This article is based on a recently published literary article by Dr Alok Mishra, a literary critic, poet and professor of English Literature, on his official website. You can read it here: Who is a literary critic, after all? …
John Donne’s poetry occupies a distinctive place in English literature because it combines intellectual vigour with emotional intensity, creating verse that is simultaneously analytical and passionate. The main features of his poetry are best understood through his innovative use of…
Qazi Ashraf’s “From Big Bang to Baghdad: A Brief Story of the Origin and Evolution of Religion” is a book that attempts to do something both daring and necessary: to place religion into the broader story of humanity without either glorifying…
In a literary landscape where first novels often show their seams, Lana Sabarwal’s Maya, Dead and Dreaming arrives with the polish and precision of a seasoned storyteller. What makes this achievement even more striking is Sabarwal’s background: an economist specialising in…
Aravind Adiga burst onto the literary scene in 2008 with The White Tiger, a scathing indictment of India’s class struggle, winning the Booker Prize and establishing him as a bold new voice in postcolonial literature. His debut was celebrated for its…
Why Philosophy is the Ultimate Mind Hack for Our Distracted Age There’s a moment that every true philosophy reader knows—the moment when a book stops being ink on paper and becomes a mental earthquake. You’re reading casually, maybe sipping coffee,…
Terry Eagleton’s The Event of Literature (2012) has constantly remained a significant intervention in contemporary literary theory, offering both a synthesis of existing debates and a provocative re-examination of literature’s ontological status. Eagleton, long established as one of the most incisive…
I understand that readers of The Last Critic platform are well-versed in their business with words. However, at times, I compel myself to the edge. I cannot help but think, why do we read? What does reading books lead to?…
While much can be said about this book, and many readers have said so much on different book websites, I will try to keep things simple, straightforward and uncluttered as the book itself is. First of all, let's know the…
Whatever T. S. Eliot might have been throughout his life, many believe he was an ardent pessimist at the beginning of his career. Let's examine this argument... with both sides on the table so that we don't miss any important…
