN DEFINE.” Every student is different in everything. Here I will talk about my experiences as a literature student. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to study English Literature at Surrey. The study of literature is rewarding but challenging. English classes can be challenging because of a demanding workload, complicated texts, and writing essays. If you put in thoughtful and diligent work both in and out of the classroom, however, you might really enjoy these classes. Studying literature means you’re also studying pretty much every subject under the sun. In each text you study, there will be elements of history, sociology, art, music, natural science and even math. While this means you get to learn some really interesting things, it can leave you feeling like you’re running out of room to store information in your brain. Students who study only English Language, with its emphasis on reading...

        Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been variously interpreted as a romantic comedy, a comedy concerned with such serious themes as justice and mercy, and as an autobiographical play. Many critics think that Shakespeare bid farewell to his dramatic career through writing the play The Tempest. Other critics have tried to find a colonial theme where Prospero and Caliban stand for the colonizer and colonized respectively.             In The Tempest, magic is a dazzling art form that infuses the play with a sense of wonder and a whole lot of spectacle, Art and Culture, Contrasting Regions, Freedom and Confinement, Man and the Natural World, Betrayal,  Compassion and Forgiveness, The Divine. Forgiveness and repentance are the prime themes of the play The Tempest.           the main theme of The Tempest seems to be the love affair between Ferdinand and Miranda which culminates in their marriage at the ...

        William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English and the world’s greatest dramatist. According  to Emrys Jones,  “The life of Shakespeare presents a challenge to the biographer which shows no sign of losing its power.” (The origin of Shakespeare, page-1) Birth :-         William Shakespeare was born in Stratford – upon – Avon and  baptised there on 26 April 1564. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but traditionally observed on 23 April.                                                                                                 Early life :-           William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He was the third child...

  Periods of English Literature :-  The exact number, dates, and names of these periods very, but the list below conforms to widespread practice. The list is followed by a brief comment on each period, in chronological order. 450-1066  Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) Period 1066-1500  Middle English Period 1500-1660  The Renaissance (or Early Modern)  1558-1603  Elizabethan Age  1603-1625  Jacobean Age  1625-1649  Caroline Age  1649-1660  Commonwealth Period  1660-1785  The Neoclassical Period  1660-1700  The Restoration  1700-1745  The Augustan Age  1745-1785  The Age of sensibility (or Age of Johnson) 1785-1832  The Romantic Period 1832-1901  The Victorian Period  1848-1860  The pre- Raphaelites 1880-1901  Aestheticism and Decadence 1901-1945  The Modern Period  1901-1914  The Edwardian Period  1914-1939  The Geor...