I have been reading the literary theories for months now. However, when it comes to classical theories and legends like Aristotle and Plato, understanding them becomes difficult. I want to know from the members here that how can students of literature understand the classical theorists? Is there a way that we can apply and learn those figures and their inputs better? For example, works like Ion by Plato and then Aristotle's response to it in Poetics, how can we understand these canons of classical literary criticism in a simple and effective manner?

What are the general trends in Indian English writing in non-fiction genre after 1950? Who were the prominent writers? What did they write? How did Indian Non-fiction English writing take shape after independence? All these and many other questions will be discussed in this thread. Make sure you participate and enrich this discussion with your valuable opinions.

Indian English Poetry is an enigma! Do you agree? 
Let's discuss things in general about Indian English poetry - the poets, their art, their depiction, their problems, their inspiration, their muse and so on and so forth... Are you ready? 
Let's discuss Indian English Poetry in this thread.