Kalidasa: ABHIJNANASAKUNTALAM

a critical study

by: I.D. Sharma






ISBN 81-7977-190-3
Price: Rs. 120.00

Indian literature, ancient as well as modern presents a vast panorama of life in its myriad shades. Literature gets its raw material from life. Words are the arteries through which the bloodstream of ideas flow to coagulate into recognizable forms. Literature is also an expression of man’s creative self. In ancient times, Indian poets and dramatists gave a lyrical expression to the creative genius. Kalidasa has been the most illustrious writer in ancient Sanskrit literature. His best known works in Sanskrit are the Meghadutam, the Rtusamharam and the Abhijnanshakuntalam. His works contain a rare blend of the erotic and the spiritual. This present study on Shakuntalam is a modest effort to bring to light some important aspects of such a great work. In the study, the views of various critics and scholars have been pressed into service to provide a broader perspective on the play. This study also aims at decolonising the Indian mind by introducing the readers to the literary tradition of ancient Indian literature.

List of Contents:

 A BRIEF HISTORY OF SANSKRIT LITERATURE

 KSLIDASA—THE POET

 ‘ABHIJANANASAKUNTALAM’ —AN INTRODUCTION

 A SUMMARY OF ‘SHAKUNTALAM’

 STRUCTURE OF THE PLAY

 MAJOR CONCERNS IN ‘THE SHAKUNTALAM’

 IRONY IN ‘THE SHAKUNTALAM’

 IMPORTANT CHARACTERS

 CRITICAL OPINIONS ON SHAKUNTALAM
 QUOTABLE QUOTES FROM THE TEXT

 SOME TEXTUAL PROBLEMS
      KALIDASA AS APOET
      USES OF SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS
      STRUCTURE OF THE PLAY
      THEME OF LOVE AND ROMANCE
      ROLE OF NATURE

 Suggested Readings

Girish Karnad: HAYAVADANA

a study

by: B.S. Nimavat


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ISBN 81-7977-086-9

Price: Rs. 80.00


List of Contents:

 Brief History of Indian Drama in English

 Girish Karnad: Life and Works

 Girish Karnad as a Dramatist

 The Sources of Hayavadana

 The Summary of Hayavadana

 Character-sketch of Padimini

 Character-sketch of Kapila

 Character-sketch of Devadatta

 Character-sketch of Hayavadana

 Character-sketch of Bhagvata

 Chorus in Hayavadana

 Humour in Hayavadana

 Strategies of Folk Theatre in Hayavadana

 Memorable Lines from Hayavadana

 Sanskrit and Indian Words and Phrases with Short Explanations

 Critical Opinions about Girish Karnad and Hayavadana

 Questions for Self-Practice

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MAHASWETA DEVI: Rudali

A Critical Analysis











by: I.D. Sharma


ISBN 978-81-7977-459-5
Price: Rs. 65.00
pp.: 120

Rudali by Mahasweta Devi is a powerful indictment of the socio-economic system in India. It also comes as an attack on the vestiges of feudalism in rural India. It is ironical that in India, woman is regarded as a representation of Goddess yet she is exploited and margnalised by the upper-classes. Rudali records the transformation of Sanichiri and her empowerment.

Different aspects of this great literary work are presented here to provide a broader perspective of the text.

List of Contents:

An Introduction

A Synoptic view of Rudali
A Detailed Summary
Feminism in Indian Context
Rudali : A Feminst Critique
Leading Themes in Rudali
Empowerment of Sanichari
Women Characters in Rudali
Rudali as an Indictment of Feudalism
Short Notes
     Women characters
     Depiction of Tribal Communities
     Rudali as an Indictment of Socio-economic System
     Character Sketch of Sanichari
     Character sketch of Dulan
Important Questions
Suggested Readings

STYLISTICS: Its Significance and Techniques in English Literature

by: NIDHI AGRAWAL






ISBN 978-81-7977-453-3
Price : Rs. 150.00
pp.: 144

The present book discusses various linguistic, paralinguistic and non-linguistic devices. Stylistic study is an objective method to go through the language of an author to find out the significance of the patterns used by him.

Chapter 1: Lexical Analysis points out towards the various lexical devices employed by an author in his work. This chapter includes techniques like construction of lexis, words class changes, synonyms, antonyms, collocation and deviated lexis. These devices together contribute to show the meaningful interpretation of a text.

