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Modern Education and Classic "Modern Education and Classic" is an essay by T S Eliot. In this essay, Eliot presents his views regarding the modern education system. The essay commences with a tone of dissatisfaction over the contemporary education system. He blames the unsettled and disarrangement of society as a real cause of the worsening of education in society. The vague and diverse opinions of people lead to more chaos and meaninglessness in the relation of education to the social system. Eliot says the "theory of education" must be derived from our philosophy of life . We must know what we want in education and what we want in general. This disintegration of education in society, which Eliot calls 'Crisis of Education'. While defining the reason for this crisis Eliot says, " The progress of education of several countries has been one aspect a drift, from another aspect a push; for it has tented to be dominated by the idea of getting on ". Fur...

 The Age of Elizabeth and Playwrights University Wits refers to a group of  young men mostly belongs to Oxford and Cambridge. It includes George Peele, Robert Green Thomas Nash, Thomas Lodge, Thomas Kyd, and Christopher Marlowe.Their works were mainly centred on Heroic themes that were tragic in nature. The heroic theme needs heroic treatment with great fullness and variety, splendid descriptions, and long swelling speeches. Their style was also 'heroic', and the chief aim was to achieve solid, sound lines and a powerful declaration. Important playwrights of University Wits are- (a) George Peele (1558-98) was born in London and educated at Christ's Hospital and at Oxford. His play includes - "The Araygnement of Paris"( 1584 ), "The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the Frist"( 1593 ), "The Old Wives"( 1591-94 ), "The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe"( published in 1599 ) . (b) Robert Greene (1558-92)   was born in Norwich, educated ...