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Feminism
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What is feminism? Giving equal rights and opportunities to men and women. Books related to feminism: * A room of one’s own - Virginia Woolf. * Sexual politics - Kate Millett. * The second sex - Simone-de-Beauvoir. * Towards feministic poetics - Elaine Showalter. What is meant by women’s writing? Based on ,noticing that the experience of women has been shaped by their gender and so women’s writing. Major themes in women’s writing: Feminism...
Post colonial 1 marks
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1.Post-colonial criticism emerged in the 1990’s. 2.Who wrote the book ‘Culture and Imperialism '? Edward Said. 3.Gayatri Spivak, Homi Bhabha, Edward Said are called the holy trinity of post colonial theory. 4.Touchstone method was introduced by Matthew Arnold. 5.Post-colonial criticism rejected the term universalism. 6. ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ was written by Frantz Fannon. 7.‘Orientalism’, was written by Edward Said. 8.‘Sailing to Byzantium', 1927, and ‘Byzantium’, 1932 were written by W.B. Yeats. 9.Stephen Dedalus is the character In the novel A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 10..‘A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ was written by James Joyce. 11.Yeats, belonging to a ruling class Protestant in Ireland had a double identity of the Colonizer and the Colonized. 10. The Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe’s first novel is Things Fall Apart, in 1958. 11.The first characteristics of the post colonial criticism is the awareness of the representation of the Non-Europ...
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde Act 2
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This Act commences in the garden of the Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire. The garden is full of roses and there are basket chairs and a table. Cecily Cardew is watering the flowers but her governess Miss Prism chides her to stop gardening and start reading her German lessons. She reminds her that her guardian Jack has instructed her to read German lessons sincerely. Jack is a brilliant and sincere man and his instructions are to be followed meticulously. But, he is anxious of his younger brother reckless Ernest. Because of Ernest’s recklessness Jack has kept him away from the Manor House. Cecily thinks that if Jack brings Ernest to live with them she and Miss Prism may be able to influence and reform him. Miss Prism’s experience and wisdom may bring in some desirable changes in Ernest. Miss Prism does not approve of the idea. Cecily has the practice of writing diary and recording the important moments of her life in it. Miss Prism advises her to give up diary writing and recor...