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This document provides an overview and summaries of various literary works and topics within Renaissance literature, English literature, Indian writing in English, modernist literature, American literature, post-colonial literature, and African literature. Some of the works discussed include Shakespeare's Hamlet, Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Sheridan and Goldsmith's comedies, T.P. Kailasam's The Purpose, Beckett's Waiting for Godot, Pinter's The Birthday Party, O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, Cesaire's A Tempest, and Soyinka's The Swamp Dweller. For each work or topic, key elements like themes, characters, and literary aspects are
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- 1. Topic: Plays Prepared by:Drashti Mehta PG Enrollment No:PG13101021 Course M.A. Email id: drashti.mehta.111993@gmail.com Submitted to: Smt. S.B. Gardi, Department of English,Maharaja KrishnakumarsinghjiBhavnagar University Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar(Gujarat-India)
- 2. The Renaissance Literature • “Astory of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man occupying a high position or status”. • Shakespeare’s Conception of Tragedy • Concept of Madness • Cross examination of Sanity and Insanity • View of Psycho • Shock • Hamlet’s control over his Mind • Soliloquies which are his self communing, express a sensitive and wide awake moral conscious • Balanced mind • Decisive Power • Quick temper • Shakespeare- a psychologist • Brutality • Ophelia’s Conduct • Feminism • “Frailty Thy name is Woman” Hamlet William Shakespeare
- 3. Dr. Faustus byChristopher Marlow • Good V/S Evil • Knowledge • Power • Power Corrupts • Man V/S God • Legend • Religious aim • Disobedience • Dilemma in Faustus • Maturity at the end • Will of Dr. Faustus • “Knowledge is Power, but Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely”.
- 4. The Anti-sentimental Comedy •Sheridan and Goldsmith: The School for Scandal The Rivals She Stoops to Conquer
- 5. Indian Writing inEnglish • The Purpose- T.P. Kailasm • Original Character of Eklavya- Eklavya of Purpose • Modern Eklavya • Learned Archery • The Best Archer • Eklavya’s Guru Daxina • Arjuna in The Purpose • Arjuna’s education • Rivalary • Pride • Arjuna at the Beginning of the play-at the end of the play • Envy of Arjuna • Comparison of Arjuna- Eklavya
- 6. Modernist Literature • Waitingfor Godot- Samuel Backet • Theatre of Absurd • Theme of Waiting • Godot’s Character never appears • Modern play • Setting • Props • Time • Nothingness
- 7. The Birthday Party-HaroldPinter • Absurdity • One man’s story • Tragedy • Black comedy • Birthday- Ambiguity
- 8. The American Literature •Eugene O’Neill- Mourning Becomes Electra • Electra complex • Oedipus complex • Study of American society • Relation of Mother-Daughter • Son- Mother • Father- Daughter
- 9. Post Colonial Literature •A Tempest- Aime Cesaire • The Tempest- A Tempest • Mullato- Black • Racism
- 10. The African Literature •The Swamp Dweller- Wole Soyinka • Setting of Swamp • Poverty • Theme of an waiting