International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014

  • A Unique Native Prefix in English Language

    Branka Mladenovic

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 29-34
    Received: 23 December 2013
    Published: 28 February 2014
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    Abstract: History of English derivational system shows that only a few native prefixes, particularly negative, have survived the influx of foreign ones. There is though one native negative prefix, i.e. un- which has not only survived but has continued to be almost equally productive. The results we have got prove our assumption that it is due to different ‘n... Show More
  • Giffordian Post-pastoral and Loss of Innocence in William Blake’s the Little Boy Lost and the Little Boy Found

    Mohsen Zohrab Baigy, Bahman Zarrinjooee

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 35-39
    Received: 19 January 2014
    Published: 28 February 2014
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    Abstract: This article aims to explore loss of innocence in William Blake’s the Little Boy Lost and the Little Boy Found, from Songs of Innocence (1789) based on Gifordian Post-pastoral theory through interpreting three fundamental features. The analysis of these poems from this perspective considers the exploitation of the planet similar to the exploitation... Show More
  • Reading M.G. Vassanji’s the in –Between World of Vikram Lall as an Allegory of the Nation

    Seraphine Chepkosgei

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 40-43
    Received: 16 December 2013
    Published: 20 March 2014
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    Abstract: This paper will explore the use of allegory as a trope in the writing of East African Asian writer, M.G. Vassanji. We shall apply Fredric Jameson’s Allegory of the Nation in order to tease out the various ways in which the inner universe of the Kenyan nation is contested and constructed as well as the various enunciations of meanings that generate/... Show More
  • The Role of Nature and Post-Pastoral Signs in William Blake’s “Night” and “A Little Girl Lost”

    Mohsen Zohrab Baigy, Bahman Zarrinjooee

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 44-48
    Received: 7 March 2014
    Published: 30 March 2014
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    Abstract: This study traces the role of nature in William Blake’s “Night” and “A Little Girl Lost” through the application of three out of six crucial features of Gifford’s Post-pastoral principles. Within the framework of the Eco-critical paradigm, which is still very much a work in progress, the analysis of these poems from this perspective puts emphasis o... Show More
  • A Visual Approach to Poetry Analysis

    Shamal A. Hussein, Mariwan N. H. Barzinji

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2014
    Pages: 49-59
    Received: 14 December 2013
    Accepted: 8 April 2014
    Published: 10 April 2014
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    Abstract: To help students find delight and rational inspiration in verse, teachers might utilize numerous methods. Firstly, an introduction may be given on the course by expressing aims and processes, and by questioning students about to what extent they think reading and studying poetry is significant. The lecturer must engage the entire students, particul... Show More