Feminism In Modern English Drama Explores The Emergence Of The New Woman In The Plays Of Bernard Shaw, Galsworthy And Granville Barker And How Their Dominating Role Revolutionized The Modern Drama. The Emphasis Shifted From The Male Protagonist To The Unwomanly Woman Who Is Shown More As A Product Of Social, Economic And Political Interactions Than Individual Creation.The Focus Is On The Early And Middle Plays Of Bernard Shaw And The Influence Of Ibsen S Plays Has Been Given Their Rightful Place. Most Of Shaw S Major Plays From Widowers Houses To Pygmalion, Come Under The Purview Of The Book, While The Plays Of Contemporaries Like Pinero, Jones And Oscar Wilde Have Been Discussed To Highlight The Contrast.More Interesting Are The Unknown Assertive Heroines Of Galsworthy S Middle And Late Plays From The Eldest Son And The Fugitive To The Skin Game. His Women Characters Remain In Oblivion Because Hardly Any Scholar Has Bothered To Study Them. Though Granville Barker Is Well-Known As A Critic And Director Of Shakespeare S Plays, His Own Plays With The New Woman As Heroine Still Remain Little Known In The Academic Circle. In The Conclusion The Bearing Of This Early Feminism Is Shown On The Feminist Playwrights Like Caryl Churchill, Pam Gems Et Al. Of The 1980S.It Is Hoped That The Present Book Will Prove An Asset To Those Who Have Keen Interest In English Drama. In Addition, The Students, Researchers And Teachers Of English Literature Will Find It An Ideal Reference Book.

A Great Novelist, A Learned And Wise Critic, And A Charming Short-Story Writer Can These Three Reside In A Single Person? Yes, But, Of Course, In A Very Few, And E.M. Forster Is Certainly One Of Those Very Few, And That He Is Par Excellence. Any Knowledge Of Modern English Novel Without Even An Acquaintance With Forster Is Absurdly Incomplete. All Of Forster S Six Novels, Perhaps Barring Only Maurice, Have Been And Are Being Printed And Re-Printed In Hundreds Of Thousands Of Copies, And All The Six But Perhaps The Longest Journey Have Been Filmed By Worthy Directors, Such As Lean And Merchant, And The Films Have Received And Are Receiving High And Spontaneous Acclamations. As Said, Forster Is Also An Outstanding Critic And Will Go A Long Way Down The History Of Criticism As Much As He Will Be Remembered As A Highly Fantastic But Excellent Short-Story Writer For A Long Time To Come As He Is Today.This Compendium-Like Book, Split Into Three Volumes, Contains Discussions On All The Six Novels Of Forster Where Angles Fear To Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room With A View, Howards End, Maurice And A Passage To India. Besides, The Study Includes His Twelve Prime Short Stories, And His Critical Acumen And Theories. It Does Not Harbour No, It Carefully Avoids Any Pretension Or Pedantry, But It Comprises Almost All The Matters Relevant To Forsteriana, Plainly But Rather Expatiatingly Treated, So That It Is Expected To Help, Yeoman-Like, Certainly Not The Avant-Garde But The Sophomores. An In-Depth Study Of Forster As A Novelist And As A Critic Provided Herein Adds To The Value Of The Book. Furthermore, Quotations Included In The Appendix, Bibliography And Index Would Serve As Useful Study-Aids For The Readers.

The Book, Through Critical Analysis And Assessment, Tries To Establish Seth As A Powerful And Serious Writer, Who Deserves To Be Taken Seriously, Both By The General Reader And The Discerning Scholar And Researcher. The Analyses Concentrate On His Individual Books And Attempt To Trace The Continuity Of Seth S Thought-Process, Motivation And Attitudes, As Well As The Dimensions Of His Structural Control Over The Medium. It Is A Comprehensive Account Of Seth S Poetry And Fiction Contained Within A Singular Volume. An Attempt Has Also Been Made To Briefly Place Seth As An Indian Writer Of English, In The Context Of The Development Of Indian English Literature, Particularly In The Post-Independence Period.On The Whole, Seth In His Poetry And Fiction, Puts Continuous Emphasis On Love And Relationship, And Explores Their Many Dimensions In A Shifting, Changing And Corroding Background. At The Same Time He Incorporates Together The Complementary Segments Of Life As Available In The Modern World Into A Meaningful Form. His Creative Insight And Creative Achievement Could Be Considered As One Of The Finest In The Post-1980 Indian English Literature. This Book Reflects All These And Much More. It Is Hoped That Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature Will Find This Book An Extremely Useful Reference Source While The General Readers Who Are Interested In Literature In English Will Find It Intellectually Stimulating.

The God Of Small Things : A Saga Of Lost Dreams Is An Attempt To Make An In-Depth Study Of Arundhati Roy S Epoch Making Novel Which Has Brought Laurels To Her And The Country At Large. To Begin With, An Effort Is Made To Have A Close Look At The Main Theme Of The Novel. This Is Followed By An Analysis Of The Main Characters Who Have Their Own Story To Tell. The Novel Is Also Considered As A Critique Of The Contemporary Society. Essays On The Structure Of The Novel And The Narrative Technique Adopted Follow And The Significance Of The Title Is Also Discussed In A Separate Chapter. The Epilogue Considers The Autobiographical Elements In The Novel. The Title Of The Book Becomes Significant As All The Characters, Both Major And Minor Have Shattered Dreams. Even Ayemenem And Ayemenem House Have Lost Their Old Glory And In A Certain Sense Have Lost Their Dreams. Rev. John Ipe S Father Is The Oldest Member Of The Ayemenem Family Who Makes His Appearance In The Novel. Then We Have John Ipe Himself And His Wife Aleyooty Ammachi Both Disappointed For One Reason Or The Other. Baby Kochamma, Pappachi, Mammachi, Chacko, Margaret Kochamma, Ammu, Estha, Rahel, Sophie Mol, Velutha, Vellya Paapen Have All A Similar Kind Of Existence In The Novel. The Book, It Is Hoped, Will Be Of Immense Help To The Students Who Pursue Research On Roy And, Of Course, To The Academic Community At Large.

