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Feminine Sensibility in the Novels of Margaret Drabble

Author : Suhasini Tapaswi

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 150 pages

File Size : 49,37 MB

Release : 2004

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ISBN : 9788126903443

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The Life And Image Of Women Has Changed Immensely. The Early Woman Was Intensely Occupied From Dawn To Dusk In Keeping The Tribe Alive. Today Too, She Is Immensely Occupied But Her Suffering Has Not Changed.Margaret Drabble, A Contemporary Living Author, Residing In London Has Written Many Novels Portraying The Suffering Of Women. Her Heroines Are Occupied With The Difficulties Of Fulfilment And Self-Definition In A Man S World, The Conflicting Claims Of Self-Hood, Wife-Hood And Mother-Hood.The Present Book Concentrates Mainly On Those Novels Of Margaret Drabble Which Are About Feminine Experience.



The Plays of Margaret Drabble

Author : José Francisco Fernández

Publisher : Syracuse University Press

Page : 187 pages

File Size : 49,77 MB

Release : 2019-01-11

Category : Drama

ISBN : 0815654561

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Award-winning British novelist Margaret Drabble is renowned for her fiction, stories that gave voice to the new woman of the 1960s and continue to illuminate the conflicting roles of women in the twenty-first century. Drabble’s long affiliation with the theatrical world also inspired her to experiment with the dramatic form. She wrote two plays—one for television, Laura (1964), and one for the stage, Bird of Paradise (1969). Fernández’s penetrating new critical edition makes both plays available for the first time, giving Drabble fans a new vantage point from which to understand her work. In Laura and Bird of Paradise, Drabble mines the familiar territory of social class, domestic life, and questions of destiny, which have been the hallmark of her writing. Asin her novels, both plays reveal a deep curiosity about the world and a piercing commentary on the social issues of her time. The volume’s introduction and accompanying critical essays give valuable insight into the plays’ historical and social context, and explore the artistic solutions that an accomplished author of fiction found when writing for the stage. Offering a fascinating complement to Drabble’s prodigious oeuvre, this volume also provides a glimpse into a specific period in English letters, one that shaped an influential generation of writers.



A Comparative Analysis of Violence in Margaret Drabble and Four Selected Iraqi Novels

Author : Bushra Juhi Jani

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 31,81 MB

Release : 2021-11-22

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1527577597

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This book is the first work comparing Margaret Drabble with key Iraqi novelists. It analyses physical and soft violence in Drabble’s novels and the works of four Iraqi contemporary novelists, including Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013). The book argues that physical and soft violence are interwoven and interconnected, meaning that, where there is physical violence, there is nearly always soft violence and, though to a lesser extent, vice versa. Thus, soft violence can cause just as much damage, psychologically or literally, as hard violence.



Indian Women Across Generations

Author : Uma Narula

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 24,21 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Women

ISBN : 9788126904136

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The Book Indian Women Across Generations Brings Forth The Life And Predicament Of Women, Including In Its Narration The Discriminations And Denials To Them In The Past As Well As In The Present In Particular Areas Of Activities. It Attempts To Chronicle The Struggles And Achievements Of The Generations Highlighted Through Their Experiences. The Study Derives Much Of Its Strength And Sophistication From The Basis Of Women S Experiences Of Oppression That They Continued To Experience Daily And Exclusions Of Various Kinds.The Pain, Anger, Helplessness, And Mental Turmoil Of Women Of The Bygone Eras; The Anger, Assertiveness Of The Present Age All Put Together Created New Identity For Women. The Book Provides A Wider Perspective On The Roots Of Women S Lifestyles In General And Interrelated Development Issues Of Women Across Five Generations Over A Period Dating Back To A Century 1900 To 2000 In Particular. The Focus Is To Assess The Forces Which Goaded Women To Act Against The Currents Of Their Times; The Conditions Which Insulated Them From Society S Expectations Giving Them Strength, Energy, And A Sense Of Destiny And Determination To Not To Accept The Conventional, Or Say Pathetic And Submissive Female Roles.Women Have Come A Long Way Since A Century Back Though All Development Are Not Universally Applicable. The Book Interestingly Highlights The Insights And Challenges Of Indian Women Belonging To Different Generations And Different Age Groups.This Book Will Be An Asset For Those Interested In Women Studies And An Illuminating And Provocative Book For All Others Concerned With Women Issues.



