Enam's Note

Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) is the most influential and resourceful English writer of his time. He very expertly uses different types of literary devices like paradox, aphorism, climax in his essays. He usually uses the condensed sentences with deep hidden explanations. We also find a touch of reality and practicality in his writings. Now we are going to discuss his views. Bacon very skilfully exploits the literary device ‘paradox’ in the essay “ Of Truth” . Truth, according to Bacon, lacks the charm of variety which, falsehood has. Truth gives more pleasure only when a lie is added to it.  He believes that, falsehood is a source of temporary enjoyment as it gives the people a strange kind of pleasure. So the essayist paradoxically says: “ …a mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure” We find another paradoxical maxim in the same essay .  To Bacon, a liar is brave towards god but cowardly towards men. A liar does not have courage to tell the truth to the people but he sho

Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) the most influential and resourceful English writer, is a practically wise man. His essays are store-house of wordy wisdom and practicality. We find a touch of reality and practicality in his views towards truth studies, love, friendship etc. Now we are going to discuss his views. Bacon is very much frank in expressing his view towards truth in the essay “ Of Truth” . Truth, according to Bacon, lacks the charm of variety which, falsehood has. Truth gives more pleasure only when a lie is added to it.  He believes that, falsehood is a source of temporary enjoyment as it gives the people a strange kind of pleasure. So the essayist says: “ …a mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure” To Bacon, a liar is brave towards god but cowards towards men. A liar does not have courage to tell the truth to the people but he shows courage to tell a lie disobeying god. As the essayist comments:  “For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.” This is indeed a parad

  Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift's “A Modest Proposal” (anonymously published in 1729) is a powerful political satire about the economic and social conditions of the poor in Ireland under British rule. The essay is rich with references to political events in England and Ireland in the 18th century. Swift takes ‘irony’ as the best weapon to attack on all kinds of vice and injustice prevailing in the society.   Now we will see how Swift criticizes the society in his essay. Before entering into our discussion, we are to know something about the miserable condition of that Ireland. Actually the misfortune of Ireland begins when, in 1541, the Irish recognizes England’s Henry viii, a Protestant, as king of Ireland. The protestant landlords acquire almost ten percent of estates. Meanwhile, a law is enacted limiting the rights of Irish to hold government office, to purchase real estate and to get education. Consequently, many of Irish flee away and those who remain; live in povert

Main Theme of the Poem ‘The Altar’ by George Herbert ‘The Altar’ written by George Herbert (1593-1633), a major English religious and metaphysical poet, demonstrates Herbert’s rich poetic skills. It is both an act of devotion, and a visual focus for that devotion, like a painting or a crucifix above the altar. It is, in essence, a work of art, by the artist, Herbert, who uses rhyme instead of mortar (চুন সুরকী) and words instead of stone.  So it richly repays careful study of many facets like, the shape of the poem, allegorical and highly metaphoric use of the words, the biblical allusion etc. The poem falls in the category called ‘Pattern poem’ or ‘shape poem’ since it's shape echo's the meaning of the verse. The practice of writing such poems was adopted from the ancient Greeks and was very popular at the time when Herbert was writing. By constructing the poem in the shape of an altar Herbert mirrors the work of God as creator: as God created the physical world and everyth

Write a critical note on the treatment of love in Andrew Marvel's poetry. or Critical appreciation of Marvel's "To His Coy Mistress /The Definition of Love". Andrew Marvell (1621-1674), a 17 th century poet, presents the idea of love in his poems very beautifully. His poems cover both the physical and the spiritual aspects of love. Now we are going to discuss him as a love poet in our following discussion.             Marvell presents the physical love in “ To His Coy Mistress ” in which love has been sexualized.  In the poem the lover convinces his beloved, who is reluctant to grant his sexual favour for her coyness. So the lover, who may be the poet himself, builds up a strong argument which no sensible man can reject. The speaker uses gentle wit and thinly veiled innuendo to encourage his lover to seize the moment and act on their desires. To him human life is very much transient and within the transient moment of life the pleasure of love sh