Abhijnanasakuntalam, famously known as “The Recognition of Sakuntala” (through a token) was the first ever translation made of an Indian play into Western languages. This brilliant tale of romance and emotions attracted William Jones so much that he translated the play in English during the year 1789 and the tradition […]
Ludwig van Beethoven during his life time has composed some serious works which have become instruments for research and means for attaining pleasure. If we keep all his works at one end of scales and weigh it with the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 probably the Symphony […]
The legend of Faust became a frequently related myth from the times of medieval period itself in Europe and the tragic story of Faust has spread across continents since then. There are a lot of contributors who made this feat possible and one of the earliest references to the story […]
Oscar Claude Monet may have been recognized as a great painter through his other works like Nympheas, Hay stacks series, Woman with a Parasol, etc. but he will always be remembered as the founder of Impressionism with his exciting work of art – Impression, Sunrise.
Geoffrey Chaucer, the author of “Canterbury Tales” made so great a contribution to the development of English that the people and the language itself should be forever indebted toward the Father of English poetry. Chaucer was born in the year 1340, London and served as public servant through his life.
On a general note composer or composing means putting together, as the Latin term is used in the light of music a composer is regarded as the person who puts together or creates harmonious music. In a deeper sense the term composer is a reference to the great men who […]
Geoffrey Chaucer, the man responsible for the spreading and development of Middle English dialect was not just a poet but was a courtier, philosopher, astronomer etc. However, the father of English literature – Geoffrey Chaucer, is remembered today for his work “The Canterbury Tales” which has more than seventeen thousand […]
