Critical Response to V. S. Naipaul and Mulk Raj Anand
Author: Amar Nath Prasad
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9788176253697
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The Sum of No Equation
Author: Sabine Freyling
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9783631579107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStarting with the social and psychological side of the person Naipaul, one can summarise some reasonably simple discoveries that can be extracted from both his autobiographical pieces and his seemingly fictional books, published within a period of more than fifty years. Naipaul suggested that the way to approach the author is not through finding out as much as possible about the man and one could easily argue that the idea shall simply be used in conversion. One can learn more about the person when taking into account all that has been produced by the author, who is part of the person. By this means, one can extract valuable information about both person and author and thus can easily uncover some mysteries that have been established by the author/person to conceal the reality behind a fixed idea that has always played a significant role in Naipaul's life. Having studied English, Naipaul was aware of all the tools available and of the aims of literary critics and seems to have challenged these established routes for his own sake and to serve his purpose.
The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
Author: Neena Arora
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9788126904587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDr. Mulk Raj Anand, Through His Rare Prolificity, Bold Experimentation And Aesthetic Sensibility, Has Made Immense Contribution To Indian As Well As World Literature In English. His Choice Of Unconventional Subjects And Characters Has Been Determined By His Dickensian Humanistic Philosophy. He Set Up New Trends By Introducing Negative Hero/Anti-Hero In His Novels. His Fictional World Is Peopled By Characters From Various Strata Of Society From The Lowest To The Highest Rungs In The Hierarchy. Anand Has Revealed Exceptional Psychological Insight In The Portrayal Of These Characters Who Once Were Real Men And Women And Are Not Mere Phantoms Of Fantasy. However, His Otherwise Authentic And Objective Delineation Of Characters, At Places, Gets Marred When His Reformistic Vigour Supersedes His Aesthetic Integrity Resulting In A Serious Injury To The Integritas, Consonantia And Claritas The Chief Requisites Of A Work Of Art.The Present Book The Novels Of Mulk Raj Anand Traces Both The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Dr. Anand As A Novelist And Studies His Protagonists In The Perspective Of Other Aspects Of His Novels. It Would Be Highly Useful For Students, Teachers And Researchers In The Field Of English Literature.
Critical Responses to Canadian Literature
Author: K. Balachandran
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9788176255219
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Author: B. R. Agrawal
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9788126905867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt Was September 28, 2004 When The World Of Literature Was Stunned To Have Lost Its Versatile Genius, A Pioneer Of Indian English Fiction, Mulk Raj Anand. After Enjoying 99 Springs Of Life, He Passed Away Quietly, Leaving Behind A Prolific Literary Legacy. He Was Not Only A Writer But Also A Political And Philosophical Thinker And An Active Humanist Dedicated To The Cause Of World Peace And Universal Brotherhood. His Numerous Novels And Stories Form A Fictional Chronicle, A Record Of His Crusade Against The Social, Political, Ethical And Moral Practices Which Result In The Oppression Of The Poor And Down-Trodden And Also Injustice Against Women, The Weaker Segment Of Society. He Was A Progressive Proletariat And Also Stood For The Emancipation Of Women. He Was A Philanthropist, A Humanist And To Some Extent A Feminist. His Fiction Reveals His Faith In Art For Life S Sake And His Social Commitment To Expose The Exploitation Of The Poor, The Ignorant, The Illiterate By The Imperial Masters, The Village Money- Lenders, The Unscrupulous Traders, The Native Rulers, Priests, Tea-Planters And Above All By Traditional Patriarchs. Such A Committed Writer S Work Was Immensely Significant In Bringing A Change In Society.The Present Anthology A Critical Study Of The Socio-Economic Vision Of Anand, Is Just A Tribute To The Great Founder Of Indian English Fiction Who Has Left Us To Meditate And Ponder Over The Significant Social Issues Raised By Him Through His Fiction. The Best Tribute To Such An Artist Would Be To Comprehend His Vision Of Casteless And Classless Society Based On An Egalitarian Creed. It Is A Modest Attempt To Keep His Dream Alive In Today S World. Contributed By Eminent Writers, The Twenty-One Critical Essays, By And Large, Based Upon Extensive Research And Critical Examination Focus Upon His Social Vision And Humanitarian Approach And, Therefore, Would Be Of Tremendous Use To The Students Of English Literature, The Research Scholars In Particular, And The Academic Community In General. The Present Anthology Is Devoted To This Academic Endeavour.
