THE PUPIL OF LITERATURE

INTRODUCTION While studying literature calls for reading, understanding, and reflection. It also requires memorizing a few facts to ace exams, viva, and interviews.  1. Piers finally appears as Jesus in Langland's Piers the Plowman . ( PAPER 2, Q1,2004 )           2. It was decided that each Canterbury Pilgrim will tell in all 4 stories. ( PAPER 2, Q2,2004 )           3.  Shakespeare wrote the long narrative poem ' Venus and Adonis '. ( PAPER 2, Q3,2004 )           4. The total number of poems in Shakespeare's Sonnet is 154 . ( P2,Q4,2004 )           5. Christopher Marlowe (26 Feb 1564-30 May 1593)is also known as Kit Marlowe. He is the predecessor of Shakespeare and one of the most famous Elizabethan playwrights.           6. Michael Drayton ( 1563- 23 Dec 1631 ) was an English poet of the Elizabethan era. He was the first to bring the term Ode for a lyrical poem.           7. Philip Sydney (1554-1586) belonged to the Elizabethan era. He is best remembered for hi

UMBERTO ECO- A STUDY  Umberto Eco ( 1932-2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known for his 1980 internationally acclaimed historical murder mystery novel, The Name of the Rose.   The work combines semiotics, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.         NOVELIST  THE NAME OF THE ROSE (1980) Debut novel Setting: Italian monastery, in the year 1327 Protagonist: Francisian friar William of Baskerville Narrator: Adso of Melk It was translated into English by William Weaver in 1983 including Foucault's Pendulum       2. FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM (1988) The pendulum of the title refers to an actual pendulum designed by French Physicist Leon Foucault to show earth's rotation. The satirical novel has reference to ' conspiracy theory'. Characters: Three vanity press employees ( Belbo, Diotallevi, and Casaubon) The three invent their own 'conspiracy theory', The Plan and become in