Anita Desai, Fire on the Mountain

Author : Rama Kundu

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 43,17 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 9788126904709

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Anita Desai, A Recipient Of Many Literary Awards In India And Abroad, And A Creative Writing Teacher At Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Since 1993, In Addition To Being A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Literature In London And Honorary Fellow Of The University Of Cambridge, Has Proved Herself To Be A Major Indian Novelist Of The Post-Seventies India, Whose Novels Epitomize The Emerging Women S Search For Self-Hood In The Indian Context.Fire On The Mountain (1977), Winner Of The 1978 National Academy Of Letters Award, And Generally Considered Desai S Masterpiece, Is A Beautiful Novel, Focused On Two Elderly Ladies And One Small Girl. Nanda Kaul Retires To A Hill Station House In Her Old Age, And Leads An Isolated Life There, When Her Great-Granddaughter Comes To Stay. With The Arrival Of Raka The Story Takes A New Turn, Gathers Momentum, And Unfurls Quickly To A Symbolic End When The Mountain Has Been Set On Fire.The Atlantic Critical Study Of Fire On The Mountain, Which Is Primarily Meant For The Students Of English Literature Of Indian Universities, Is A Comprehensive, Self-Sufficient And In-Depth Study Of The Text. The Author, A Distinguished Scholar In The Area, Has Taken Special Care To Combine Lucidity And Profundity In Her Treatment Of The Text. In Its Eight Chapters The Present Study Examines The Text From Various Angles Such As The Title, Themes, Characters, Images And Symbols, Narrative Technique, And Feminist Discourse, In Addition To Providing An Introduction , A Brief Story-Outline , And A Detailed Critical Summary Of The Entire Text In Its Three Parts, Along With A Select Bibliography And Sample Questions. The Book Will Be Immensely Useful For Students, Scholars And Teachers In The Area.



A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Women

Author : Sudhir Kumar Arora

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 44,99 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 9788126906482

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In India, After Independence, A Change Felt By Women Was That Many Of The Established Norms Of The Society Were Intended To Check Or Clip Their Growth As Person And Not As Possession . Many Literary Writers Raised Their Voices Against This Old Tradition.In Indian English Literature, Kamala Markandaya An Outstanding Novelist On The Contemporary Commonwealth Literary Scene And Ranks With Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao Has Initiated The Lead Of Women S Transformation From Possession To Person Through Her Writings. She Has Shown The New Face Of Her Women Who Seek Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Expression In A Milieu Where There Is A Mutuality, Understanding And Tenderness. Although Her Women Do Not Rebel, They Make The Society Realize Of Their Presence As Persons And Not Mere Possession . The New Woman, Clinging To Her Basic Values And Changing Herself According To The Changing Circumstances, Goes Ahead On The Way Seeking For Her Own Identity With New Depth And Getting Recognition. Kamala Markandaya Has Realistically Presented Emotional, Moral And Spiritual Problems Of New Woman. The New Woman In Her Novels Is Not In Proper But In Making . Acquainting The Readers With Kamala Markandaya, The Present Book Seeks To Explore The Unexplored Aspects Of Her Women, To Present The Change In Their Identity, To Highlight The New Image Through A Probe Into Her Novels, And Finally To Show Her Feminist Moral Concern Through An In Depth Investigation Into Sexual And Familial Relationship. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature. Since It Focuses On Images Of Women, Even The General Readers Will Find It Interesting And Feel Encouraged To Read The Masterpiece Works Of Kamala Markandaya.



Studies in Women Writers in English

Author : Mohit Kumar Ray

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 31,14 MB

Release : 2004

Category : English literature

ISBN : 9788126903375

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English Is Being Written And Read Today By More People Outside England Than Inside. This Applies No Less To The Women Writers In English Across The Globe Who Have Made Their Unmistakable Mark In English Literature[S], Especially In The Last Century. The Present Volume, The Second In The New Projected Series Of Atlantic Publishers And Distributors, Studies In Women Writers In English Bears Evidence To This Phenomenon As The Critics Address Women Writers In English In Various Parts Of The Globe Rather Than Concentrating On Canonised Mainstream Authors And Texts, And Thus Mainstream Writers Figure Only Referentially, In The Margin Of These Critical Texts, As It Were. Again, Understandably Indian Writers Take Over A Chunk Of The Space. However, The Essays Included In This Volume Cover Authors From America, Canada And India, And Also Some General Theoretical Discourse Regarding Feminism And Marginal Literature.The Authors Discussed In This Volume Are Christina Rossetti Of England, Emily Dickinson, Harper Lee, Lorraine Hansberry And Sylvia Plath Of America, Margaret Atwood And Beatrice Culleton Of Canada, And Kamala Markandaya, Kamala Das, Nayantara Sahgal, Anita Desai, Githa Hariharan Of India. Apart From This A Wide Spectrum Of Indian Writers Have Been Referred To And Treated In The General Articles On Feminist Theory And Practice, Especially In India Today, And Yesterday.The Sixteen Essays Of The Volume Will Be Found Interesting As Well As Useful By Students, Teachers And Scholars And Will Also Be Enjoyed By The General Readers.



