JOHN KEATS (31 oct, 1795 ).
One of the greatest poets in english literature,John Keats, was born this day in 1795 in London.
He lived for 25yrs and in such a shorter period his poetic output has given him a unique position in english literature.
His mastery over the use of images and his practise of employing medieval themes into his poems for conveying some messages to the contemporary society of his time, create a special flavour which is only to be found in Keatsean Verse !
He was master of composing Odes and had written some of the finest Odes ever written in english language.
'ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE' , 'ODE ON SOLITUDE' , 'ODE ON PSYCHE' , 'ODE ON GRECIAN URN' , 'TO AUTUMN' are some of his signature odes.
He drew inspirations chiefly from Homer, Spencer, Virgil, Shakespeare and Milton.
His life had been full of sorrow and sadness.His father died when Keats was 8, his mother died of tuberculosis when he was 14, his brother Tom died of tuberculosis at a very tender age and he too died of the same disease.
His first hand experience of such pain ,loss ,misery ,suffering et.al had impacted his poetry also.
Keats also wrote on medieval themes and legends.
His epic poem, ENDYMION, tells the story of love between the moon goddess,DIANA and the earthly creature,ENDYMION.
His poem,EVE OF ST.AGNES, LAMIA, HYPERION, LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI, are long and beautiful samples of imagination plus intuition ,the two key ingredients of Romanticism.
He died of tuberculosis at a rather young age of 25,but,it didn't pose much doubts regarding his legacy. . . .With The rise n fame of the victorian poet, Tennyson, Keats's poems got a newer thrust for the musical sounds his words create!
Keats merged myth n mythology into his poetry to weave a spellbinding effect upon the readers!
Apart from Tennyson, other poets,especially ,The Pre-Raphaelites drew inspirations from Keats and saw him as model !
Keats was a great votary of beauty and for him art was a medium to gain immortality.
''BEAUTY IS TRUTH, TRUTH BEAUTY ; THAT'S ALL YE KNOW AND THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW !''
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,KEATS!
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Wednesday 31 October 2012
Tuesday 30 October 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,EZRA POUND !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,EZRA POUND,THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN !
EZRA POUND IS SUCH A NAME WITHOUT WHICH WE CAN'T DO ANY PROPER ESTIMATION OF THE MODERN ERA IN LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE,WHETHER IT BE IN BRITAIN OR AMERICA !
EZRA POUND,ARGUABLY MORE THAN ANY INDIVIDUAL,HAD IMPACTED THE VERY COURSE OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE!An american by birth,Pound spent more time in Europe though!
He had stay first in VENICE(ITALY) and his last stay too was VENICE where he breathed his last.
He lived in LONDON,PARIS AND RAPELLO(ITALY).
As an expatriate american he came to europe for a rather longer stay and trying his luck in writing ,when he got blank from american publishers.IT WAS HIS SECOND VISIT TO EUROPE IN 1908 THAT MET WITH SUCCESS PLUS RENOWN.
Today Is Ezra Pound's Birthday !
EZRA POUND,IN TERMS OF INFLUENCING ART AND ARTIST,WAS SUPREME IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE LAST CENTURY !AS A POET HE REMAINS COMPLEX,THOUGH!AS A MENTOR HE WAS MATCHLESS.HE HAD AN EYE TO SPOT ARTISTIC TALENTS AND ENCOURAGING SUCH TALENTS,GROOMING THEM AND ULTIMATELY SEEING THEM AS SUPERSTARS !For Example- Ezra Pound Supported and Suggested Authors Like T.S.ELIOT, JAMES JOYCE, D.H.LAWRENCE, HEMINGWAY -to cite a few literary stalwarts !
His use of Precision In Terms of Imagery ,His word-economy n his sparse diction and above all ,his DIRECTNESS in presentation have heralded the Modernism In Poetry Writing In English Language,both in England n America.
He Shaped Such Movements In Literature As CUBISM,IMAGISM,POST-CUBISM,VORTICISM n others and invented a totally new plus striking craftmanship.
A Polyglot,he was the first major author to incorporate a line or two from Latin,German,French. . .etc. every now n then in works written in english.
He was also a great translator and had often stressed on the importance of the art of translation as a potent medium of cultural exchange.
He also equated an age of great literature with that of translation!
He was sort of fascinated with everything Italian,had spent a major chunk of life there and was greatly impressed with Roman Civilization n Culture that he often referred to in his works.
He was also a naive in theorizing or assuming new ideas etc. as is evident from his outright support of FASCISM and MUSSOLINI in the run up to the second world war,considering fascism as a better form of governance fit for economical amelieoration of the masses! He indulged in regular broadcasts ranting against America and eulogizing Italy n Mussolini during the second world war and that led him being charged n tried for Treason by the American authority as he was extradited to The United States after the end of the war.
Instead of being incarcerated he was sent to a mental care,ST. ELIZABETH'S in Washington where he had to stay for twelve years as he was declared Insane n unfit to answer or plead against the charges levelled!
In 1958 after his dis discharge ,he again went to Italy n lived there till death in 1972 in Venice at the age of 87.
His major works include THE CANTOS, HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLY, EXULTATIONS, THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE. .et.al .
Despite the disgrace he endured due to his overt pro-fascist rants n his being declared insane, his contributions in moulding the very character of modern british and american literature remains Unquestionable !
TRULY,EZAR POUND WAS A LITERARY GODFATHER !
Happy Birthday,EZRA POUND !
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EZRA POUND IS SUCH A NAME WITHOUT WHICH WE CAN'T DO ANY PROPER ESTIMATION OF THE MODERN ERA IN LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE,WHETHER IT BE IN BRITAIN OR AMERICA !
EZRA POUND,ARGUABLY MORE THAN ANY INDIVIDUAL,HAD IMPACTED THE VERY COURSE OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE!An american by birth,Pound spent more time in Europe though!
He had stay first in VENICE(ITALY) and his last stay too was VENICE where he breathed his last.
He lived in LONDON,PARIS AND RAPELLO(ITALY).
As an expatriate american he came to europe for a rather longer stay and trying his luck in writing ,when he got blank from american publishers.IT WAS HIS SECOND VISIT TO EUROPE IN 1908 THAT MET WITH SUCCESS PLUS RENOWN.
Today Is Ezra Pound's Birthday !
EZRA POUND,IN TERMS OF INFLUENCING ART AND ARTIST,WAS SUPREME IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE LAST CENTURY !AS A POET HE REMAINS COMPLEX,THOUGH!AS A MENTOR HE WAS MATCHLESS.HE HAD AN EYE TO SPOT ARTISTIC TALENTS AND ENCOURAGING SUCH TALENTS,GROOMING THEM AND ULTIMATELY SEEING THEM AS SUPERSTARS !For Example- Ezra Pound Supported and Suggested Authors Like T.S.ELIOT, JAMES JOYCE, D.H.LAWRENCE, HEMINGWAY -to cite a few literary stalwarts !
