৪০ দিনে ৪৭তম বিসিএস প্রস্তুতি - Archived

Beowulf is the protagonist of the epic Beowulf. He is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.
Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around.
In his youth, he personifies all of the best values of the heroic culture. In his old age, he proves a wise and effective ruler.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica.

Main literary feature of the Jacobean Period:
1) Renaissance spirit remains
2) Elegance of Elizabethan verse disappear
3) Drama dominated literary scene
4) Satiric art begins
5) English language develops further
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman

Blank verse: an iambic pentameter verse lines without rhyme at the end.
An iambic pentameter line is a verse line of five iambic feet. In blank verse, the last word of a line does not rhyme with the last word of any of the successive lines.
Poets and dramatists use blank verse to avoid the monotony of traditional rhyme schemes, to use a wide variety of different tones, to add elegance and to match the heroic or elevated voice.
[Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica]

The Modern Age (1901–1939):

 ♦Modern Age কে দুইভাগে ভাগ করা হয়েছে।

1. I) Edwardian Period (1901 – 1910).
2. II) Georgian Period (1910 – 1936).

- Complex absurdity, parody, black humor etc are used.

- Lack of grand narrative.

- Reality represented through language.