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Thinking activity on Frankenstein novel

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Thinking activity on Frankenstein novel is written by Mary Shelley.       Mary Shelley is one the most famous Romantic writer. When Shelley travelled through Europe in 1814, she visited Frankenstein castle. Morever Mary, Percy and Lord Byron decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created one creature and it was horrified by what he had made her dream later evolved into the novel's story. As per my task questions related to this link so Click Here Here I give answer of the following questions. Generally I am not use to seen dream and minutely I have seen dream but I don't remember proper thing. Hardly I remember one dream. I had seen one dream about forest. At that time I felt fear when I had seen dengour animal and these animal run behind me. Then I awake and  think about this dream , I felt that it is only our mind conflict. According to psychologist we see any thing

Professor Vishal Bhadani - Translation workshop

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My views on "Translation workshop"                     Dr. Dilip Barad   the head of department of English MKBU had organised a one day workshop on "Translation" study on 1st January,2019. Dr.Vishal Bhadani was invited to us introduce for language translation. Professor Vishal is good translator and also short story writer.            The workshop was divided in to two sessions. In the first session he talk about his book of  short story collection Fictionalay and he read a few stories in his book and explain it. Here I have note down his stories which he read in workshop. 1) Kamayan 2) Gujarat Express 3) Sansai and Ramjana            When he read his story at that time I felt that it is really new style of writing short story. Moreover sir talk on how to write short story.      The second session was related to translation. In that he introduce us about various methods of translation studies. And as we know Vishal Sir himself a good translator, H

Northrop Frye : The Archetypes of literature

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Northrop Frye essay on the " Archetypes of literature", these essay understanding task it is given by Dr. Dilip Barad here I mention his blog link.   http://dilipbarad.blogspot.in/2014/12/northrop-frye-archetypes-of-literature.html 1) What is Archetypal criticism? What does the archetypal critic do ? Archetypes criticism is term of  to understanding the literature. Archetypal criticism studies structure sets and apparatuses of myths and Archetypes in literature. This term is archetype denoted recurrent narrative design, character,type, themes,images as well as myths, dreams and even social rituals for better understanding literature. Myth is not pure because it is residual in breached condition refracted through imageries and symbols the medium of representing the archetypes. Archetypal critic observe criticism conceptually as a science. Critics follow archetypal term and present behind meaning of literary works. 2) what is Frye trying prove by giving an anal

Poem -Zindagi

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Poem -Zindagi जीदगी एक कोरा कागज इस कागज मे खुशीया का दामन भरलु खफा बहुत थी खुशीया हमसे पर स‌पनो से उसे हासील करलु । न जाने कोनसा मोड लाये ये जीदगी कभी खुशीया तो कभी खामोशी, जेसे अलफासो से टकरा सी ग‌इ युही हमे सताती रही जीदगी । ऐसे कोरे कागज पर कया लिखे, जीसकी कलम हमारे पास ना हो ऐ सा कोरा कागज जीदगी का कभी कीस्मत की कलम ने मोड दीया ऐसे ही मोड़ पर हमें छोड दीया ।                                                - दीप्ती गोहील

I.A.Richards : Figurative language

Thinking activity belong to this link http://dilipbarad.blogspot.in/2014/12/ia-richards-figurative-language.html Ivor Armstrong Richards is pioneer in the domain of new criticism. His most famous works: 1) The Meaning of Meaning 2) The Principles of Literary Criticism 3) The practical criticism  Here I discuss about practice criticism or Figurative language. A) Four kinds of Meaning B) Two uses of Language C) On simile, metaphor, symbol I applied his theory on this poem કોઈ સ્મિતે સ્મિતે સળગે છે કોઈ રડીને દિલ બહેલાવે છે કોઈ ટીપે ટીપે તરસે છે કોઈ જામ નવા છલકાવે છે સંજોગના પાલવમાં છે બધું દરિયાને ઠપકો ના આપો એક તરતો માણસ ડૂબે છે એક લાશ તરીને આવે છે – સૈફ પાલનપુરી It is very short poem but it is meaningful poem. Writer uses figurative language , first line   કોઈ સ્મિતે સ્મિતે સળગે છે કોઈ રડીને દિલ બહેલાવે છે How can someone smiling with Fiery, it is  impossible but writer use to metaphoric language. These line behind meaning two kind of people Frist they

Thinking activity on T.S.Eliot

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Thinking activity on T.S.Eliot's essay "Tradition and Individual Talent". The task according to this link:           http://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/2014/12/t-s-eliot-tradition-and-individual.html?m=1           1) How would you like to explain Eliot's concept of Tradition ? Do you agree with it ? I agree with T.S.Eliot concept of Tradition because Eliot speaking from a modern critic's point of view. He positively introduce word tradition. According to him tradition mean writer develop historical sense it is most important thought for any writer. Eliot explain tradition has a three fold significant. I like his first fold tradition cannot be inherited and involves a great deal of labour and erudition. 2) What do you understand by Historical sence? I understand historical sense enable a writer to write not only of the pastness of the past, but also of its presence and historical sense enables a writer to write not only with his own generation in min