ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Not all things change over time, some things remain the same across long periods in time, sometimes lasting into the modern world. ‘Continuity’ refers to things that stay the same, relatively unchanged, over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historical Themes: Continuity and Change. This theme is important for showing how the past can affect the present. Although individuals only live a relatively short time, institutions, ideas, and problems can endure for long periods of time, even thousands of years. This is known as continuity.

Detailed explanation-3: -HISTORICAL CONTINUITY. certain trends had already happened before in the PAST. the continuation of a CYCLE, rather than a progression, of historical events over an extended period of time, and the recognition of those historical events as inseparably interconnected. Eg. during the 60s = slim jeans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Here, the terms continuity and discontinuity refer to overlaps and disruptions in the process of commercialising places in time and space.