LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 9 September 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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A Comparative Study of Francis Bacon and Bertrand Russell’s Prose Style

Majid Iqbal, M.A. (English), B.Ed.
Idress Lodhi, Ph.D.
M. Tariq Mahmood, M.A. (Econ.). P.G.D. in Islamic Law. M.Phil. (Islamiat), B.Ed.
M. Iqbal Khan, Ph.D. Research Scholar

Abstract

In this article, the analytical study of Francis Bacon‘s and Bertrand Russell’s Prose style is presented. Both scholars and writers have more than Three hundred years gap in each other. But both scholars have similarities in their writings. Anyhow, leading qualities of both writers’ prose style are also presented in the end of this article.

Introduction

Prose

Prose and poetry are the basic form of literature. Literature came in to being in the form of verse in the beginning of human history. Verse writings are most technical writing. Later on in English literature prose came in to being. And prose oratorical prose such as Historical prose, Fictional prose, Oratorical prose etc. In the development of English, there are many periods and every period has its own style. Francis Bacon is the writer of Renaissance and Bertrand Russell is the writer of Modern Age. Both are philosopher and well known essayist. Their contributions towards the English prose are countless. Their prose style played a great role in the development of English prose.

Prose is the ordinary from the written of spoken language. It is usually for the description of facts or the discussion of whatever one’s thoughts which is non poetic and non theatrical. There is bower, a blend of the two form of literature known as prose poetry (Le Bourgeois 2003).

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Majid Iqbal, M.A. (English), B.Ed.
Research Scholar
University of Education, Lahore
Pakistan
iqbalmtn@yahoo.com

Idress Lodhi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan, Pakistan

M. Tariq Mahmood, M.A. (Econ.). P.G.D. in Islamic Law., M.Phil. (Islamiat), B.Ed.
Research Scholar
Department of Islamic Studies
B.Z.U Multan, Pakistan
tmniazi2002@yahoo.com

M. Iqbal Khan, Ph.D.
Research Scholar
Department of Islamic Studies
B.Z.U Multan, Pakistan
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