His use of Precision In Terms of Imagery ,His word-economy n his sparse diction and above all ,his DIRECTNESS in presentation have heralded the Modernism In Poetry Writing In English Language,both in England n America.
He Shaped Such Movements In Literature As CUBISM,IMAGISM,POST-CUBISM,VORTICISM n others and invented a totally new plus striking craftmanship.
A Polyglot,he was the first major author to incorporate a line or two from Latin,German,French. . .etc. every now n then in works written in english.
He was also a great translator and had often stressed on the importance of the art of translation as a potent medium of cultural exchange.
He also equated an age of great literature with that of translation!
He was sort of fascinated with everything Italian,had spent a major chunk of life there and was greatly impressed with Roman Civilization n Culture that he often referred to in his works.
He was also a naive in theorizing or assuming new ideas etc. as is evident from his outright support of FASCISM and MUSSOLINI in the run up to the second world war,considering fascism as a better form of governance fit for economical amelieoration of the masses! He indulged in regular broadcasts ranting against America and eulogizing Italy n Mussolini during the second world war and that led him being charged n tried for Treason by the American authority as he was extradited to The United States after the end of the war.
Instead of being incarcerated he was sent to a mental care,ST. ELIZABETH'S in Washington where he had to stay for twelve years as he was declared Insane n unfit to answer or plead against the charges levelled!
In 1958 after his dis discharge ,he again went to Italy n lived there till death in 1972 in Venice at the age of 87.
His major works include THE CANTOS, HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLY, EXULTATIONS, THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE. .et.al .
Despite the disgrace he endured due to his overt pro-fascist rants n his being declared insane, his contributions in moulding the very character of modern british and american literature remains Unquestionable !
TRULY,EZAR POUND WAS A LITERARY GODFATHER !
Happy Birthday,EZRA POUND !
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Saturday 27 October 2012
DYLAN THOMAS,THE POET AND PLAYWRIGHT,WOULD HAVE BEEN 98 TODAY !
DYLAN THOMAS,The Poet,Playwright,Short storywriter and broadcaster!
Famous for the musicality of his poems and excessive likings for whiskey, Dylan Thomas Is Now Considered(near unanimously) asone of the most important poets of english language in the first half of the last century!
Of course he was no eliot or auden ,yet,in the genre of romantic poetry writing in modern world he was a prominent voice without any doubt !
He became more famous when he had toured the united states in 1949 and had had many poetry readings across the states!
In fact he was amongst the major voices who had brought glamour and glitz to the practice of poetry readings!
'DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT' , 'FERN HILL' , 'AND DEATH SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION'are immortal poetry pieces that will make u fell in love with Dylan Thomas!
'UNDER MILK WOOD' is another important work (a play) of Dylan,famous for its comic realism.
'A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG' is his major shortstory collection.
Alcoholism did a heavy blow and he died after (reportedly) consuming 18 straight whishkey!
He breathed his last at St. VINCENT HOSPITAL,NY, at a rather young age of 39 in 1953.
His legacy earlier contested,but,gradually the interest plus critical appreciation grew and now Dylan Has Ever Newer Fans !
Today Marks Dylan Thomas' 98th birthday !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,DYLAN !
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Famous for the musicality of his poems and excessive likings for whiskey, Dylan Thomas Is Now Considered(near unanimously) asone of the most important poets of english language in the first half of the last century!
Of course he was no eliot or auden ,yet,in the genre of romantic poetry writing in modern world he was a prominent voice without any doubt !
He became more famous when he had toured the united states in 1949 and had had many poetry readings across the states!
In fact he was amongst the major voices who had brought glamour and glitz to the practice of poetry readings!
'DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT' , 'FERN HILL' , 'AND DEATH SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION'are immortal poetry pieces that will make u fell in love with Dylan Thomas!
'UNDER MILK WOOD' is another important work (a play) of Dylan,famous for its comic realism.
'A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG' is his major shortstory collection.
Alcoholism did a heavy blow and he died after (reportedly) consuming 18 straight whishkey!
He breathed his last at St. VINCENT HOSPITAL,NY, at a rather young age of 39 in 1953.
His legacy earlier contested,but,gradually the interest plus critical appreciation grew and now Dylan Has Ever Newer Fans !
Today Marks Dylan Thomas' 98th birthday !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,DYLAN !
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Friday 26 October 2012
HILLARY CLINTON,SECRETARY OF STATE(USA),TURNS 65 !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,SECRETARY CLINTON !
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Turns 65 Today !
She Is Arguably One Of The Most Powerful Women In Today's World.
Hillary Clinton Is Getting Younger And Prettier Day By Day And That Too Being A Member Of Political Class Famous For Tension And Anxiety.
The Way She Carries Herself Is Simply Flawless.
She Handles Politics And Fashion(as evident from her dress n hairdo) With Aplomb !
The Ever Changing Hairstyle And Clothes Give Impressions,At Times, Of A Showbiz Persona.
She Is Currently Viewed As The Most Suitable Democrat's Candidate For The US PRESIDENCY IN 2016 !
She Is Having A Rather Free Hand In Handling Foreign Relations And For This She Is Often Admired And Quoted Publically By President Obama.
A Chicago Native Hillary Married Bill Clinton , Her Classmate At Yale And Colleague At University Of Arkansas Law School, In 1975.
Hillary Was A Republican Till She Listened Martin Luther King In Late 60s.
She Had Campaigned For The Former President, Jimmy Carter And Sat As Staff Member In The Committee Set Up By US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Investigating The Infamous WATERGATE That Maligned President Nixon And Cost Him His Post.
She Deserve Great Applause For Forgiving Her Man Post Monica And Moving On And Attaining Newer Heights In Public Domain First As A Senator,NY Then As A President Hopeful And Then As The Secretary Of State -arguably One Of The Most Challenging Jobs In The World !
Will She Get Into The Ring In 2016 ?
Or Just Retire From Her Public Life When A New President Gets Elect In Case Mr.Obama Doesn't Make The Cut ? Or, Will She Be Continuing As The Secretary Of State If Mr.Obama Gets The Mandate For A Second Inning ?
Nothing Is Clear In Political Churnings The World Over !
But,Crystal Clear Is One Thing That Hillary R Clinton Will Be Having More Style Plus Fashion To Her Persona !
The Yale Law Grad Is An Eye Candy As Well As Mindblowingly Witty !
Many Returns Of The Day !
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Turns 65 Today !
She Is Arguably One Of The Most Powerful Women In Today's World.
Hillary Clinton Is Getting Younger And Prettier Day By Day And That Too Being A Member Of Political Class Famous For Tension And Anxiety.
The Way She Carries Herself Is Simply Flawless.
She Handles Politics And Fashion(as evident from her dress n hairdo) With Aplomb !
The Ever Changing Hairstyle And Clothes Give Impressions,At Times, Of A Showbiz Persona.
She Is Currently Viewed As The Most Suitable Democrat's Candidate For The US PRESIDENCY IN 2016 !