Chapter 2: Syntactic Analysis illustrates and attempts to interpret the different kinds of syntactic patterns found in a work of art, for example: sentences of varying lengths; ranging from sentence fragments used as a sentence to long sentences having multiple clauses, different forms of sentences, foregrounding, syntactic shuffling and many other features. Every such pattern is discussed with respect to the purpose it serves in the particular context where it occurs and the effect created by it.

Chapter 3: Graphological Analysis throws light on the way words and sentences are printed on the pages of a text. This chapter interprets several graphological devices such as capitalization, italics, palindrome, telescoped words, punctuation marks etc.

Chapter 4: Paralinguistic and Non – Linguistic Analysis exhibits the significance of these techniques in the drama form of literature. Paralinguistic analysis includes discussion on the techniques like silence, pause, intonation, different tunes etc. Each such device is discussed with its effect in the plays. Closely associated to paralinguistic techniques are non-linguistic devices which throw light on stage setting, props, costumes, gestures and many other features that are interpreted to depict the atmosphere of the plays.

Chapter 5: Semantic Analysis comprises of other meaningful devices that an author uses for creating his meanings. This chapter examines pratfall, verbal claptrap, contradiction, verbal antics, repetition etc. and marks the significance of their roles in literary pieces.

The last section, Conclusion, encapsulates the whole study. It squeezes out the sum total of applying stylistic features to the creation of a literary artist to reach an interpretation deduced by the examples from the text. It makes it apparent that stylistic approach provides momentous opportunity to decode meaning from literary works.

P.B. SHELLEY: Prometheus Unbound

by: S.C. Mundhra


ISBN 978-81-7977-456-4
Price: Rs. 100.00
pp.: 324








A Study
with Introduction, TEXT,
Notes, Comments and
University Questions

An Approach to American Literature

by N.S. Sahu

ISBN 81-7977-096-6

Price: Rs. 175.00

pp. 400


Studies in The Writer's Craft

List of Contents


TRANSCENDENTALISM

RALPH WALDO EMERSON’S VISION OF NATURE, ART AND LIFE
HENRY DAVID THOREAU AND THE NEW CRITICISM

MORAL AND SPIRITUAL CONCERNS
EDGAR ALLAN POE: THE POET AS AN ARTIST, CRITIC AND THINKER
WALT WHITMAN, THE WORLD POET
HERMAN MELVILLE: A MAJOR ARTIST
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S QUEST FOR THE USABLE PAST, AND SYMBOLIC BUT ETHICAL IDEALISM

HUMOUR AND HUMANISM
MARK TWAIN, THE ARTIST
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: MARK TWAIN’S PLEA FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS

CONFRONTATION OF THE ‘SELF’ WITH THE ‘OTHERNESS’ IN OUTER, SPATIAL WORLD
EMILY DICKINSON AS A POET OF LOVE, AND BEAUTY
HENRY JAMES : A PROPHET OF AMERICAN INNOCENCE

REBEL
ROBERT FROST : A POET OF ETERNAL THEMES
‘MAN’ AND ‘TRADITION’ IN EUGENE O’NEILL’S PLAYS
LORE OF JEWISHNESS IN MAXWELL ANDERSON
IRONY AND PARADOX IN MAXWELL ANDERSON’S PLAYS
“SATURDAY’S CHILDREN” : A PLAY WITH THE THEME OF CONTEMPORANEITY
SATURDAY’S CHILDREN: A QUEST FOR FREEDOM
THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT: A DRAMA OF SOCIO-POLITICAL DISINTEGRATION

TRIAL OF THE ‘SELF’
WILLIAM FAULKNER: A TYPICAL CREATIVE WRITER
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: AN ADVOCATE OF THE ‘LOST GENERATION’
T. S. ELIOT’S SENSE OF ‘HISTORY’ AND ‘TIME’

ART AND ARTIFICE
T. S. ELIOT AND HIS CRITICAL CANON
DEATH OF A SALESMAN: A POINT IN CASE ABOUT AMERICAN DREAM
‘BLACK HUMOR’: A NEW PERSECPTIVE IN HUMOUR

QUEST FOR IDENTITY
DEATH OF A SALESMAN: A PLAY ABOUT SUCCESS-MYTH
THE CRUCIBLE: A COMMENT ON ‘FAIR TRIAL’
IRONY AND HUMOUR IN “WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?”

THEME OF ALIENATION
EDWARD ALBEE, THE NIHILIST
SAUL BELLOW: A VOICE IN MODERNISM
SAUL BELLOW’S “THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH”: A STUDY IN HOPELESS NIHILISM