scholarly journals Images of the Prophet Muhammad in English Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Tauseef Ahmed Parray
Keyword(s):  
English Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Cross

‘Literary Orientalism’, a significant and fast-emerging sub-genre, is simply defined as “the study of the (mis)representation of Islam and Muslims in the English (literary) works.” In this field, one of the prominent Muslim writers from India is Abdur Raheem Kidwai (Professor of English, and Director, K.A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, India). Some of his previous works in this genre include Orientalism in Lord Byron’s Turkish Tales (1995); The Crescent and the Cross (1997); Stranger than Fiction (2000); Literary Orientalism (2009); Believing and Belonging (2016); and Orientalism in English Literature (2016). To download full review, click on PDF.

scholarly journals Images of the Prophet Muhammad in English Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Tauseef Ahmed Parray
Keyword(s):  
English Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Cross

‘Literary Orientalism’, a significant and fast-emerging sub-genre, is simply defined as “the study of the (mis)representation of Islam and Muslims in the English (literary) works.” In this field, one of the prominent Muslim writers from India is Abdur Raheem Kidwai (Professor of English, and Director, K.A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, India). Some of his previous works in this genre include Orientalism in Lord Byron’s Turkish Tales (1995); The Crescent and the Cross (1997); Stranger than Fiction (2000); Literary Orientalism (2009); Believing and Belonging (2016); and Orientalism in English Literature (2016). To download full review, click on PDF.

Modern English literature: traditions and experiment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Галина Лушникова ◽  
Galina Lushnikova ◽  
Татьяна Осадчая ◽  
Tat'yana Osadchaya
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultural Experts ◽  
Language Literature

The monograph examines the main characteristics of modern English-language literature, presents the results of the analysis of traditional and innovative trends that can be traced with varying degrees of intensity in the works of leading contemporary authors. The texts of literary works act as an object of literary, linguistic and linguoculturological research. The paper gives an overview of the genre originality of modern English-language literature, as well as a detailed analysis of several of the most important genres. The work is intended for a wide range of linguists, literary scholars, cultural experts, postgraduates and students of philological faculties.

scholarly journals The Impact of Surroundings on the Characters in Thomas Hardy’s Novels

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Suzana Rahman ◽  
Ratna Muntiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Reading Habit ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Literature Reading ◽  
The Impact

The  THE  IMPACT  OF  SURROUNDINGS  ON  THE  CHARACTERS  INTHOMAS HARDY’S NOVELS” is to apply the writers’ knowledge on literature and toshow    their  interest  in    reading  novels.  The  writers transfered not  only    their limitedknowledge in analysing novels as literary works but also building the awareness of theimportance of reading habit  to their students of Unswagati because all of them take thesubject  of  Introduction  to English  Literature.    Reading  and  analyzing  novel  is  reallybeneficial  for  students that    both  can  improve  the  students  reading  skill  but  also  theirEnglish  ability,  moreover,  they  will  have  the  ability  in  criticizing  the  novel  fromdifferent  views.  In  brief,  it  will  also  improve  their  critical  thinking. Afterwards,  bydescribing the  characters  and  their  attitudes  toward  each  other  and  how  thesurroundings influence them, we also learn about their culture. The theory that is usedin analysing those novels is from Harvey, Murphy, Klarer, and Lodge. The method thatis applied in analysing the characters and the surroundings is descriptive qualiative inwhich the writers take the data by reading the three novels, explain in details about thecharacters  and  the  surroundings  involved  in  the  story and  some  other  elementssupported the completeness of the story.

PROBLEM OF CHARACTER IN THE LITERARY WORKS OF JAMES JOYCE AND JOHN GALSWORTHY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Feruza Atamurodova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
James Joyce ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Ethical Position ◽  
Literary System ◽  
Creative Career ◽  
John Galsworthy

The article reveals the features of works by well-known English writers James Joyce and John Galsworthy , the steps of their creative career and their contribution to the English literature. The article discusses the talent of describing human character of these writers in their works. Ethical position of John Galsworthy in literary system is different from James Joyce’s. His соnception of humanity and life is also variable, as Galsworthy approached in another position for character notion. Thus the similarity can be observed in the main heroes of novels of Joyce and Galsworthy.

scholarly journals Elizabethan Period (The Golden Age of English Literature)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-95
Author(s):  
Ruly Adha
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Elizabeth I ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Queen Elizabeth I

English literature has been developed in some period. Each period has its own characteristics which portrayed the condition of the age. The period of English literature is started from Old English until Modern English. English literature becomes glorious when Queen Elizabeth I ruled England. This age is known as Elizabethan period. In this period, there are many literary works such as poetry, drama which are produced by famous artists. The literary works produced in Elizabethan period is famous and the existence of the literary works can be seen nowadays. Furthermore, some literary works, such as drama, are reproduced into movie. Therefore, this period is also known as the golden age of English Literature.

