Chapter 11 The Light of Asia Introduction : The Light of Asia’ is an epic on the life of Lord Buddha. It is one of the best works of Sir Edwin Arnold. Through this poem the poet has described the life and teachings of Lord Buddha. He has described in it the birth of Buddha, …
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Chapter 10 The Palanquin Bearers About the Poetess : Sarojini Naidu was born in 1879. She was educated in London and Cambridge. She started writing poetry at an early age. She was the first Indian woman of Indian National Congress. She was also the Governor of U.P. She was called The Nightingale of India. She …
Chapter 9 Nightingales About the Poet: Robert Bridges was born in 1844 at Walmer. He was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Later he studied medicine, but after practising it for some years, he took wholly to literature. His first volume of poetry appeared in 1873. He was made poet Laureate in 1913. …
Chapter 8 If About the Poet: Rudyard Kipling was born in Mumbai in 1865. He got his education in England. He won great fame as a journalist. He wrote many stories about the jungles, beasts, army and navy of India. He wrote more than twenty books. About the Poem: In this poem we note the …
Chapter 7 Our Casuarina Tree About the Poetess : Toru. Dutt was born in Calcutta in 1856 in a respectable Bengali Christian Family. She received her education in Europe. She was a poetic genius and was interested in the songs and legends of India. She died in 1877 when she was only 21 years old. …
Chapter 6 From ‘Dover Beach’ About the Poet : Matthew Arnold was born in London in 1822. He was a son of a famous head master of Rugby. He got his education at Balliol College, Oxford. He served at Oriel College and came in contact with Arthur Hugh Clough. Then he served as Inspector of …
Chapter 5 O Captain! My Captain ! About the Poet : Walt Whitman was born in May, 1819 at West Hills. No formal education was given to him. He knew only to read and write. He started his career as a printer’s apprentice. He was the founder of a weekly. His first poem ‘Leave of …
Chapter 4 To India : My Native Land About the Poet : Henry Vivian Louis Derozio, one of the most eminent poets of Nineteenth Century was born in Calcutta in 1809. He was half Indian and half Portuguese. His father was a Portuguese while his mother was an Indian. He took to teaching English and …
Chapter 3 Education of Nature About the Poet : William Wordsworth was born in 1770. He was brought up in Camberland in the midst of lakes and meadows. His parents died in his childhood. He took his degree in 1791. He had a great love for nature. So, nature became his guide, philosopher and friend …
Chapter 2 The Scholar About the Poet : Robert Southey was born in 1774. He was a well-known writer of verse and prose. He was a close friend of S. T. Coleridge. About the Poem: The poem is about a scholar who passes most of his time in reading books of dead authors. He feels …