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EXT12-ANCIENT EUROPE—OLD HISTORY AND GREAT SPIRITUALITY

BY PRAGYAN SHARMA POLAVARAPU (1) One of my leisure time  avocations ,for personal pleasure, is investigation about birth of “English novel”  (the old classical English novel) and  about origins of  Modern English language. Modern English as we know now  took shape perhaps  700 to 800 years after the times when an  “Old English“   was  spoken  mainly in southern England.  I consider development of English novel as an invention as great as  the discovery of electron or development of TV. So  my perennial interest is in knowing about origins of modern English language which nurtured the new class of literature called novel.  Let us also note that the  history of  West Europe mainly comprises of  (a)ancient Christian religion ,the glow of message of Lord Jesus Christ, becoming popular among poorer section of society and its slow  spread in entire society,and  (b)its super-imposition on th...