She Is Having A Rather Free Hand In Handling Foreign Relations And For This She Is Often Admired And Quoted Publically By President Obama.
A Chicago Native Hillary Married Bill Clinton , Her Classmate At Yale And Colleague At University Of Arkansas Law School, In 1975.
Hillary Was A Republican Till She Listened Martin Luther King In Late 60s.
She Had Campaigned For The Former President, Jimmy Carter And Sat As Staff Member In The Committee Set Up By US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Investigating The Infamous WATERGATE That Maligned President Nixon And Cost Him His Post.
She Deserve Great Applause For Forgiving Her Man Post Monica And Moving On And Attaining Newer Heights In Public Domain First As A Senator,NY Then As A President Hopeful And Then As The Secretary Of State -arguably One Of The Most Challenging Jobs In The World !
Will She Get Into The Ring In 2016 ?
Or Just Retire From Her Public Life When A New President Gets Elect In Case Mr.Obama Doesn't Make The Cut ? Or, Will She Be Continuing As The Secretary Of State If Mr.Obama Gets The Mandate For A Second Inning ?
Nothing Is Clear In Political Churnings The World Over !
But,Crystal Clear Is One Thing That Hillary R Clinton Will Be Having More Style Plus Fashion To Her Persona !
The Yale Law Grad Is An Eye Candy As Well As Mindblowingly Witty !
Many Returns Of The Day !
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Tuesday 23 October 2012
EMINENT BENGALI POET AND NOVELIST, SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY,IS NO MORE !
THE DOYEN OF MODERN BENGALI LITERATURE,MR. SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY BREATHED HIS LAST TODAY MORNING!
THE EMINENT BENGALI AUTHOR WHO WAS AN AUTHORITY ON MODERNISM IN INDIAN LITERATURE,HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING!HE WAS 78.HE DIED OF A MASSIVE CARDIAC ARREST.HE DIED AT HIS SOUTH KOLKATTA RESIDENCE.HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND HIS SON.
HE WAS A LEGENDARY NOVELIST WHO WROTE BRILLIANTLY ON THE PARTITION OF INDIA AND OTHER VOLUMINOUS NOVELS.HE ALSO HAD A FINE SENSE OF POETRY COMPOSITION.
A sad sad day for the literary world as he was ,apart from a stalwart in modern post independent indian literature,a great motivator to the younger generation of poets and novelists!
He had founded a famous bengali literary magazine, 'KRITTIBAS' , fornew experimental poets.
'THE FIRST LIGHT' Has Gone Forever !
'THE FIRST LIGHT' and 'EAST n WEST' are his monumental works.
He examined the people's plight in post partition era and tried to see the biggest ever mass exodus in human history(the partition of India in 1947) from the eyes of people of both sides .
He once remarked that poetry was his first love and had penned several anthologies of poetry.His Love Poems Addressed To The Heroine,NEERA, Are His Fine Poems.
His Demise Has Created A Deep Void In Bengali And Indian Literature!
He Is Reportedly Credited With An Authorship of More Than 200 Books.
Many of his short stories and novels were adapted for cinema by the legendary film maker,Mr.SATYAJ EET RAY and Gautam Ghosh.
He was leading the highest national institution for overseeingthe progress and development of indian literature of all the 22 recognized indian languages and awarding one author from each of the languages every year.
His Death Is Being Deeply Mourned In India !
May Almighty Bless His Soul !
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THE EMINENT BENGALI AUTHOR WHO WAS AN AUTHORITY ON MODERNISM IN INDIAN LITERATURE,HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING!HE WAS 78.HE DIED OF A MASSIVE CARDIAC ARREST.HE DIED AT HIS SOUTH KOLKATTA RESIDENCE.HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND HIS SON.
HE WAS A LEGENDARY NOVELIST WHO WROTE BRILLIANTLY ON THE PARTITION OF INDIA AND OTHER VOLUMINOUS NOVELS.HE ALSO HAD A FINE SENSE OF POETRY COMPOSITION.
A sad sad day for the literary world as he was ,apart from a stalwart in modern post independent indian literature,a great motivator to the younger generation of poets and novelists!
He had founded a famous bengali literary magazine, 'KRITTIBAS' , fornew experimental poets.
'THE FIRST LIGHT' Has Gone Forever !
'THE FIRST LIGHT' and 'EAST n WEST' are his monumental works.
He examined the people's plight in post partition era and tried to see the biggest ever mass exodus in human history(the partition of India in 1947) from the eyes of people of both sides .
He once remarked that poetry was his first love and had penned several anthologies of poetry.His Love Poems Addressed To The Heroine,NEERA, Are His Fine Poems.
His Demise Has Created A Deep Void In Bengali And Indian Literature!
He Is Reportedly Credited With An Authorship of More Than 200 Books.
Many of his short stories and novels were adapted for cinema by the legendary film maker,Mr.SATYAJ EET RAY and Gautam Ghosh.
He was leading the highest national institution for overseeingthe progress and development of indian literature of all the 22 recognized indian languages and awarding one author from each of the languages every year.
His Death Is Being Deeply Mourned In India !
May Almighty Bless His Soul !
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MRITYUNJAY JHA
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Monday 22 October 2012
AS TIME GOES BY ! (a poem)
As Time Flies /
And
Memory Fades /
Into The Background./
At Thirty One /
Life Stops /
For A While /
Reflecting On The Gnawed Pages /
Of Past /
One Comes To A Halt /
That -
Memory Needs Amnesia ./
I Like Richard Wagner/
Because /
I Do Not Understand/
His Music ! /
But -
''BE THE MUSIC WHILE IT LASTS '' /
I Love Chopin's Mazurka /
And /
Beethoven's Symphony. /
There Is No Sense /
Except /
In Nonsense ! /
The Beauty Of Smoking /
Starts And Ends /
With The First Act /
Placing Cigarette Between The Lips /
And /
Lighting Its One End/
All Else Is /
Smoke !/
I Am Always The Last / To Come Home /
Through Lonely And Desserted Road /
No Human,but,Dogs /
Sitting And Brooding /
Sideways /
Middle /
On The Road /
Raindrops Falling/
On The RoofTop /
Serenading Its Joy /
The Pain Of Remembering /
Is /
The Most Painful Act /
The Last Time/
Those Eyes /
That I Had Searched /
Had Some Language /
To Convey ,Probably /
That -
O Gad ! /
I Never Wished /
That Was Not /
What I Meant At All ! /
At Thirty One -
The World Is Too Much /
And,
The Recurring Sounds /
Is -
I Am The Loss ! /
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I Am The Lost ! /
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And
Memory Fades /
Into The Background./
At Thirty One /
Life Stops /
For A While /
Reflecting On The Gnawed Pages /
Of Past /
One Comes To A Halt /
That -
Memory Needs Amnesia ./
I Like Richard Wagner/
Because /
I Do Not Understand/
His Music ! /
But -
''BE THE MUSIC WHILE IT LASTS '' /
I Love Chopin's Mazurka /
And /
Beethoven's Symphony. /
There Is No Sense /
Except /
In Nonsense ! /
The Beauty Of Smoking /
Starts And Ends /
With The First Act /
Placing Cigarette Between The Lips /
And /
Lighting Its One End/
All Else Is /
Smoke !/
I Am Always The Last / To Come Home /
Through Lonely And Desserted Road /
No Human,but,Dogs /
Sitting And Brooding /
Sideways /
Middle /
On The Road /
Raindrops Falling/
On The RoofTop /
Serenading Its Joy /
The Pain Of Remembering /
Is /
The Most Painful Act /
The Last Time/
Those Eyes /
That I Had Searched /
Had Some Language /
To Convey ,Probably /
That -
O Gad ! /
I Never Wished /
That Was Not /
What I Meant At All ! /
At Thirty One -
The World Is Too Much /
And,
The Recurring Sounds /
Is -
I Am The Loss ! /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I Am The Lost ! /
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Friday 19 October 2012
ARTHUR MILLER : RANDOM MUSINGS !
