AD's English Literature

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION(Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2024) Renaissance Humanism in 16th-century Europe marked a revival of classical learning and placed emphasis on the potential of human intellect and moral responsibility. Humanists sought to fuse scholarship with ethics by turning to classical texts, particularly those of ancient Greece and Rome, to guide moral and civic life. For example, Erasmus of Rotterdam , in works like The Praise of Folly , emphasized critical thinking and moral reform, advocating for education rooted in both intellectual rigor and ethical behavior. Sir Thomas More's Utopia depicted an ideal society grounded in justice, wisdom, and civic virtue, reflecting the humanist belief that scholarship should serve the public good. Michel de Montaigne’s Essays showcased personal reflection, merging philosophical inquiry with a focus on human values.

"The Night Train at Deoli" with Annotations, Paraphrase and Wordnotes : When I was at college I used to spend my summer vacations in Dehra, at my grandmother's place. I would leave the plains early in May and return in July. Deoli was a small station about thirty miles from Dehra; it marked the beginning of the heavy jungies of the Indian Terai. The train would reach Deoli at about five in the morning, when the station would be dimly lit with electric bulbs and oil lamps, and the jungle across the railway tracks would just be visible in The faint light of dawn. Deoli had only one platform, an office for the station master and a waiting room. The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor, and a few stray dogs; not much else, because the train stopped there only ten minutes before rushing on into the forests. Why it stopped at Deoli, I don't know. Nothing ever happened there. Hobody got off the train and nobody got in. There were never any coolies on the platform. Bu