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A Critical Study of Iris Murdoch’s Fiction
The Fictional Scene In England, Immediately After The Second World War, Makes An Interesting Reading. Many Critical Studies Have, In Great Depth, Investigated The Historical Processes To Highlight The Various Directions The Novelists Moved In Then. At The Same Time, There Was A Concurrent And A Deliberate Attempt On The Part Of These Novelists To Discard The Heritage Of 'Modernism.' Iris Murdoch, Who Is One Of The Most Prominent Novelists Of This Period, Also Shared The Distrust Of Her Contemporaries For The So-Called Literary Radicalism. However, She Remains Distinct As A Writer Among Her Contemporaries, In Her Awareness Of The Problems Of The Novel And Language, In Her Adherence, Both To T...
Contemporary Indian Writings in English
Contemporary Indian Writings In English Is A Unique Collection Of Some Scholarly Essays On The Works Of Some Eminent Indian Writers Writing In English. This August Group Of Indian Writers Includes Anita Desai, Khushwant Singh, Rohinton Mistry, Arundhati Roy Etc. The Book Represents A Wide Spectrum Of Critical Responses To Contemporary Indian Writings In English. The Contributors To The Volume Comprises An August Group Of Scholars And Academies Like Dr. Suresh Shukla, Dr. P. Nayar, Dr. Joya Chakravarty, Dr. Indra Nityanandam, Dr. G.D. Barche, Dr. K. Ratna Shiela Mani, Dr. Savita Goel, Dr. K.K. John, Dr. K.V. Surendran, Dr. Neelam Tikkha, Prof. Indravadan Purohit Twinkle D. Manavar, Nila Shah, Pradipsinh Rathod And Sheetal Y. Thakore.This Volume Will Be Of Great Help To All Those Who Wish To Study Indian Writing In English In Depth.
Kamala Markandaya
Indian English Literature Has Established Its Credentials All Over The World. Still Litterateurs In This Stream Have To Be Continuously Appraised And Evaluated And Key Issues Like The Impact Of Multiculturality And The Role Assigned To Women Have To Be Confronted And Analysed Threadbare Not Merely In Theory But Also Through The Elucidation Of Key Texts From This Perspective. The Present Volume Scrutinizes Kamala Markandaya S Corpus As Part Of This General Critical Endeavour.The Volume Comprises Scholarly Studies Of Nectar In A Sieve, Possession, A Handful Of Rice, A Silence Of Desire And Pleasure City, Besides Examining In Depth Kamala Markandaya S Rural Sensibility, The Silent Saga Of Suffe...
Studies in American Literature
The Volume Includes Discussions On The American Tradition Of Poetry As Reflected In And Enriched By The Poetry Of Robert Frost; Then Moving Through Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Sylvia Plath And Philip Roth And Finally Focuses On Ernest Hemingway. Seven Highly Perceptive Studies By Eminent Scholars On Different Aspects Of Hemingway Offer Substantial Meat As Much For Hemingway Scholars As For Anybody Interested In This Great Nobel Laureate Of Keen Active Interest In The Celebration Of Life In Diverse Ways.Anybody Who Is Interested In American Literature Will Find This Book Extremely Interesting. Teachers, Scholars, And Students Of American Literature Will Also Find The Book Useful Because Of The Authors Masterly Handling Of Some Major American Writers And Texts.
Shiv K. Kumar as a Post-colonial Poet
Shiv K. Kumar As A Post-Colonial Poet Is An Incisive And Well Researched Book. It Makes An Indepth Study Of The Entire Corpus Of Shiv K. Kumar S Poetry From All Angles Themes, Images, Idioms, Post-Coloniality And Technical Accomplishments. The Concluding Chapter Lays Emphasis On Kumar S Contribution To Post-Colonial Indian English Poetry. This Is An Invaluable Book On Kumar S Poetry, Meant Both For The Common Readers And Specialists In The Field.
The Rebellious Rani of Belavadi and Other Stories
The Rebellious Rani Of Belavadi And Other Stories Contains Twelve Stories Dealing With Various Aspects Of South Indian Life. The Themes Range From The Historical To The Contemporary; From The Religious To The Secular And From The Elemental To The Academic. These Stories Explore Different Aspects Of Human Relationships Against The Cultural Background Of South India And Are Easily Comparable To Those Of Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand, Khushwant And Manoj Das.
The Sun Behind the Cloud
The Sun Behind The Cloud Is A Historical-Political Novel Which Deals With The Colonial Conflict Between Bhaskararao Bhave Of Peshwa Dynasty, King Of Naragund And The Authorities Of The East India Company Around 1857. In This Indian War Of Independence, Bhaskararao Bhave Fought Against The British Rulers, Especially Against The Disarmament Bill And The Doctrine Of Lapse Introduced By Lord Dalhousie. He Killed Manson, The Political Agent Of South India And Enraged The British Government. But His Patriotic Fight Was Nullified As Much By The 'Divide And Rule' Policy Of The Britishers As By Betrayal By His Own People. Consequently He Lost His Kingdom, Mother And Wife And Escaped. Later He Was Arr...
The Tree of Life (a Novel) and Short Stories
In His Novels And Short Stories R.S. Sudarshanam Tries To Explore The Innermost Thoughts Of His Characters. His Characters Are Usually In Search Of The Fundamental Truth Which Will Explain The Ultimate Meaning Of Life.In Tree Of Life There Are Two Main Characters One Is A Materialist And Rationalist, The Other Is An Idealist. They Argue Endlessly About The Meaning Of Human Existence. Both Seem To Be Correct From Their Respective Philosophical Standpoints.In His Short Stories We Find The Same Philosophical Quest Man In Search Of His Soul, In Search Of The Meaning Of Life, In Search Of Synthesis Between Various Contradictory Points Of View. Advaita Philosophy Is The Ultimate Message In All The Short Stories Of Sudarsanam.Life Can Never Be The Same After Reading Sudarshanam S Fiction.
The Novels of Arun Joshi
Arun Joshi S Fictional World Is Most Strange. Peeling The Multiple Layers Of Artificiality, His Protagonists Seek To Confront The Mystery Of Life Beyond The Last Labyrinth. His Work Represents A Unique Depiction Of The Dual Between The Internal And The External, The Intuitive And The Imposed. He Catches The Bewilderment Of The Individual Psyche, Confronted With The Overbearing Socio-Cultural Environment And The Ever-Beckoning Modern Promise Of Self-Gratification/Self-Fulfilment. In The Face Of This Dual Onslaught His Protagonists Ratan, Billy Biswas, Som, Sindi Oberoi And Others Are Seen Poised Tantalizingly At Different Junctures Of The Philosophic Spectrum.Applying Sociological, Psycho-Ana...
The Poetry of A.K. Ramanujan
A.K. Ramanujan Represents The Quintessential Indian English Poet Engaged In A Relentless Quest For Self In The Welter Of Tradition And Contemporary Reality As Well As That For A Well-Adapted Poetic Idiom. His Poetry Refracts The Essential Indian Sensibility Fused Artistically With The Temper Of Modernity. Ramanujan Emerges Out Of His Artistic Predicament To A State Of Creative Freedom By Means Of Cultivating A Uniquely Personal Idiom. It Is Within This Thematic And Linguistic Framework That Ramanujan S Poetry Projects A Self Assuming A Number Of Identities In Time, Rendering The Quality Of Transparence.Applying Closely Textual, Formal, Socio-Cultural, Philosophic, Imagistic And Post-Colonial...
