GHANSHYAM CHAUHAN

  Write critical note of fGive a short summary of the ballad ? September 28, 2021      A ballad is a form of verse , often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "dance songs". ... Ballads are often 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form, consisting of couplets (two lines) of rhymed verse, each of 14 syllables. Definition : A ballad is a type of poem that is sometimes set to music. Ballads have a long history and are found in many cultures. The ballad actually began as a folk song and continues today in popular music. Many love songs today can be considered ballads. Common Examples of Subject Matter Found in Ballad : The form of ballads, their meaning, and subject matter have changed over time. Ultimately, as a form of narrative verse, most ballads are associated with some aspect of telling a story. Here are some common examples of subject matter found in ballad: tragic romance reimagination of le...

  Salient features of Greek Tragedy September 28, 2021   Tragedy, then is an imitation of an action, that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude, embellished with each kind of artistic ornaments, several kind being found in separate parts of the play, in the form of action, not narration, through pity and fear affecting purgation (katharsis) of these/such emotions. " - Aristotle Introduction of Greek tragedy: Greek drama arose from religious ritual. The English word 'Tragedy' is derived from the Greek and it originally meant a goat-song. There is a one mythological history behind this goat song, actually related to mountain of Arcadia, named goat. These mountains, where the air is pure, the God of vegetation and the wine Dionysus Bacchus is. (If you want to read more about this then refer to the book  'English literature' - by William J. Long ) SO the ritual is, every year, during the festival of Dionysus, in front of God 's altar or image, singers dre...