In his Introduction to The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse (1973), Philip Larkin underlines the importance of a native tradition with ________ seen as the major poet of the Modern Period.
Larkin's Major Modern Poet Selection
Philip Larkin, in his introduction to The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse (1973), highlighted the significance of a specific "native tradition" within English poetry.
This tradition, for Larkin, represented poets deeply rooted in English life and sensibility, often contrasted with more cosmopolitan or experimental influences.
Larkin identified Thomas Hardy as the preeminent poet of the Modern Period, viewing him as the central figure embodying this valued native tradition.
Important Questions from Literature
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II (A) Meghe Dhaka Tara (I) Govind Nihalani (B) Garam Hawa (II) Habib Tanvir (C) Tamas (III) Ritvik Ghatak (D) Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya O Jamya-e-nai (IV) M.S. Sathyu Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Mahabharata has over 1,00,000 verses.
(B) Mahabharata was written by Valmiki.
(C) V.S. Sukthankar is associated with the critical edition of Mahabharata.
(D) The critical edition of Mahabharata took 47 years to complete.
(E) The critical edition of Mahabharata ran into over 13,000 pages.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Who wrote the essay "Naipaul's India and Mine" (1984) as a reply to V.S. Naipaul's An Area of Darkness ?
Identify the one that has not been paired correctly.
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution made the provision for use of English, alongside Hindi, for official purposes, for fifteen years?
