ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -’Under the Greenwood Tree’ is a song taken from Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, and its leafy theme is in keeping with the setting for this romantic comedy, the Forest of Arden.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy’s second published novel, and the first of what was to become his series of Wessex novels.

Detailed explanation-3: -This poem teaches us about the beauty and benefits of a life in Nature. It is relaxing, free from the evils of civilisation, and filled with beautiful things such as birdsong. So, Nature can provide humans with a fulfilling and happy life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare published two long poems, among his earliest successes: Venus and Adonis in 1593 and The Rape of Lucrece in 1594. These poems were dedicated to his patron the Earl of Southampton.

Detailed explanation-5: -Venus and Adonis, created in about 1592-1593. The Rape of Lucrece, created in about 1593-1594. The Passionate Pilgrim. The Phoenix and Turtle, perhaps created in about 1601. The Sonnets, perhaps created during the 1590s and early 1600s. More items