LIFE AND LITERATURE

                                            JOHN MILTON John Milton   (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, pamphleteer,and historian,   polemicist,   man of letters, and a civil servant for the   Commonwealth of England   under   Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his   epic poem   Paradise Lost   (1667), written in   blank verse. He is considered the most significant English author after   William Shakespeare Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated   Areopagitica   (1644)—written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship—is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of free speech and freedom of the press. Milton is best

JOHN KEATS                                                                             John Keats was an English Romantic poet. He was one of the main figures of the second generation of romantic poets along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley , despite his work only having been in publication for four years before his death.            Although his poems were not generally well received by critics during his life, his reputation grew after his death, so that by the end of the 19th century he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets. He had a significant influence on a diverse range of later poets and writers. Jorge Luis Borges stated that his first encounter with Keats was the most significant literary experience of his life.           The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature. CHARACTERISTIC

Here after we are going to introduce about Famous Literary authors  & their Works LIFE OF EDMUND SPENSER Edmund Spenser was born in East Smithfield, London. As a young boy, he was educated in London at the Merchant Taylors' School and matriculated as a sizar at Pembroke College, Cambridge and his friend name is Gabriel Harvey. Through his poetry Spenser hoped to secure a place at court, which he visited in Raleigh's company to deliver his most famous work, The Faerie Queene. He boldly antagonized the queen's principal secretary, Lord Burghley, and published  in 1591. When it was proposed that he receive payment of 100 pounds for his epic poem, Burghley remarked, "What, all this for a song!"   In 1596 Spenser wrote a prose pamphlet titled, A View of the Present State of Ireland. The pamphlet argued that Ireland would never be totally 'pacified' by the English until its indigenous language and customs had been destroyed, if neces

THE EFFECTS OF WORLD WAR II v   INTRODUCTION       The Second World War destroyed innumerable human lives and paralyzed the normal life of people all over wither world.  The war created a greatest dent in the financial reserves of  England.  She lost her supreme position in the global politics as the use and Russia became the two greatest powers in the world.  The concept of the welfare state was a post-war necessity and England concentrated on internal growth and rehabilitation. v   LABOR GOVERNMENT      In the general elections in 1945, the labor party won and formed the government with clement Attlee as the prime minister.  The government passed a number of acts to ensure social security and welfare of the helpless section of the society security and welfare of the helpless section of the society and make England a welfare state.  Private business was brought under public control.  Industries, banks, coal mines, railways and the iron and steel industries were nationa

LIFE BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS v   INTRODUCTION      The First World War that began in 1914 ended by the peace treaty of Versailles in 1919.  As a result of the war many were killed and many were wounded and several countries in Europe were collapsed.  People of England faced many difficulties after the war. v   AFTERMATH OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR      After the First World War, the use had become the foremasts super power of the world and as Britain’s trade and economy were badly shaken, she receded to the background.  During the war England had borrowed a lot from the use.  So, the war had incurred a heavy national debt to the country      After the war the armies were demobilized which resulted in unemployment, the cost of living which was raided during the war never came down.  The two important industries of England namely the coal mining and railways were badly hit.  The employers wished to reduce the wages as their profit decreased.  Discontent and dies-appointme

THE VICTORIAN AGE v    INTRODUCTION   The Victorian age was called the great reform era because many social, political and economic reforms were brought about in this period.  Queen Victoria ascended the throne at the young age of eighteen and ruled the country for a long period of sixty four years.  During her reign there was peace and prosperity in the country as a whole. v   CHARTIST MOVEMENT      The reform bill of 1832 gave rise to a new party called the chartists and their activities were known as the chartist movement.  Its leader was Fergus O’Connor.  He drew up a charter called the people charter containing six demands and was presented to the parliament in 1839 in the shape of a cylinder.  As the demands were turned down, violence broke out.  But it was put down by the government and the leaders were arrested.  Though the movement was a failure, most of its demands were conceded in the course of time v   ANTI CORN LAW LEAGUE      In order to protect the

THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE v   INTRODUCTION      The war of American independence was an event of national and international significance.  It was an outcome of the domineering and ruler ways of the English king, George iii.   It was also due to the uncompromising spirit of independence of the colonists. v   BRITISH TRADE MONOPOLY      The trade monopoly of Britain was detrimental to the economy of America.  America was prohibited from producing things like hats, steel woolen or iron products which might compete with English industry.  England regarded the colonies as markets for her finished products and also the sources of raw materials for her factories.  The American colonists could not tolerate the  interference  in their trade. v   NAVIGATION ACT      The colonists were irritated by the navigation act of 1660 according to this act all goods to and from the colonies had to be carried in English ships.  It prohibited America from importing cotton, sugar t