Activities of Department of English
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| Title: Popular Talk by Dr. Gitartha Goswami, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jorhat College, Jorhat | |
| Start Date: 2019-11-04 End Date: 2019-11-04 Duration: 1 days | |
| Nature of the Activity: Academic Activity | |
| Summary: <div><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On November 4, 2019, the department of English C.K.B. College, Teok organizes a talk on </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">“Classical Mythology in English Literature”.</span> To deliver a lecture on the subject, Dr. Gitartha </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">Goswami, assistant professor in the English department at Jorhat College, was invited. In his </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">lecture, Dr. Goswami says that Greek mythology has a significant impact on English literature. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">He talks on the impact of Greek mythology on English culture, including an analysis of how it </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">affected the English language and English literature. Greek mythology, which is heavily </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">incorporated into English terminology and idioms, is intrinsically related to English literature. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">Then he presents instances of English poets, playwrights, and writers who have incorporated </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">allusions to Greek mythology and other myths into their works. In this context, he essentially </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">provides examples from William Shakespeare’s literary works. Moreover, he notes the influence </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">of Indian mythology on Srimanta Sankardeva’s works. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">Dr. Goswami says that English language learners should have knowledge of Greek mythology </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">because it has such a significant impact on English literature and culture. During the interactive </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">session, Dr. Goswami responds to the questions raised by the students.</span></span></div> | |
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| Dr. Goswami while delivering his lecture | |