ARTHUR MILLER was a sharp critic of the prevalent american ideals of prosperity and his plays like The Death Of A Salesman and All My Sons bear testemony to his sense of despair generated by the realization of the predicament of 'American Dream Gone Awry' !
He, In Order To Bring Home The Point That Every Individual Ought To Owe A Collective Sense Of Responsibility, Has Often Relapsed Into Didactic Tenor Or Moralizing Tone And This ,At Times, Weaken The Holistic Approach To A Work Of Art !
But,This Element Could Well Be Overlooked Considering The Artist's Too Much Commitment To The Various Causes Plaguing The Society At Large Or Putting It Another Way - His Heightened Sense Of Responsibility !
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He, In Order To Bring Home The Point That Every Individual Ought To Owe A Collective Sense Of Responsibility, Has Often Relapsed Into Didactic Tenor Or Moralizing Tone And This ,At Times, Weaken The Holistic Approach To A Work Of Art !
But,This Element Could Well Be Overlooked Considering The Artist's Too Much Commitment To The Various Causes Plaguing The Society At Large Or Putting It Another Way - His Heightened Sense Of Responsibility !
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Thursday 18 October 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,ARTHUR MILLER !
ARTHUR MILLER IS THE GREATEST DRAMATIST NOT TO HAVE GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE!RARELY A PLAYWRIGHT EVER HAVE HAD SUCH A COMMAND ON THE TRAGEDY OF COMMON MAN IN MODERN TIMES!
TODAY(17 October) IS MILLER'S BIRTHDAY!
ARTHUR MILLER Is One Of The Most Powerful Voices In The Post-War World of Theater,Who Penned Dramas Out Of Sheer Passion !
He Was Kind of An Activist Writer Who Had Never Hesitated In Raising His Voice And Standing Up Against The Injustices Practised In Myriad Forms And On Many Levels !
His Protesting Voice Against The Infamous McCarthyism Propagated Through The Paranoid Congressional Committee Named The UnAmerican Activities Formed For Hunting And Harassing The Supposedly Sympathisers Of Communists, Was Really An Act Of Courage Plus Conviction For Upholding Human Dignity And Individual Liberty !
Though ,he had to pay price for afew months after being charged by the congressional committee,yet,he never bowed down before the hawks of Joseph McCarthy !
Arthur Miller Wrote Social Tragedies - kind of common man's loss and despair ,anxiety and atonement . . .!
Fighting For The Regain Of Human Dignity And The Sense Of Responsibility Of An Individual Vis-a-Vis Society Plus World At Large ,Are Central To His Writing.
'ALL MY SONS' , 'DEATH OF A SALESMAN' , 'THE CRUCIBLE'. . . .to name a few, Are Treasures To The History Of Modern Drama .
IT'S RATHER SAD THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN A NOBEL !!
His Relevance Is All The More Pressing In Our Times !
Happy Birthday,Arthur Miller !
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TODAY(17 October) IS MILLER'S BIRTHDAY!
ARTHUR MILLER Is One Of The Most Powerful Voices In The Post-War World of Theater,Who Penned Dramas Out Of Sheer Passion !
He Was Kind of An Activist Writer Who Had Never Hesitated In Raising His Voice And Standing Up Against The Injustices Practised In Myriad Forms And On Many Levels !
His Protesting Voice Against The Infamous McCarthyism Propagated Through The Paranoid Congressional Committee Named The UnAmerican Activities Formed For Hunting And Harassing The Supposedly Sympathisers Of Communists, Was Really An Act Of Courage Plus Conviction For Upholding Human Dignity And Individual Liberty !
Though ,he had to pay price for afew months after being charged by the congressional committee,yet,he never bowed down before the hawks of Joseph McCarthy !
Arthur Miller Wrote Social Tragedies - kind of common man's loss and despair ,anxiety and atonement . . .!
Fighting For The Regain Of Human Dignity And The Sense Of Responsibility Of An Individual Vis-a-Vis Society Plus World At Large ,Are Central To His Writing.
'ALL MY SONS' , 'DEATH OF A SALESMAN' , 'THE CRUCIBLE'. . . .to name a few, Are Treasures To The History Of Modern Drama .
IT'S RATHER SAD THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN A NOBEL !!
His Relevance Is All The More Pressing In Our Times !
Happy Birthday,Arthur Miller !
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ARTHUR MILLER IS THE GREATEST DRAMATIST NOT TO HAVE GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE!RARELY A PLAYWRIGHT EVER HAVE HAD SUCH A COMMAND ON THE TRAGEDY OF COMMON MAN IN MODERN TIMES!
TODAY(17 October) IS MILLER'S BIRTHDAY!
ARTHUR MILLER Is One Of The Most Powerful Voices In The Post-War World of Theater,Who Penned Dramas Out Of Sheer Passion !
He Was Kind of An Activist Writer Who Had Never Hesitated In Raising His Voice And Standing Up Against The Injustices Practised In Myriad Forms And On Many Levels !
His Protesting Voice Against The Infamous McCarthyism Propagated Through The Paranoid Congressional Committee Named The UnAmerican Activities Formed For Hunting And Harassing The Supposedly Sympathisers Of Communists, Was Really An Act Of Courage Plus Conviction For Upholding Human Dignity And Individual Liberty !
Though ,he had to pay price for afew months after being charged by the congressional committee,yet,he never bowed down before the hawks of Joseph McCarthy !
Arthur Miller Wrote Social Tragedies - kind of common man's loss and despair ,anxiety and atonement . . .!
Fighting For The Regain Of Human Dignity And The Sense Of Responsibility Of An Individual Vis-a-Vis Society Plus World At Large ,Are Central To His Writing.
'ALL MY SONS' , 'DEATH OF A SALESMAN' , 'THE CRUCIBLE'. . . .to name a few, Are Treasures To The History Of Modern Drama .
