In literature, there is always scope for exploring unknown areas. Secondly, the author is seldom sure of her/his position, what s/he says may be incomplete, unacceptable or open to question. The author may himself become clear about certain issues in the process of writing. Since imagination is a big factor in literature, it forces the writer to experiment and invent. These are behind use of characters in novels, plays and poems. Thus, writers give support to the characters only partially, if at all. Read a novel or play critically, and you will know what I mean.
Sir your lecture is fully worth listening but it's fully a critical study of Utopia. What's the utility of such a lengthy discussion on a particular work today when we have so much vast ocean of literature to go through for the purpose of exams such as net.
I learnt from the lecture that Thomas More makes certain points in his book 'Utopia', and he does this through a character, not as a narratorial 'I'. Hence he is able to do away with the responsibility of some ideas. Please throw light on the relation between an author and his character. Is not the character coloured by the author's viewpoint or perspective ? How can we separate the two ?
Thanks sir... Ur experience speaks more
In literature, there is always scope for exploring unknown areas. Secondly, the author is seldom sure of her/his position, what s/he says may be incomplete, unacceptable or open to question. The author may himself become clear about certain issues in the process of writing. Since imagination is a big factor in literature, it forces the writer to experiment and invent. These are behind use of characters in novels, plays and poems. Thus, writers give support to the characters only partially, if at all. Read a novel or play critically, and you will know what I mean.
Sir your lecture is fully worth listening but it's fully a critical study of Utopia. What's the utility of such a lengthy discussion on a particular work today when we have so much vast ocean of literature to go through for the purpose of exams such as net.
I learnt from the lecture that Thomas More makes certain points in his book 'Utopia', and he does this through a character, not as a narratorial 'I'. Hence he is able to do away with the responsibility of some ideas.
Please throw light on the relation between an author and his character. Is not the character coloured by the author's viewpoint or perspective ? How can we separate the two ?
watching in Dec 2023
can you put the subtitles on as i can't understand what you are saying