Shibram chakraborty biography of william shakespeare
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Anchoring a cultural reformation
Theatre is his forte. Film is his passion. Acting is in his blood. His writing is a manifestation of a literary expression which critics say has innovatively transgressed the disciplinary boundaries. This indefatigable and talented playwright, a stage and film director, a loyal politician and an intellectual in true sense, Bratya Basu is mesmerizingly waging a cultural revolution in the community with his colossal artistic endeavours for the past two decades.
Virginia Woolf once exclaimed, "How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn't pull the trigger!" Perhaps this ingrained desperation compelled Bratya to pick up his pen in 1996 to write 'Ashaleen' (Vulgar), a play theoreticians call post-modern in its approach. Like the theatre's Sisyphean performance, he went on writing till 2008. In 2009, his play 'Ruddhasangeet' on famous Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas was his immediate sensation. After that ther
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (REV ED)
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The fifth edition of Edward Albert’s History of English Literature, first published in 1979, offers its readers a detailed view of how English literature has evolved through the centuries. Starting from the Old English period to the literature of mid-twentieth century, the book takes a look at how English literature has developed across each period. It talks about the major literary genres of each age, like poetry, prose and drama, their major proponents and offers an extensive list of the notable works published during that period. Special focus has been given to Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope and Dryden, whose writings strongly influenced the literary output of their time. Each chapter also contains quotes, together with translations wherever needed, from the many works cited in the ord. The book also comes with a broad list of writings under ‘Suggestions for Further Reading’ to guide readers who want to further explore the sub
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Bengali literature
Bengali literature (Bengali: বাংলা সাহিত্য, romanized: Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time and dynastic patronization or non-patronization.[1] Bengali has developed over the course of roughly 1,400 years. If the emergence of the Bengali literature supposes to date back to roughly 650 AD, the development of Bengali literature claims to be 1600 years old. The earliest extant work in Bengali literature is the Charyapada, a collection of Buddhist mystic songs in Old Bengali dating back to the 10th and 11th centuries. The timeline of Bengali literature is divided into three periods: ancient (650–1200), medieval (1200–1800) and modern (after 1800). Medieval Bengali literature consists of various poetic genres, including Hindu religious scriptures (e.g. Mangalkavya), Islamic epics (e.g. works of Syed Sulta