GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) English (XH-C2) Literary Criticism and Theory Study Material (Page 8 of 34)

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Samuel Johnson: Preface to Shakespeare

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  • Samuel Johnson, the son of Michael, a bookseller, was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire, on September 18,1709.
  • In London, he earned a meagre livelihood, working as translator and writer. While at Litchfield and London, he wrote his tragedy Irene.
  • He wrote regularly for the Gentleman՚s Magazine and contributed prefaces, short biographies, essays, reviews, and poems.
  • His poem, London: A Poem in Imitation of the Th…

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Literary Criticism in the Victorian Age

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  • The 19th century witnessed massive social and political transformations; this was the age of nationalism and of imperialism.
  • Even as nation states like Germany and Italy came into existence in Europe, European powers embarked on an imperialistic exercise which would transform the history of the world.
  • The Industrial Revolution saw the rise of the w…

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