IT'S RATHER SAD THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN A NOBEL !!
His Relevance Is All The More Pressing In Our Times !
Happy Birthday,Arthur Miller !
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TODAY(17 October) IS MILLER'S BIRTHDAY!
ARTHUR MILLER Is One Of The Most Powerful Voices In The Post-War World of Theater,Who Penned Dramas Out Of Sheer Passion !
He Was Kind of An Activist Writer Who Had Never Hesitated In Raising His Voice And Standing Up Against The Injustices Practised In Myriad Forms And On Many Levels !
His Protesting Voice Against The Infamous McCarthyism Propagated Through The Paranoid Congressional Committee Named The UnAmerican Activities Formed For Hunting And Harassing The Supposedly Sympathisers Of Communists, Was Really An Act Of Courage Plus Conviction For Upholding Human Dignity And Individual Liberty !
Though ,he had to pay price for afew months after being charged by the congressional committee,yet,he never bowed down before the hawks of Joseph McCarthy !
Arthur Miller Wrote Social Tragedies - kind of common man's loss and despair ,anxiety and atonement . . .!
Fighting For The Regain Of Human Dignity And The Sense Of Responsibility Of An Individual Vis-a-Vis Society Plus World At Large ,Are Central To His Writing.
'ALL MY SONS' , 'DEATH OF A SALESMAN' , 'THE CRUCIBLE'. . . .to name a few, Are Treasures To The History Of Modern Drama .
IT'S RATHER SAD THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN A NOBEL !!
His Relevance Is All The More Pressing In Our Times !
Happy Birthday,Arthur Miller !
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Wednesday 17 October 2012
THE BOOKER GOES TO. . . . .HILARY MANTEL !
You Suddenly Become The Toast Of The Town And The Darling Of Literary World When You Have Won The Booker Prize !
A Writer Becomes A Celebrity Overnight !And,He or She Remains So For At Least A Month or Two !
And,Guess,If Someone Has Got The Booker Twice And That Too,Within A Space Of Three Years !
THE TAG OF A CELEBRITY WILL BE HERE TO STAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME !!
HILARY MANTEL,Aged 60,HappensTo Be A Second Timer When She Did Get Her Second Booker Last Night In The Jam Packed Guilds' Hall,London ,For Her Book, 'BRINGUP THE BODIES' !
CONGRATS, Ms.Mantel !
AFTER J.M.COETZEE AND PETER CAREY, HILARY MANTEL IS THE AUTHOR WITH A 'DOUBLE BOOKER'AND FIRST TO WIN ON A SEQUEL !
'BRING UP THE BODIES' IS A SEQUEL TO HER 2009 BOOKER WINNING BOOK,'WOLF HALL'.
SHE IS DEFT AT PENNING HISTORICAL FICTION !
'THOMAS CROMWELL' IS THE PIVOTOF HER TRIOLOGY.
HER NEXT AND THIRD PLUS LAST BOOK IN THIS TRIOLOGY ,WILL BE -'THE MIRROR AND LIGHT' ON WHICH SHE HAS ALREADY STARTED WORKING !
THE BLOODY SAGA OF THE PERIOD 1535-40 IN ENGLISH HISTORY THAT SAW THE RISE AND RISE OF THOMAS CROMWELL,AN ADVISER TO THE BRITISH MONARCH,HENRY VIII ,AND THE REIGN OF ANNE BOLYEAN AND THE EXECUTION OF THOMAS CROMWELL !
Jeet Thayil,Will Self,Alison Moore,Tan Twang And Deborah Levy Were The Other Writers Shortisted For The Man Booker 2012,along With Hilary Mantel.
But,IT'S Ms. Mantel Who Made TheFinal Cut !
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A Writer Becomes A Celebrity Overnight !And,He or She Remains So For At Least A Month or Two !
And,Guess,If Someone Has Got The Booker Twice And That Too,Within A Space Of Three Years !
THE TAG OF A CELEBRITY WILL BE HERE TO STAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME !!
HILARY MANTEL,Aged 60,HappensTo Be A Second Timer When She Did Get Her Second Booker Last Night In The Jam Packed Guilds' Hall,London ,For Her Book, 'BRINGUP THE BODIES' !
CONGRATS, Ms.Mantel !
AFTER J.M.COETZEE AND PETER CAREY, HILARY MANTEL IS THE AUTHOR WITH A 'DOUBLE BOOKER'AND FIRST TO WIN ON A SEQUEL !
'BRING UP THE BODIES' IS A SEQUEL TO HER 2009 BOOKER WINNING BOOK,'WOLF HALL'.
SHE IS DEFT AT PENNING HISTORICAL FICTION !
'THOMAS CROMWELL' IS THE PIVOTOF HER TRIOLOGY.
HER NEXT AND THIRD PLUS LAST BOOK IN THIS TRIOLOGY ,WILL BE -'THE MIRROR AND LIGHT' ON WHICH SHE HAS ALREADY STARTED WORKING !
THE BLOODY SAGA OF THE PERIOD 1535-40 IN ENGLISH HISTORY THAT SAW THE RISE AND RISE OF THOMAS CROMWELL,AN ADVISER TO THE BRITISH MONARCH,HENRY VIII ,AND THE REIGN OF ANNE BOLYEAN AND THE EXECUTION OF THOMAS CROMWELL !
Jeet Thayil,Will Self,Alison Moore,Tan Twang And Deborah Levy Were The Other Writers Shortisted For The Man Booker 2012,along With Hilary Mantel.
But,IT'S Ms. Mantel Who Made TheFinal Cut !
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Tuesday 16 October 2012
OSCAR WILDE,THE ENGLISH DRAMATIST,WAS BORN THIS DAY !
OSCAR WILDE, THE IRISH BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT,STORYWRITER,POET AND NOVELIST, WAS BORN THIS DAY ON OCTOBER 16, 1856 IN DUBLIN,IRELAND !
WILDE IS AMONGST THE TOP MOST QUOTED MEN OF ALL TIME !
HIS WAS THE MASTERY OVER THE USE OF WIT,HUMOR AND SATIRE!
‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’ IS HIS BEST KNOWN PLAY.‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’- THE ONLY NOVEL BY HIM,IS NOW CONSIDERED AS A CLASSIC.
‘ART FOR THE ART’S SAKE’ OR ‘BEAUTY FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE’ WAS THE MOTTO OF HIS ART !
Oscar Wilde Became One Of The Most Sought After Person In The Social Gatherings In London In 1890s !
He Penned Five Best Plays Concerned With The Social Ettiquettes And Social Lives Of Wealthy Class People Of London.
His Writings Are Marked With Wit and Humour And His Gift Of Epigrams Had Made Him The Most Successful Dramatist Of The Last Decade Of 19th-Century.
Wilde Also Penned Two Books Of Short Stories,One Book Of Literary Criticism,One Book Of Essays And A Long Poem, ‘READING ON GAOL’, Apart From His Earlier Book Of Poems,Plays And A Novel,’THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’.
