My Literature Saga

Coming of Christianity in Britain  > it was the Romans who brought Christianity to Britain. > by the end of the third century Christianity had been accepted  by almost all Britain. > Christianity was brought in by the Romans. > Britain had her on saints as well as martyrs, like Alban of Verulam, Aaron and Julius of Caerleon. > Many churches had been established all over Britain . > Unfortunately it couldn't survive because of the invasion  of the germanic tribes  > The Roman Britons , they fled to the inaccessible north and West  > These were the places of their predecessors the Celts. > Along with their language and literature they also brought their religion ie . Christianity to the North and West. > The old Druid spirits was now replaced by a firm belief in Jesus Christ  > The Celtic  Christians  flourished  mainly in Ireland as an independent body separated  from the power of Rome . > These independent Christians of Ireland had their own sain

What is an Effective Sentence?    A sentence is said to be effective when it serves the purpose for which it is meant; the purpose can be anything, sometimes to describe something, argue a point or expound a theory. Whatever be your objective, it should serve the purpose for which it is meant. In short, an effective sentence is the one that imparts sense to the listener and at the same time the one that follows the right grammatical syntax. 1)An effective sentence should impart meaning to the listener  2) It should be free of solecisms( grammatical errors). Basic Structure of a Sentence The basic structure of a sentence is SVO; that is Subject -Verb- Object or Subject -predicate pattern. So every sentence has two parts- the subject and the predicate. Just have a look at a very simple example:     " Children play" Here "Children" is the subject and "play " the verb. The subject is always a noun or noun equivalent. The predicate consist of verb

Anglo Saxon Conquest (455-600AD)   Introduction    ☑️So the Roman legions were ordered to leave Britain by the orders of Emperor Honorius and Britons were now totally free.  ☑️But Britain had to face the attacks from other tribes like the Picts, Scots, the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Danes, in course of time.  ☑️These were European tribes who were eagerly waiting for the Romans to leave , for conquering and plundering Britain.  ☑️Britain also witnessed the attack from the Picts and Scots, who broke through the Hadrian's Wall and plundered and looted the people.  ☑️Now the Britons were forced to take up arms to protect their motherland from those attacks under the leadership of a Welsh Bishop named St. germanius.  ☑️In 429 AD, Briton won the battle and it was called the Halleluiah Victory, for it was won by the efforts of the Bishop St. Germanius.  ☑️But this peace didn't last long.  ☑️They were occasionally attacked by the Picts and Scots. So in 450 AD, a British Chief named Vort

Indian Movie New Jersey( 1990). Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni: A Critical analysis  > This is a poem that speaks about the experiences of a group of Indian immigrants in New Jersey , America, who are uprooted from their cultural, social and geographical milieu, who have now become totally alienated in a new surrounding and its culture which is more or less hostile. > So the poem deals with the theme what it feels like to be an Indian immigrant in America. > The poem unfolds the thread of their diasporic experience, through the act of a group of Immigrants , watching an Indian movie together in a movie house , New Jersey. Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni  biography > A distinguished Indian diasporic writer, who writes mainly on themes like migration. > Her works are largely set in America. > Focus is always on the expatriate experience of the South Asian immigrants  > Born in Calcutta > After completing Graduation in Calcutta, she migrated to United States to pursue

  Rubaiyat .   Was originally written in Persian language and it was translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald. Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) > A Persian Philosopher and poet. > Born in Nishapur , North east Persia. > Lived during the great Seljuk Empire. > Was a notable poet, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. > Khayyam wrote poetry mainly in 4 lined stanzas or quatrains The Title "Rubaiyat " >  'Rubai' is the Farsi word for a poem composed in 4 lines or a quatrain. > So Rubaiyat is the plural for rubai > And Rubaiyat means  a compilation of quatrains > It is generally believed that Khayyam wrote poetry mainly in quatrains > Khayyam's poetry was introduced to the English reading world by the English writer and translator, Edward Fitzgerald. > Fitzgerald in his 1859 translation, gave it the title, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam . Rubaiyat and it's theme > It is arguably the most famous Persian literary work in the world. &g