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Summary of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

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 Going through The Prologue To The Centerbury Tales is like visiting a portrait-gallery. In a portrait-gallery we see portraits of a large number of persons on display. These portraits impress us by a variety of dresses, and they impress us also with their vividness. Each portrait creates an impression that a real human being sits or stands before us. This precisely is the impression that the Prologue produces on us. We are greatly struck by the large variety for which the Prologue is remarkable. A large number of human beings, who are both types and individuals, have been delineated by Chaucer, and these human beings possess certain universal qualities also. At the same time, these characters are by no means puppets; they are not wooden figures. On the contrary, they appear before us as living and believable characters. The vitality and the realistic qualities of the various characters are undeniable. Their apparel too is, in most cases, described and that lends additional realis...
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Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: Background and Introduction

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  The age of Chaucer covers the period from 1340 to 1400. Chaucer is the true representative of his age as Pope is of the eighteenth century and Tennyson is of the Victorian era. His works breathe the political, social, economic and religious tendencies of his time. The middle of the fourteenth century was the transitional period in which Chaucer was born. The elements of Renaissance were breeding. “He stands on the threshold of the new age, but still hedged in a backward gazing world.” The fourteenth century in England was the most important of the mediaeval centuries. It covered the period of the Black Death and the Peasant’s Revolt, the Hundred Years War with France and the great economic and social changes which we associate with the decay of villeinage. During its years, two kings were deposed and murdered, and dynasties began to rise and fall. The antagonism to the church and the demand for the freedom of thought, which was to culminate in the Renaissance and the Reformation ...
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Compositions Written by Literary Club's Active Members (Part IV)

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  Kalpana  Saini,  B. A. (Hons) English, 4th Sem IIHS, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana   The Moment We Believe We Have Reached Perfection Retrogression Begins Once I was certain of a perfect life but seeing how I no longer want any of what made that vision of life 'perfect '  I am really sure that setting out for a dream is a recipe for profound grief and disillusionment. If you constantly strive for perfection you might not say what you want to say ...because perfection doesn't exist . It's like a mirage. You think you can see it way out in the distance and so you chase chase chase and chase .Only to be disappointed because each time you get there it vanishes. As for me in 2017 Phyllis Francis won gold in Junior Athletic Championship and set a benchmark for the winners . In 2018 Hima Das, an Indian , broke all the records and next year she might further improve. It's an illusion , a trap ,a never ending cycle of unhappiness and disappointment . Sat...
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Compositions Written by Literary Club's Active Members (Part III)

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 Mahak B.A. English Honours 4th Sem I believe I was never thankful enough For what I have and what I earned Seeing the world with the best I had Made me realise that everyone's a little burnt But they also have something so beautiful People to make them smile Being lent a shoulder when they need a good cry A sweet reminder that they are loved every once in a while Not everyone is born with a healthy body And yes, not all can maintain their peace of mind But the world gives them enough So they could keep trying Look at me, look at you Decide if you want to keep trying harder Because if there are good swimmers There are people who can barely keep their head above water ******************************************************************************************* You've made me laugh You've made me cry You've made me sad and lonely Yet i still try You've brought the best people in this world To me and i can't thank you enough But little storms were a package deal Whic...
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Compositions Written by Literary Club's Active Members (Part II)

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                                                                              Name: Anjali                                                              Class: B.A. Hons. English 6th Semester                                                                                Roll No. 202603                                               ...
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Compositions written by IIHSKUK Literary Club's Active Members (Part I)

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  नाम - हिमांशु टांक बी.ए.(द्वितीय सेमेस्टर) अनुक्रमांक -22006 Following are his  5 Ghazals,  5 Nazms,  2 Qita and  2 Dohe ______________________________ _______________________ ***************ग़ज़लें******** *******                               ग़ज़ल 1 1. अव्वल नाता जोड़ो हिंदी में, पहले गिनती सीखो हिंदी में। 2.गहरा तम* बिखरा है देहरी पर, तुम इक दीप जला लो हिंदी में। *तम (अँधेरा) 3. मैं उर्दू में ग़ज़लें कहता हूं, तुम इक गीत तो गा दो हिंदी में। 4.उर्दू में कहन* की मुश्किल है तो, कहना है जो कह दो हिंदी में। *कहन (कहने की,बोलने की) 5.भाषा के सीमा से वाक़िफ़ हूं, खुल कर दिल को खोलो हिंदी में। ***************ग़ज़ल 2************* 1.न तितली ही फटकती है न भौंरे ही फटकते हैं, सुख़न* के बाग़ में फिर भी ग़ज़ल के गुल महकते हैं। *सुखन (काव्य) 2.जहां* की सारी मंज़िल भूल के सफ़र शुरू होगा, नहीं पामाल* रस्ते जो मिरे दिल तक पहुंचते ह...
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