As A Disciple Of Walter Pater And John Ruskin,WILDE Furthered And Advocated The AESTHETICISM and Had Delivered Hundreds Of Lectures On It In USA,BRITAIN,CANADA.
He Was Charged With Gross Misconduct On Account Of His Allegedly Homosexual Orientation And Was Sentenced For Two Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment.
After His Release From The Prison,WILDE WENT TO PARIS and Within A Year or so He Died At A Rather Young Age Of 46.
Through His Writings,OSCAR WILDE,Remains A Permanent Plus Abiding Presence In English Literature.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,OSCAR WILDE !
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WILDE IS AMONGST THE TOP MOST QUOTED MEN OF ALL TIME !
HIS WAS THE MASTERY OVER THE USE OF WIT,HUMOR AND SATIRE!
‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’ IS HIS BEST KNOWN PLAY.‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’- THE ONLY NOVEL BY HIM,IS NOW CONSIDERED AS A CLASSIC.
‘ART FOR THE ART’S SAKE’ OR ‘BEAUTY FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE’ WAS THE MOTTO OF HIS ART !
Oscar Wilde Became One Of The Most Sought After Person In The Social Gatherings In London In 1890s !
He Penned Five Best Plays Concerned With The Social Ettiquettes And Social Lives Of Wealthy Class People Of London.
His Writings Are Marked With Wit and Humour And His Gift Of Epigrams Had Made Him The Most Successful Dramatist Of The Last Decade Of 19th-Century.
Wilde Also Penned Two Books Of Short Stories,One Book Of Literary Criticism,One Book Of Essays And A Long Poem, ‘READING ON GAOL’, Apart From His Earlier Book Of Poems,Plays And A Novel,’THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’.
As A Disciple Of Walter Pater And John Ruskin,WILDE Furthered And Advocated The AESTHETICISM and Had Delivered Hundreds Of Lectures On It In USA,BRITAIN,CANADA.
He Was Charged With Gross Misconduct On Account Of His Allegedly Homosexual Orientation And Was Sentenced For Two Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment.
After His Release From The Prison,WILDE WENT TO PARIS and Within A Year or so He Died At A Rather Young Age Of 46.
Through His Writings,OSCAR WILDE,Remains A Permanent Plus Abiding Presence In English Literature.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,OSCAR WILDE !
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Monday 15 October 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,NIETZSCHE,THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER!
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, THE 19'TH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHER ,WAS BORN THIS DAY, OCTOBER 15, 1844 IN THE MODERN DAY PROVINCE OF SAXONY ,GERMANY !
Nietzsche Was A Genius In The Sense That He Had Mastered Many Fields Of Knowledge And Creativity, Like He Was Also A Poet, A Culture-Critic, A Music Composer,A Philologist . . . .et.al . ..All In One Frail Body Having Periodic Bouts Of Insanity,Dementia and the likes !
He Was Undoubtedly Pretty Much Robust In His Thinking That Was Quite Radical ,At Times,To The Extent Of Having Had No Buyer !
'GOD IS DEAD' And His Antichrist Opinions Had Created Much Furore During His Life Time.
He ,However, Was Not An Atheist ,For He Had HÃgh Opinions Plus Admirations For Buddhism .
His Was All No No For All Forms OfInstitutionalized Religion!
'THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA' Is Universally Recognized As A Classics And Its Beauty Lies,Apart From The Spiritual Map For The Quest Of The Inherent Superman In All Of Us, In Its Poetic Quality,Its Lyrical Flow !
'THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY' , 'BEYONDGOOD AND EVIL' , 'HUMAN,ALL TOOHUMAN' , 'GENEOLOGY OF MORALITY' , 'ECCE HOMO' are some of his major works.
OUR LIFE IS SORT OF A BRIDGE AND IN ORDER TO REALIZE OUR ULTIMATE FORM AND POTENTIAL,WE HAVE TO CROSS THIS BRIDGE CONSCIOUSLY !NIETZSCHE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME AND DUE TO VARIED INTERPRETATIONS OF HIS WORKS,HE IS MORE MISUNDERSTOOD. . .Though, the degree of misunderstanding is slashing down in wake of recent works on Nietzsche !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NIETZSCHE !
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Nietzsche Was A Genius In The Sense That He Had Mastered Many Fields Of Knowledge And Creativity, Like He Was Also A Poet, A Culture-Critic, A Music Composer,A Philologist . . . .et.al . ..All In One Frail Body Having Periodic Bouts Of Insanity,Dementia and the likes !
He Was Undoubtedly Pretty Much Robust In His Thinking That Was Quite Radical ,At Times,To The Extent Of Having Had No Buyer !
'GOD IS DEAD' And His Antichrist Opinions Had Created Much Furore During His Life Time.
He ,However, Was Not An Atheist ,For He Had HÃgh Opinions Plus Admirations For Buddhism .
His Was All No No For All Forms OfInstitutionalized Religion!
'THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA' Is Universally Recognized As A Classics And Its Beauty Lies,Apart From The Spiritual Map For The Quest Of The Inherent Superman In All Of Us, In Its Poetic Quality,Its Lyrical Flow !
'THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY' , 'BEYONDGOOD AND EVIL' , 'HUMAN,ALL TOOHUMAN' , 'GENEOLOGY OF MORALITY' , 'ECCE HOMO' are some of his major works.
OUR LIFE IS SORT OF A BRIDGE AND IN ORDER TO REALIZE OUR ULTIMATE FORM AND POTENTIAL,WE HAVE TO CROSS THIS BRIDGE CONSCIOUSLY !NIETZSCHE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME AND DUE TO VARIED INTERPRETATIONS OF HIS WORKS,HE IS MORE MISUNDERSTOOD. . .Though, the degree of misunderstanding is slashing down in wake of recent works on Nietzsche !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NIETZSCHE !
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Sunday 14 October 2012
ALMOST NONSENSICAL MUSINGS: TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE AMERICAN POET, E.E.CU...
ALMOST NONSENSICAL MUSINGS: TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE AMERICAN POET, E.E.CU...: Today Is E.E.CUMMINGS' (e e cummings' ) Birthday ! He Was Born This Day On October14, 1894 In Massachusetts,USA. ! Highly Experimental Poe...
TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE AMERICAN POET, E.E.CUMMINGS !
Today Is E.E.CUMMINGS' (e e cummings' ) Birthday !
He Was Born This Day On October14, 1894 In Massachusetts,USA. !
Highly Experimental Poet Of His Generation,CUMMINGS Produced a Good Deal Of Poems : 2900 Poems (almost) !
NATURE,LOVE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MASS MENTALITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL ORIGINALITY, Are Some Of The Most Recurring Themes In His Poetry.
It Is Rather Hard To Categorize Him Into Any Fixed Group For He Wrote All Kinds Of Verse : Traditional, Avant-Garde,Surrealist,Dadaist,Impressionistic and many other known poetic forms n movements!
