AD's English Literature

"Earth, receive an honoured guest: William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel lie Emptied of its poetry." W. H. Auden  (1907 - 1973) British poet. "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" Like the romantic poets of the 19th Century, Yeats was also inspired by a profound romantic urge. He has also evinced in his poetry all the salient characteristics of romanticism, discerned in the poetical works of Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats and Coleridge. In perfect and close affinity with the Lake School of poets, he upheld the principles of humanism and love of nature. The romantic movement of the 19th century which brought about a thorough change in the form and content of poetry was responsible for emancipating English Literature from the neo-classical rigidity and strictest norms. Indeed the romantic poets and specially the chief exponents of the romantic movement, namely Wordsworth, Shelley and Coleridge rescued poetry from the neo-classical artificia...

A Set of 26 Objective Questions & Answers UGC NET ENGLISH QUESTION BANK A.   Match the items in the List – I with items in List – II according to the code given below: List – I (years) List – II (incidents) i   1066 1. Henry’s son Edward defeated the rebel factions and restored his father to power. ii 1215 2. William Duke of Normandy invaded in 1066 and defeated Harold in the famous battle of Hastings. Iii 1264 3. The Magna Carta agreement signed. Iv. 1267 4. The outbreak of the second Barons war. Codes: i ii iii iv (A) 2 1 3 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 2   3 1 4 (D) 1 2 4 3 B. This is told about The Hundred Years War: I.    the interference of France in England’s attempt to control Scotland was the on...