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The Anti-Epic: How Ovid Quietly Broke Every Rule of Epic Poetry

Escape Hatch or Death Sentence? The Two Faces of Transformation in Ovid

Ovid After Ovid: How One Roman Poem Colonised Western Art

From Chaos to Caesar: The Strange Political Arc of Ovid’s Epic

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art: Ovid’s Obsession With Made Things

Voice, Silence, and Violence: Reading Metamorphoses Through the Women Who Can’t Speak

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Paradise Lost: Book I

by John Milton Original Text John Milton, Paradise Lost. 2nd edn. 1674. 1 Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit 2 Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste 3 Brought […]

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 ellipsis Uncategorized

The Dualities and Allusions in Yeats’ “No Second Troy”: A Tale of Love, Destruction, and Irish Nationalism

Introduction William Butler Yeats’ “No Second Troy” is a poem of multifaceted beauty that delves into themes of love, destruction, and historical allusion, all set against the backdrop of Irish […]

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 ellipsis essays, Syllabus

The Ever-Relevant Chaos of W.B. Yeats’s “The Second Coming”

Hey there, literary buffs! Ever read a poem that left you with chills? Well, W.B. Yeats’s “The Second Coming” might just be that poem for you. Written in the aftermath […]

September 16, 2023September 16, 2023 ellipsis essays, Syllabus

Where the Mind is Without Fear

by Rabindranath Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments; By […]

August 4, 2023November 30, 2023 ellipsis Syllabus, texts

Redefining Autobiography: The Role of Memory in Tagore’s ‘My Reminiscences

Breaking Conventions: Tagore’s ‘My Reminiscences’ When one embarks on the journey of exploring Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘My Reminiscences,’ it becomes evident that this is no ordinary memoir. This masterpiece, rich in […]

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 ellipsis essays

From Golden Eagle to Chained Bird: Derozio’s ‘To My Native Land’

Introduction Let’s take a step back in time to the British Raj in India, and explore the intensity of a poem that expresses a nation’s aspiration to revive its lost […]

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 ellipsis essays

Exploring Identity and Language in Kamala Das’s “An Introduction”

Introduction to Kamala Das and her poem “An Introduction” Kamala Das, an Indian poet, memoirist, and short story writer, has captivated readers with her unique voice and powerful themes in […]

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 ellipsis essays

DSE B1 (General) Texts

Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines Protiva Basu, ‘The Marooned’ Manik Bandyopadhyay, ‘The Final Solution’ Sadat Hasan Manto, ‘Toba Tek Singh’ Sahir Ludhianvi, ‘Twentysixth January’, Birendra Chattopadhyay, ‘After Death: Twenty Years’ […]

March 29, 2023March 31, 2023 ellipsis Syllabus, texts

Tonight I Can Write by Pablo Neruda

translated by WS Merwin Source: The Guardian Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, ‘The night is starryand the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.’ […]

March 16, 2023March 31, 2023 ellipsis texts

DSE B3 Texts

Hi there! Hope you are finding Ellipsis useful. You can now submit your work to us and get published on this website. To submit, please click here or visit our […]

March 16, 2023April 25, 2023 ellipsis Syllabus, texts

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