E.E.CUMMINGS IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS AN PRE-EMINENT POET IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY AND DESPITE BEING A VICTIM OF COMPARISIONS WITH A ELIOT OR A POUND,HE SURVIVED HIS UNIQUENESS AS A POET AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAD ALWAYS TRIED TO BRING FORCE PLUS FRESHNESS IN LANGUAGE !
He was also an accomplished painter and due to that he often put images unto the page of his poems and that often makes his poetry hard to grasp!
Eroticism Was A firm feature in his many poems and which had earned bad names during those times . . .but,now considered as assets of new aestheticism !
'XIAPE : Seventy One Poems' Is HisMost Candid Work And Which Was The Result Of Cummings Relationship and later marriage with the wife of his fast friend,Mr.S.Thyer.
'TULIPS AND CHIMNEYS' Was His First Poem Collection.
'THE ENORMOUS ROOM' Was His Attempt To Paint His First Hand Experiences As An Ambulance Driver In A French Border Town And His Later Internment Of Around Four Months On Charges Of Suspicions!
The Novel Was Hailed By Fitzgerald As A Very Important Work Coming Out Of The First World War Penned By The Younger Generation Of Writers !
'HIM' WAS CUMMINGS FIRST PLAY and a hit !
He penned a few more dramas and gave a series of lectures at the Harvard University and elsewhere!
He kept touring Europe ,Africa and other places and his famous tour of USSR in 1931 resulted in a fine piece of travelogue, 'EIMI ',In Which He Depicted The Suffocating Plus Suppressive Conditions In Russia !
He Died Of A Massive Stroke At The Age Of 67 !
E.E.CUMMINGS DEMANDS PLUS DESERVES SPECIAL TREATMENT AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN ABIDING PRESENCE IN THE AMERICAN LITERATURE !
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He Was Born This Day On October14, 1894 In Massachusetts,USA. !
Highly Experimental Poet Of His Generation,CUMMINGS Produced a Good Deal Of Poems : 2900 Poems (almost) !
NATURE,LOVE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MASS MENTALITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL ORIGINALITY, Are Some Of The Most Recurring Themes In His Poetry.
It Is Rather Hard To Categorize Him Into Any Fixed Group For He Wrote All Kinds Of Verse : Traditional, Avant-Garde,Surrealist,Dadaist,Impressionistic and many other known poetic forms n movements!
E.E.CUMMINGS IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS AN PRE-EMINENT POET IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY AND DESPITE BEING A VICTIM OF COMPARISIONS WITH A ELIOT OR A POUND,HE SURVIVED HIS UNIQUENESS AS A POET AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAD ALWAYS TRIED TO BRING FORCE PLUS FRESHNESS IN LANGUAGE !
He was also an accomplished painter and due to that he often put images unto the page of his poems and that often makes his poetry hard to grasp!
Eroticism Was A firm feature in his many poems and which had earned bad names during those times . . .but,now considered as assets of new aestheticism !
'XIAPE : Seventy One Poems' Is HisMost Candid Work And Which Was The Result Of Cummings Relationship and later marriage with the wife of his fast friend,Mr.S.Thyer.
'TULIPS AND CHIMNEYS' Was His First Poem Collection.
'THE ENORMOUS ROOM' Was His Attempt To Paint His First Hand Experiences As An Ambulance Driver In A French Border Town And His Later Internment Of Around Four Months On Charges Of Suspicions!
The Novel Was Hailed By Fitzgerald As A Very Important Work Coming Out Of The First World War Penned By The Younger Generation Of Writers !
'HIM' WAS CUMMINGS FIRST PLAY and a hit !
He penned a few more dramas and gave a series of lectures at the Harvard University and elsewhere!
He kept touring Europe ,Africa and other places and his famous tour of USSR in 1931 resulted in a fine piece of travelogue, 'EIMI ',In Which He Depicted The Suffocating Plus Suppressive Conditions In Russia !
He Died Of A Massive Stroke At The Age Of 67 !
E.E.CUMMINGS DEMANDS PLUS DESERVES SPECIAL TREATMENT AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN ABIDING PRESENCE IN THE AMERICAN LITERATURE !
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Thursday 11 October 2012
MO YAN,THE CHINESE AUTHOR, WINS THIS YEAR'S NOBEL IN LITERATURE !
PHILIP ROTH MISSED IT AGAIN ! HARUKI MURAKAMI ,THE BOOKIES' FAVOURITE,HAS TO WAIT ! SALMAN RUSHDIE HAS TO KICK MORE STORM !
Breaking The Dominance Of The European Authors,The Swedish Academy ,Once Again, Surprised One And All !
Yeah ! THE NOBEL PRIZE GOES TO A CHINESE AUTHOR WHO IS 57 AND LIVING WITH HIS 90yrs Old DAD IN MAINLAND CHINA !
MO YAN HAS WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2012 ! !
MO YAN Is The Pen Name Of GUAN MOYE,Who Was Born In A Small Town Of Gaomi In The Eastern Chinese Province Of Shandiang .
In 1955,MO YAN Was Born In Farmers' Family And Had His Schooling Till 12 And Then Became A DropOut Due To The Cultural Movement.
He Joined The Army At 20 And It Was Here That He Re-started Reading Literature And Writing Story.
He Published His Stories In National Magazines.It Was In 1981 When His First Novel Arrived - 'FALLING RAIN IN SPRINGNIGHT' .
He Kept Penning Short Stories In Profusion Along With Novels.
His Notable Works Are : 1. 'BIG BREASTS AND WIDE HIPS' 2. 'GARLIC BALLADS' 3. 'RED SORGHUM' 4. 'TIME AND AGE ARE WEARING ME OUT' 5. 'LOVE STORY'6. 'WO' . . . . . . .et.al .
MO YAN IS NOT HELD AS A DISSIDENT BY THE AUTOCRATIC CHINESE ESTABLISHMENT, HOWEVER ,MANY A TIME HIS BOOKS WERE BANNED !
He Sharply Criticised The Inhuman Plus Insensitive Approach Of Those Who Are In Power And That Of And On Kept Chinese Authority In Anger .
MO YAN IS HELD AS A SOCIAL COMMENTATOR WHO HAS BEAUTIFULLY CHRONICLED THE SOCIAL UPHEAVALS IN CHINESE SOCIETY IN 20TH-CENT. !
He Did So In His Masterpiece, 'REDSORGHUM' As He Presented The Changes In China Spread Over More Than 5 Decades Of The Last Century !
'HALLUCINATORY REALISM' ,as described by The Nobel Foundation, Happens To Be The Big Strength Of MO YAN and He Mixes It With Folk Tales ,History And The Contemporay -as hailed by The Nobel Committee !
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Breaking The Dominance Of The European Authors,The Swedish Academy ,Once Again, Surprised One And All !