Violence against Women in Taslima Nasrin’s Lajja

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 2043-2048
Author(s):  
Ms Meenakshi
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
World Literature ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Rabindranath Tagore ◽  
The Real ◽  
Patriarchal Society ◽  
The World ◽  
Magnum Opus

Bangladeshi English literature consists of all those literary works written in the English language in Bangladesh and by the Bangladeshi diaspora. Some of its prominent writers are Rabindranath Tagore, Begam Rokeya,Tehmima Anam, Taslima Nasrin and so on. The name of Tagore shows that the origin of Bangladeshi literature can be traced to pre-independent Bengal. The writers of Bangladesh use English as a medium to connect to the rest of the world. It is used as a medium to contribute to the world literature. They also find it a tool to show the real conditions of Bangladesh to the world. Writers like Taslima Nasrin details many of the issues of the nation in her magnum opus Lajja. One of those issues is the violence against women in Bangladesh. In one of her interviews, she states that everything she has written is for the oppressed women of Bangladesh. She further stated that she has wrung her heart out into her words.  She has consistently been criticizing the patriarchal society of the nation for its bad treatment of women.

scholarly journals The content analysis of the English as an international language-targeted coursebooks: English literature or literature in English?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Mehdi Solhi Andarab
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
International Language ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking

The integration of literature and literary works has always played an undeniable role in language education. Despite the existence of a wealth of literature in non-native English-speaking countries, in the majority of the coursebooks, the entire attention is devoted to literary works of the native English-speaking countries. In this study, five coursebooks claiming to be based on English as an international language (EIL) were randomly selected and analysed to investigate to what extent they have incorporated the literatures of native and non-native English-speaking countries. The criteria for the content analysis of the claimed EIL-based coursebooks were based on Kachru’s Tri-Partide Model to categorise the countries, and culture with a small c and Culture with a capital C dichotomy. Results indicated that although the chosen coursebook purports to be based on EIL, less or nearly no attention is given to the literary works of the non-native speakers of English.   Keywords: ELT coursebooks, English as an international language, Kachru’s Tri-Partide model, literature in English

scholarly journals The Archpriest Habbacum

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Lidia K. Gavryushina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Old Believers ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Cross

The article talks about Habbacum (in Rus. — Avvakum) Petrov (1620–82), a prominent figure in the Russian Old Believers who opposed church reforms that were undertaken by Patriarch Nikon in the middle of the 17th century. They particularly opposed the introduction of the three fingers sign of the cross instead of the centuries-old two fingers sign and the editing of ancient liturgical books, using new printed Greek editions. The author traces the tragic fate of the rebellious archpriest, who was brutally persecuted by the authorities and finally burned alive by their order in a wooden log house. Considerable attention in the article is paid to the literary works of the sufferer, including his autobiography, the first in the history of Russian literature.

scholarly journals THE SPECIFICITY OF THE CROSS-DRESSING MOTIF IN THE WORKS BY LESIA UKRAINKA (IN COMPARISON TO THE EUROPEAN TRADITION)

2019 ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
O. Nikolova ◽  
Y. Kravchenko
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
European Culture ◽  
European Tradition ◽  
Inner World ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross Dressing

The objective of the article is to consider the travesty motif in the works by Lesia Ukrainka in comparison with the corresponding European tradition, to define the specificity of its transformation and functionality. The research analyzes typological convergences and differentiates travesty-related cliché plots inherent in the European culture in Lesia Ukrainka’s literary works, such as “Osinnia Kazka” (“The Autumn Fairy Tale”), “Kaminnyi Hospodar” (“The Stone Host”), “Lisova Pisnia” (“The Forest Song”), and “Vila-Posestra” (“Vila Sister”). It has been proved that the abovementioned motif in the writer’s works is significative and serves to convey the author’s message while its interpretation enables deeper understanding of the ideas implied: cross-dressing points out the changes that take place in the characters’ inner world, their symbolic death (rejection of their own Self) or rebirth. The female cross-dressing is connected with self-sacrifice for the man’s sake and spiritualizes the heroine whereas the male one indicates weakness and “submissiveness”. Keywords: motif, travesty, transformation, literary tradition.

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