John Osborne and his Age

 John Osborne and His Age:-A British playwright, screenplay writer, actor, and theatre director, John Osborne (1929-1994) was born on 12 December 1929 in Fulham, London. His father Thomas Godfrey Osborne, was a lower-middle-class commercial artist and copywriter from Wales, and his mother, Nellie Beatrice Grove, belonged to a working-class family of publication. His father died of tuberculosis in 1941, and his death left an impact on Osborne and his writing. He began his education in a State school but was transferred to Devon, a lesser...

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Explanation of Poem Musee des Beaux Arts

The free verse poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" (Museum of Fine Arts) was composed by British-American poet Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) in December 1938 when he was in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It was published in 1939 under the title "Palais des Beaux-Arts" (Palace of Fine Arts). The title of this poem is derived from 'Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique'; it's a French name for the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium. The museum is famous for its collection of early Netherlandish paintings.The poem has two parts. The first...

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Gora by Rabindranath Tagore

 Gora and Important Quotes:-The novel, Gora was written by Rabindranath Tagore, an eminent Indian author and the first Asian Nobel Prize winner. Through the journey of Gora; from being a dogmatist to being liberal, and other characters, Tagore presented a complex and entangled story of two religious sects i.e. Hindu religion and Brahmo Samaj. He tried to showcase how in both religions several people blindly follow their faith, criticize, spread hate, condemn, and abuse each other but do not use their conscience and intellect for the reason...

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Man and Superman - Quotes and characters

 Man and SupermanThe play Man and Superman was written by a British writer named George Bernard Shaw. It was written in 1903 and published in 1905.The play deals with the ideas of Shaw. The Life Force is one ft the significant ideas in the play that deals with how humans can evolve themselves to superhuman. Furthermore, he also gives scathing remarks on religion, politics and marriage.It has four acts.Characters of the play:-Roebuck RamsdenMr Octavious RobinsonViolet; sister of Mr Octavious RobinsonJack/John TannerHector Mr...

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Look Back in Anger and Important Quotes

The play "Look Back in Anger" was written by British writer John Osborne and first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 8th May 1956. It is centred on Jimmy Porter, who belongs to the lower middle class and continuously rants about suffering and frustration. He has a wife, Alison. Jimmy is an educated person, but because of the hierarchical structure of class in society, he does not get his desired job and life. Consequently, he feels frustrated.The play is divided into three acts.Act 1 has no scene.Act...

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