“English Literature is a famous inheritance which is open to all there are no lorriers, no coupons and no restrictions. In the English language and in its great writers there are great riches and treasures, of which, of course, the Bible and Shakespeare stand along on the highest platform.” – Winston Churchill So many people have won Nobel prizes is English Literature. Some of them are Rudyard Kipling born in British India, Rabindranath Tagore (India), W. B. Yeats (Ireland), T.S. Eliot (UK), Ernest Hemingway (US). Etc …. These are some peopling got Nobel Prize. Indian literature is a literature that refers, until Republic of India in 1947 it produced on the subcontinent of India. There are 22 officially recognized languages in Republic India. …show more content…
Tagore wrote of his own literature and also he translated some work from Bengali. India has developed in its own English and it known as Indian English., Manjiri Prabhu, Ashok Banker, Chetan Bhagat are contemporary writers. R.K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie, Raja Rao, Vikaram Seth etc. are some of the authors inspired for their theme. The first press was to publish in 1950. Indian English Literature refers to the organization of effort by the writers in India who wrote in the language English and the co- native or native language can be one of the several languages of India. Michael Madhusudan Dutt began his work at early history then followed by R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao and Mulk Raj Anand in 1930 they contributed to Indian fiction. The members of works are also associated with Indian Diaspora. The first book was written by Indian sake Dean Mahomet in 1793 published in 1793. The book name was ‘Travels of Dean Mahomet’. Mahabharata was translated in English by Kisari Mohan …show more content…
It is, wording to the concise oxford Dictionary, ‘fictitious prose narrative of length portraying characters and actions credibly representative of life in continuous plot’. The modern novel is the typical growth of eighteenth century. According to W.J. Long,“the original contribution England to the world of literature. Other great types of literature, like epic, the romance and the drama, were first produced by other lions, but the idea of the modern novels seems to have been worked out of an the English S and in the number and the fine quality of her novelists, England has hardly been rivaled by any other nation”. It is origin takes back to Middle Ages. The word “Novel” is arrived from Latin “Novellus” and Italian “Navella”, which means able or short story. Boccaccio’s Decameron, Collection of love stories in prose was known as “Novella” a meaning “a fresh
Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000
Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000
Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000
Eagleton, Terry. "Literature and the Rise of English" Literature in the Modern World. Dennis Walder, ed. Oxford University Press, N.Y., 1990. 21-27.
English writer as a result of his background, his position in English literature, and his many
Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907-21; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000 http://www.bartleby.com/215/0816.html
Recent years have witnessed a large number of Indian English fiction writers who have stunned the literary world with their works. The topics dealt with are contemporary and populist and the English is functional, communicative and unpretentious. Novels have always served as a guide, a beacon in a conflicting, chaotic world and continue to do so. A careful study of Indian English fiction writers show that there are two kinds of writers who contribute to the genre of novels: The first group of writers include those who are global Indians, the diasporic writers, who are Indians by birth but have lived abroad, so they see Indian problems and reality objectively. The second group of writers are those born and brought up in India, exposed to the attitudes, morale and values of the society. Hence their works focus on the various social problems of India like the plight of women, unemployment, poverty, class discrimination, social dogmas, rigid religious norms, inter caste marriages, breakdown of relationships etc.
One of the most important factors in the British loss of control over India was the establishment of English as a unifying language. Prior to British colonisation, India was fragmented and multi-lingual, with 15 major languages and around 720 dialects. English served as a common ground for Indians, and allowed separate cultural and ethnic groups to identify with each other, something which had rarely if ever occurred before on a grand scale. Although it was mainly educated Indians of a privileged caste who spoke English, these were the most influential people in terms of acting as facilitators for nationalist ideas to be communicated throughout the populace. The publication of magazines and journals in English was also a great influence on the rise of Indian nationalism. Although most Indians received nationalist ideas orally, these journals allowed Indians who were literate in English to come into contact with the ideas of social and political reformers.
Literary history is timeless. Writing works began as orals to be scribed long after they were created. These were later passed down through generations as stories, rhymes, poems, etc. After paper was invented by the Chinese, a new revelation was triggered. Around 1440, a man by the name of Johannes Gutenberg, invented the printing press. This mechanization of bookmaking drastically influenced society then and even till this day. Through this journey of English language and through its stages of development, many differences and similarities can be noticed within its topics, themes, and writing styles. Commencing with the Anglo-Saxon period (the nearly incomprehensible language of Beowulf), to the Medieval period (mixed with French and Latin, the language of Chaucer), to the English Renaissance (Humanism language), and leading up to the seventeenth century (Cavaliers versus Puritans), it has sure been a long ride of literary excellence.
King, Neil. The Romantics: English Literature in Its Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Print.
A Bengali mystic and artist, Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet, philosopher, music composer and a leader of Brahma Samaj who became a prominent voice of the Indian heritage. Best known for his poems and short stories, essays, novels articles etc., Tagore largely contributed to the Bengali literature in the late 19th and early 20th century and created his masterpieces such as Ghare- Baire, Yogayog, Sandhya Sangeet, Naibedya, Gitanjali and Gitimalya. As a Bengali polymath, he redesigned his region’s literature and music and became the first Non- European to win the Nobel Prize for literature for “Gitanjali” the book of poems.
Literature is an essential part of society in the present day and enables the communication between multiple parties in a written form. Texts can provide a vast knowledge on subjects dependent on content whereas novels are often seen as being purely for leisure and enjoyment. However it can often be seen that prose
As English governed the India , they used an efficient way to destroy the revolt from the Indian . They taught Indian English instead of their original language. Hindi is the traditional language in India, and it has thousands of the years ’ history. English gives Indian more opportunities on global business and makes Indian have higher status in the world, however, at the same time, it causes many problems. With Indian use English to communicate with foreigners, they forgot the original language. Most young people recognize that English is more fashionable. Our educational policies systematically discourage the teaching of Sanskrit, and one wonders again whether that is in deference to Macaulay, who found that great language (though he confessed ...
"Novel" comes from the Italian "novelle," which was used for sensational news stories. One collection, Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, was popularized in the 14th century (Phelps 11). The term carried over into English to form the basis of the English novels.
Many periods of time throughout history have developed their own forms of literature. From 1558 to 1603, Queen Elizabeth I reigned during the golden age in English history. The Elizabethan Era had a large growth of literature because Queen Elizabeth supported and encouraged the fine arts more than any monarch in England’s history did. The literature of the time was characterized by a new energy, originality, and confidence based on Renaissance humanism. During the Elizabethan Era there were many things that affected the literature and the way authors during this period wrote. During the Elizabethan Era there were religious aspects, major political events and the Renaissance that contributed to the literature, which influence various popular authors during the Elizabethan Era.