Studies in Women Writers in English

Author : Rama Kundu

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 27,14 MB

Release : 2005

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ISBN : 9788126904358

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During The Last Few Centuries Women Writers Have Considerably Widened And Deepened The Areas Of Human Experience With Their Sharp, Feminine Perception Of Life, Successfully Transmuted Into Verbal Artifact. The World Body Of Literature In English Would Have Been Much Poorer Today But For The Contribution Of Women Writers. The New Series Studies In Women Writers In English Is A Grateful Acknowledgment Of That Contribution And Public Recognition Of Their Voice.Nineteen Essays Included In This Third Volume Of The Series Cover A Wide Spectrum Of Women Writers Across Space And Time. The Women Writers Discussed In This Volume Include One From Britain Virginia Woolf, The Twentieth Century Stalwart Of British Novel, Who Has Left Her Indelible Mark On The Art Of Fiction As Well As On Women Writers And Thinkers Of The Subsequent Decades; Four From America Emily Dickinson, Edith Wharton, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich; Two African-American Talents Toni Morrison, The Nobel Laureate For Literature In 1993, And Alice Walker, The Eminent Black American Woman Writer; And Margaret Clarke From Canada Besides Eight Authors From India. The Discussion On Indian Writers Include Two Articles On Sarojini Naidu, The Illustrious Icon Of Early Indian English Poetry And The Nightingale Of India ; One On The Charming Nostalgic Fiction Of Shashi Deshpande Who Is Compared To Margaret Clarke; One On The Enigmatic Ruth Jhabvala; Two On Two Different And Equally Well-Known Path-Breaking Novels By The Young Talent Githa Hariharan; And One On The Celebrated Recent Autobiography Of Indira Goswami. We Also Get A Glimpse Of Imtiaz Dharkar, Rama Mehta, And Last But Not Least, Anita Desai, In Addition To A Bird S Eye View Of The Enormous Harvest By Indian Women Novelists In The Last Two Decades Of The Last Century.Since Most Of These Authors Are Prescribed In The English Syllabus In The Universities Of India, Both The Teachers And The Students Will Find Them Extremely Useful, And The General Readers Who Are Interested In Literature In English And/Or Women Writers Will Also Find Them Intellectually Stimulating.



Postmodern Indian English Literature

Author : Bijay Kumar Das

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 47,16 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Anglo-Indian literature

ISBN : 9788126902583

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Postmodernism In Indian English Literature Refers To The Works Of Literature After 1980. If Raja Rao S Kanthapura (1938) Marks Modernism, Salman Rushdie S Midnight S Children (1981) And Nissim Ezekiel S Latter-Day Psalms (1982) Mark Postmodernism In Indian English Literature. In This Book, Dr. Bijay Kumar Das Has Analysed Postmodern Indian English Literature Genre-Wise Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Drama And Autobiography. This Is A Critical History Of Indian English Literature In The Postmodern Period, Meant For Students, Researchers As Well As Teachers Who Seek An Introduction To It.



Current Perspectives in Indian English Literature

Author : Gauri Shankar Jha

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 39,88 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Indic fiction (English)

ISBN : 9788126906222

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Indian Writing In English Has Undoubtedly Acquired Its Own Independent Identity; It No More Remains Mere Imitative And Derivative. Its Long Journey From Colonial To Post-Colonial, From Imperial To Democratic And From English To Hinglish Forms A Remarkable Chapter In The History Of World Literature. Tagore Earned The First Recognition And Naipaul Is The Recent Laureate. In Between These Nobel Laureates Came A Number Of Writers Whose Work Earned Worldwide Appreciation.The Present Book Is An Attempt To Present The Different Genres Of Indian Writing In English. It Aims At Tracing Its Distinctive Features, Such As Cultural Alienation, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism Etc. While Nehru Has Furnished The Best English To The Globe, Amitav Ghosh, Shashi Tharoor, Arundhati Roy, Shiv K. Kumar And Dattani Have Stirred The West With Their Great Works. The Works Of These Renowned Literary Figures Have Been Considered Thoroughly And Meticulously In The Present Book.It Is Hoped That While The Student Community Will Find It Easily Accessible, The Teachers Will Also Consider It Exciting Study Material.