Definition

Proper noun: * Rudyard Kipling: An English author, born in India, renowned for his works of fiction, poetry, and children's literature, often exploring themes of British imperialism, adventure, and the natural world. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • "Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book,' a collection of stories about Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves."
  • The poem "If—" by Rudyard Kipling is famous for its advice on stoicism and maturity.
  • Scholars often analyze the colonial perspectives present in the works of Rudyard Kipling.

Advanced Usage

• "Kiplingesque" (adj): Resembling or characteristic of the style or themes of Rudyard Kipling's writing, often implying tales of adventure, empire, or a particular rhythmic quality in verse.
  • The novel had a Kiplingesque feel, with its setting in a far-flung outpost of the empire.

Variants and Related Words

• Kipling (n): A common shortened reference to Rudyard Kipling.
  • The biography provides new insights into Kipling's early life in Bombay.

Synonyms

• Author of "The Jungle Book": A descriptive synonym referencing his most famous work.
• The Bard of Empire: A historical epithet sometimes used to describe him, highlighting the imperial context of his writing.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "The Law of the Jungle": A phrase popularized by Kipling in "The Jungle Book," meaning a situation where people are prepared to harm each other in order to succeed; the principle of "survival of the fittest."
  • In the competitive business world, it sometimes feels like the law of the jungle.
• "East is East, and West is West": A famous line from Kipling's poem "The Ballad of East and West," often used to suggest fundamental and unbridgeable differences between cultures (though the poem's full line argues the opposite).
  • He believed in cultural understanding, rejecting the notion that East is East, and West is West.

Noun

1. English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)