The language permeated their body, circulated through their blood and ingrained in their lives.
Edgar Allan Poe, often called the truest of the American writers, is venerated for his keen exploration of the human psyche.
Unlike Oscar Wilde, Dante or Herman Hesse, Miller challenged usual literature by keeping the fragments of sensuality and physical passion vivid for his readers.
Dramatis Personae Subtle, the Alchemist. Face, the Housekeeper. Dol Common, their Colleague. Dapper, a Lawyer's Clerk. Drugger, a Tobacco Man. Lovewit, Master of the House.
Aleksei Maximovich Peshkov, later known as Maxim Gorky, came into the world in 1868, amidst the turmoil of Tsarist Russia. Raised by his grandmother, Gorky's
n the year 1802, amidst the roar of the ocean, a legend was born. Not of the sea, but cradled by its rhythm, Victor Hugo,
It is love that takes centrestage on 14 February, Valentine’s Day. Though the day’s romantic associations have evolved over centuries, the 14th century English poet
If Ezra Pound had mollycoddled T. S. Eliot when the latter sent his poem, “The Waste Land” to the former for his editorial suggestions, both
A scientific journal proposes a novel idea that was once not known to humanity. I’ve had the privilege of feeling the connection to words written
Nirendranath Chakraborty, was a great writer and a household name in most of Bengal, especially amongst parents who had at some point or the other
These questionable controversial verses that came to be known as ‘satanic verses,’ authorized intercessory prayers to al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat — three Meccan female deities.
Where love dwells eternal in the cradle resting deep/Softly rocking to the pull of hands that once held...
For writers, historic events have a profound impact on their compositions.
Dr. Debali Mookherjea-Leonard is a Professor of English at James Madison University, USA. In this video, she will talk about partition, specifically Bengal Partition in
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, exactly six years before his demise.