Critical Response To Literatures In English
Author: Reena Mitra
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9788126905850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Present Book Contains A Varied Selection Of Essays Ventured Upon As Exercises In Critical Evaluation Of Texts That Are Relevant In The Existent Literary Context. These Essays Are Certainly Not A Random Pick For Each Of The Works Chosen For Analysis, Whatever Be The Genre Of Writing, Represents The Literature In English Produced By The Native Writers Of A Particular Country. The Two Major Literatures In English Are Indisputably Those Of England And America But There Are Many Other Countries Like Africa, Australia, India And Pakistan Whose Authors Chose To Write In English Because They Felt That English, Despite Being An Alien Language, Would Better Verbalize Their Creative Urge And Lend Itself To An Exploration Of The Immense Possibilities Therein. Most Of The Authors Taken Up For Study In This Book Are Those Who Belong To The Fraternity Of Indian English Writers, Namely Mulk Raj Anand, Shashi Deshpande, Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Mahesh Dattani And Manju Kapur. Catering To A Revival Of Interest In The Partition Of India As A Theme In Fiction Are Two Essays Which Deal With The Issue. Other Write-Ups Are On Works (Some In Translation) By Native Writers Of Hitherto Marginalized Countries That Have Now Chosen To Aggressively Assert Themselves Through Their Respective Literatures.The Book, Comprehensive And Rich In Its Contents, Is Highly Informative And Would Prove An Asset To Those Interested In The Diverse Manifestations Of Literature In English. It Would Be Of Particular Appeal To Those Who Wish To Explore The Works Of Indian English Writers Of Repute.
Critical Response to Indian Fiction in English
Author: Amar Nath Prasad
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9788171569472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCritical Response To Indian Fiction In English Contains A Series Of Critical Articles, Each Devoted To A Description As Simple And Straightforward As Possible. It Includes Almost All The Prominent Novelists In Indian Writing In English. The Novelists Discussed In This Anthology Are Mulk Raj Anand, R.N. Tagore, Kamala Markandaya, Bhabani Bhattacharya, R.P. Jhabvala, Nayantara Sahgal, Shashi Despande, Anita Desai, Khushwant Singh, Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy And Taslima Nasrin.The Contributors To This Book Are Amar Nath Prasad, Surendra Narayan Jha, Dr. N.D.R. Chandra, Mrs. Pradnya V. Ghodpade, Dr. V. Thanuvalinga, Hari Om Prasad, S.G. Bhanegaonkar, Arjun Kumar, Dr. Chhote Lal Khatri, Arati Biswa, Darshana Trivedi, Dr. Sharada Iyer, Dr. Bhasavraj Naikar, Dr. A.K. Bachchan, Dr. Rama Kundu, M.B. Gaijan And Dr. John E. Abraham.The Volume Dives Deep Into The Works Of Indian Novelists In English And Presents The Critical Study Of Their Respective Works. It Ll Certainly Prove To Be A Great Asset To Teachers And Students And To Those Who Are Doing Research.
Salman Rushdie in the Cultural Marketplace
Author: Ana Cristina Mendes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1317059700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking up the roles that Salman Rushdie himself has assumed as a cultural broker, gatekeeper, and mediator in various spheres of public production, Ana Cristina Mendes situates his work in terms of the contemporary production, circulation, and consumption of postcolonial texts within the workings of the cultural industries. Mendes pays particular attention to Rushdie as a public performer across various creative platforms, not only as a novelist and short story writer, but also as a public intellectual, reviewer, and film critic. Mendes argues that how a postcolonial author becomes personally and professionally enmeshed in the dealings of the cultural industries is of particular relevance at a time when the market is strictly regulated by a few multinational corporations. She contends that marginality should not be construed exclusively as a basis for understanding Rushdie’s work, since a critical grounding in marginality will predictably involve a reproduction of the traditional postcolonial binaries of oppressor/oppressed and colonizer/colonized that the writer subverts. Rather, she seeks to expand existing interpretations of Rushdie’s work, itineraries, and frameworks in order to take into account the actual conditions of postcolonial cultural production and circulation within a marketplace that is global in both orientation and effects.
The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
Author: T. M. J. Indra Mohan
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9788126903993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMulk Raj Anand, The Doyen Of Indian English Fiction, Whose Writing Career Spanned Nearly Four Decades, Has Carved Out A Permanent Niche In The Literary World. Anand S Writings Are Marked By His Fine Perception Of The Indian Ethos, The Sinister Forces That Operate In The Indian Society, His Humanitarian Outlook And Profound Sympathy For The Down-Trodden And The Underprivileged. His Novels Are Thus Faithful Transcripts Of And Serious Comments On The Contemporary Social Reality.The Twelve Insightful Essays That Constitute This Volume Not Only Shed New Light On The Old Classics Like Untouchable, Coolie, Two Leaves And A Bud, And The Old Woman And The Cow, But Also Deals With Issues Like Despair And Delight In The Novels Of Mulk Raj Anand, The Identity Crisis, Anand S Creative Exploitation Of The Linguistic Resources Of The English Language, His Narrative Technique, His Humanism, His Treatment Of Individuals As Social Constructs, The Symbiotic Relationship Between Art And Culture Studies, And Other Unexplored Facets Of Anand'S Writings. The Detailed Bibliography At The End Serves As A Useful Research Tool For The Scholars Studying Anand.The Students Of Indian English Literature Would Find This Book Immensely Useful, And Also Those Who Keep Interest In The Writings Of Anand Would Find The Essays Quite Thought-Provoking And Illuminating.
George Eliot
Author: D.S. Dalal
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9788178901497
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