Yeah ! THE NOBEL PRIZE GOES TO A CHINESE AUTHOR WHO IS 57 AND LIVING WITH HIS 90yrs Old DAD IN MAINLAND CHINA !
MO YAN HAS WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2012 ! !
MO YAN Is The Pen Name Of GUAN MOYE,Who Was Born In A Small Town Of Gaomi In The Eastern Chinese Province Of Shandiang .
In 1955,MO YAN Was Born In Farmers' Family And Had His Schooling Till 12 And Then Became A DropOut Due To The Cultural Movement.
He Joined The Army At 20 And It Was Here That He Re-started Reading Literature And Writing Story.
He Published His Stories In National Magazines.It Was In 1981 When His First Novel Arrived - 'FALLING RAIN IN SPRINGNIGHT' .
He Kept Penning Short Stories In Profusion Along With Novels.
His Notable Works Are : 1. 'BIG BREASTS AND WIDE HIPS' 2. 'GARLIC BALLADS' 3. 'RED SORGHUM' 4. 'TIME AND AGE ARE WEARING ME OUT' 5. 'LOVE STORY'6. 'WO' . . . . . . .et.al .
MO YAN IS NOT HELD AS A DISSIDENT BY THE AUTOCRATIC CHINESE ESTABLISHMENT, HOWEVER ,MANY A TIME HIS BOOKS WERE BANNED !
He Sharply Criticised The Inhuman Plus Insensitive Approach Of Those Who Are In Power And That Of And On Kept Chinese Authority In Anger .
MO YAN IS HELD AS A SOCIAL COMMENTATOR WHO HAS BEAUTIFULLY CHRONICLED THE SOCIAL UPHEAVALS IN CHINESE SOCIETY IN 20TH-CENT. !
He Did So In His Masterpiece, 'REDSORGHUM' As He Presented The Changes In China Spread Over More Than 5 Decades Of The Last Century !
'HALLUCINATORY REALISM' ,as described by The Nobel Foundation, Happens To Be The Big Strength Of MO YAN and He Mixes It With Folk Tales ,History And The Contemporay -as hailed by The Nobel Committee !
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HAROLD PINTER,THE PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS PLAY, 'BETRAYAL' !
HAROLD PINTER Was A Dramatist Of Genius Who Had Moulded The Course Of Play Writing In 20th-Cent. In The British Literature !
With His Gifts Of Terseness Plus Brevity ,PINTER PRESENTS THE POST WAR SOCIETY THAT WAS ON THE PRECIPICE OR IN THE UTTER ANARCHY OF TRANSITION WHEN THE OLD VALUES WERE FALLING FAST AND THE NEW CULTURE WITHITS ABSURDITIES PLUS HOPES OF BETTERMENT KNOCKING STEADILY BUT IN A RATHER SHARP SOUND !
Harold Pinter Got An International Acclaim Much Earlier And Was Awarded The Nobel Much Later In 2005.
'THE CARETAKER' , 'THE HOMECOMING' , 'THE BIRTHDAY PARTY' Are Certainly Amongst TheTop Dramas Of 20th-Cent.
It Is Widely Believed That After Samuel Beckett,Harold Pinter Happens To Be The Greatest Dramatist In English Literature.
Pinter Wrote,Quite Later, A DramaThat Had Caused A Debate Regarding The Character-Sketching : Whether Personal Projection Or Impersonal Approach Be Authentic In Sketching A Character In A Work Of Art?
'Theory Of Impersonality' Is ,No Doubt, Considered As The Most Authentic Technique In Modern Literature,Yet,That's Not The CaseEverytime And Some Personal Strands Of A Writer's Life Get A Form And Reflects Through A Character In A Piece Of Art !
The Name Of That Later Phase Drama Is - 'BETRAYAL' And Pinter's Extra-marital Affairs During His First Marriage Became The Central Theme !
Critics Opined Differently ,Though!
In 2010, Pinter's Second Wife, ANTONIA FRASER, Had Penned A Memoir, 'MUST WE GO' , And She Had Clarified That The Play, 'BETRAYAL' Was Very Much Autobiographical And She Had Also Talked At Length About The 'ART OF CHARACTERIZATION' !
PINTER And The American Playwright Plus Nobel Awardee,ARTHUR MILLER ,Were Great Friends And While Reading Pinter's , 'BETRAYAL' ,One Can't Help But Recall Miller's Autobiographical Play, 'AFTER THEFALL' -(based upon Miller's Break-Up With Marilyn Munroe) !
Well, Yesterday Was HAROLD PINTER'S BIRTHDAY And It Would Prompt Me To Leaf Through His Works !
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With His Gifts Of Terseness Plus Brevity ,PINTER PRESENTS THE POST WAR SOCIETY THAT WAS ON THE PRECIPICE OR IN THE UTTER ANARCHY OF TRANSITION WHEN THE OLD VALUES WERE FALLING FAST AND THE NEW CULTURE WITHITS ABSURDITIES PLUS HOPES OF BETTERMENT KNOCKING STEADILY BUT IN A RATHER SHARP SOUND !
Harold Pinter Got An International Acclaim Much Earlier And Was Awarded The Nobel Much Later In 2005.
'THE CARETAKER' , 'THE HOMECOMING' , 'THE BIRTHDAY PARTY' Are Certainly Amongst TheTop Dramas Of 20th-Cent.
It Is Widely Believed That After Samuel Beckett,Harold Pinter Happens To Be The Greatest Dramatist In English Literature.
Pinter Wrote,Quite Later, A DramaThat Had Caused A Debate Regarding The Character-Sketching : Whether Personal Projection Or Impersonal Approach Be Authentic In Sketching A Character In A Work Of Art?
'Theory Of Impersonality' Is ,No Doubt, Considered As The Most Authentic Technique In Modern Literature,Yet,That's Not The CaseEverytime And Some Personal Strands Of A Writer's Life Get A Form And Reflects Through A Character In A Piece Of Art !
The Name Of That Later Phase Drama Is - 'BETRAYAL' And Pinter's Extra-marital Affairs During His First Marriage Became The Central Theme !
Critics Opined Differently ,Though!
In 2010, Pinter's Second Wife, ANTONIA FRASER, Had Penned A Memoir, 'MUST WE GO' , And She Had Clarified That The Play, 'BETRAYAL' Was Very Much Autobiographical And She Had Also Talked At Length About The 'ART OF CHARACTERIZATION' !
PINTER And The American Playwright Plus Nobel Awardee,ARTHUR MILLER ,Were Great Friends And While Reading Pinter's , 'BETRAYAL' ,One Can't Help But Recall Miller's Autobiographical Play, 'AFTER THEFALL' -(based upon Miller's Break-Up With Marilyn Munroe) !
Well, Yesterday Was HAROLD PINTER'S BIRTHDAY And It Would Prompt Me To Leaf Through His Works !
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
MRITYUNJAY JHA
SAMASTIPUR
BIHAR
INDIA.
(91) 9334411390.
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