JOHN KEATS : ETHICS AND AESTHETICS The Romantics took upon themselves the task of recovering art from what Bernstein has termed as “aesthetic alienation” – the separation of art from questions of truth and goodness. No other poet felt the burden of art’s separation from truth and yet it’s commitment to being true and to …
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The prestigious emergence of music and art are parallel. The tradition of the ‘sister arts’, shows the closest sister to poetry is painting. Simonides of Ceos claimed that painting is mute poetry, poetry a speaking picture. Horace said, ut picture poesis, ‘as is a picture, so is poetry’. Perhaps the intimate connection between poetry and …
The most living thing in Keats’s poetry is the recreation of sensuous beauty, first as a source of delight for its own sake, then as a symbol of the life of the mind and the emotions. Speculated and philosophical interests always formed the major part of Shelley’s experience and the young Wordsworth for a time …
T.S.Eliot’s juvenilia display the influence of Victorian aestheticism, his studies at Harvard, especially the influence of Irving Babbitt’s lectures there, helped foster his repudiation of the Romantic forebears of turn – of – the – century poetics. George Bornstein notes that “Keats, Shelley and Wordsworth became a sort of anti – Trinity for Eliot,” but …
HOLY TRINITY The principle of trinity is found in all the world’s religions: THE CHRISTIAN HOLY TRINITY The Christian Holy Trinity is seen as: God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son or Christ Consciousness. Within the Christian teachings Holy Trinity is worshipped through a number of rituals: Worship and praise are offered …
GREEK and ROMAN MYTHOLOGY Greek Mythology is derived from the Greek words ‘πᾶν’ pan – all, and ‘θεός’ theos – god, pantheon literally means ‘of all gods’. Although any polytheistic religion (religion with multiple deities) can have a pantheon – and they existed in Norse, Aztec and Sumerian cultures. In the classical pantheon there are …
Romantic and Gothic Literature Romantic literature is marked by six primary characteristics: celebration of nature, focus on the individual and spirituality, celebration of isolation and melancholy, interest in the common man, idealisation of women and personification and pathetic fallacy. Gothic Literature or fiction refers to a style of writing that is characterised by elements of …
A UNIVERSE FULL OF WONDER Thousands of years ago, ancient civilizations turned to the heavens, marveling at their wonders. These ancient people worshipped various gods and often linked their gods with planets in the sky, which they considered to be “wandering stars.” The ancient Greeks saw the five visible planets and called them “wandering stars” …
GANGTOK The opening of the documentary of ‘SIKKIM’, the grandeur of the Kanchenjunga range lit up by the sunlight moving into the dense forests and small bushes and flowers along the roadside left me awestruck with its beauty. The breathtaking view of Sikkim advertised by Sterling resort left me spellbound. Pakyong Airport in Sikkim is …
Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest directors had remarked about the creative genius Satyajit Ray: “Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon.” Satyajit Ray consciously made films of different genres throughout his life and he never stopped experimenting. His films covered a wide spectrum with …
‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Given that recent years have seen the revival of the character and the author, it should not be surprising to see the notion of the author as didactic comes back as well. William Shakespeare advocates a model of honour and love through his plays. In Romeo …
GOTHIC LIFE The Gothic is wildly diverse. Ranging from ecclesiastical architecture and supernatural fiction to cult horror films and even rock music, the idea of the Gothic has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home decor and contemporary fashion. THE FIRST BLOOD – GOTHS Gothic origins in Scythia suggest that ‘Goth’ …