E.M. Forster'S Celebrated Novel A Passage To India Is Prescribed In The Syllabus Of Almost All The Universities In India, At Both The Undergraduate And Postgraduate Levels. It Is Really A Complex And Difficult Novel, And Books That Can Well Help The Students, In Particular, In Their Having A Grip On It Are Far Too Few, If Not Non-Existent. With A View To Fill This Gap And Cater To The Academic Needs Of Readers, The Present Book Has Been Written. Briefly Outlining The Life And Works Of E.M Forster, It Makes An In-Depth Study Of His Novel A Passage To India. The Key Elements Of The Novel Like Plot, Characterization, Fantasy, Prophecy, Pattern, Rhythm, Symbols, Imagery, Mystery, Poetry, Music, Tone, Etc., Have Been Analytically Discussed. In Addition, A Character-Sketch Of Prominent Characters Has Been Skillfully Presented. Further, Memorable Quotations Included In The Appendix Will Not Only Acquaint Readers With The Original Text But Will Also Infuse Them With Enthusiasm For All The Works Of Forster. Readers Of The Present Book Are Provided With Bibliography And Index Which Will Definitely Prove Useful Study-Aids To Them In Pursuing The Studies Further. For Students, Researchers As Well As Teachers Of English Literature, The Book Is Indispensable.

A Prominent Experience Of The Post-War European Generation Was The Acute Inquiry About Whether Life Was Intrinsically Good Or Evil, And Of The Good And Evil Combining To Make The World What It Is. These Divided Moral Forces Figure Distinctively In The Fiction Of Iris Murdoch, One Of The Most Prolific And Serious Contemporary Novelists. She Examines The Nature Of, And The Relations Between Good And Evil, Innocence And Experience, God And The Devil. This Book Explores The Concepts Of Good And Evil As Presented By Murdoch In Relation To The Structure Of Christian Theology Pertaining To The Same Concepts.Murdoch S World Is Not An Isolated World And It Is One That Is Open To Humane And Communal Fraternity. She Questions The Relationships That Humans Have With The Center Along With The Centrality Of Many Of Our Human Assumptions. She Recognizes At The Same Time The Deep Human Need To Be Continually Reseeking And Redefining The Center. She Also Denotes Several Themes In Her Text. These Include Elements Of Comedy, Love, Myth, Magic And The Supernatural.The Present Book Attempts To Delve Into The Experiences Of The Post-War European Mind And The Dilemma Between Good And Evil Through Texts Of Iris Murdoch. Beginning With An Introduction To Murdoch As A Novelist And Her Contribution To Literature, The Book Elucidates And Validates The Concepts Of Good And Evil In The Backdrop Of Christian Religion In Her Selected Texts. In Addition, It Analyses The Greek And Hebrew Traditions As Well As Language Content Of The Characters. The Book Will Undoubtedly Prove Useful To Students, Teachers And Researchers Of English Literature.

The Present Book Is Primarily A Biographical Work With An In-Depth Study Of The Life And Contribution Of Legendary Musician Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (Vocal) Of The Agra Gharana. It Is Rich With Varied Flavour. The Musicological Elements Consist Of A Brief But Analytical Study Of The Evolution Of Music, Gharana System, Styles And The Agra Gharana With Its Hierarchy. It Contains A Good Number Of Precious Bandishes Composed By Ustadjee With Their Detail Notations. Besides, A Detailed Analysis Of The Ragas Composed By Him And A Comparison With The Conventional Ragas Further Adds To The Value Of The Book. The Book Is Undoubtedly A Valuable Asset For The Students And Researchers Of Music, Musicians, Musicologists, And Music Lovers.

This Book Studies Hemingway S A Farewell To Arms In The Light Of His Aesthetic Principles And Major Themes. It Scrutinizes Its Symbolistic Dimensions And Stylistic Excellence While Keeping An Undeviating Focus On The Poignant Classic Of Love In The Time Of War.This Study Further Demonstrates How The Novel Appeals At Different Levels Like The Other Works Of Hemingway As A Story Of War, A Story Of Love, A Story Of The Growth Of The Hero S Soul, A Story Of Memorable Characters And A Work Of Artistic Excellence.The Present Book Will Definitely Prove Useful To Students, Researchers As Well As Teachers Of English Literature Interested In The Study Of Hemingway And His Works.

To Make Shakespeare Comprehensible To The Eager Student Is A Challenging Task And This Is What The Present Work Sets Out To Do. It Provides The Reader With The Life And Short Notes On The Works Of Shakespeare As Well As His Socio-Political And Literary Background. A Scene-Wise Critical Summary Of The Tempest Is Given So As To Make The Reader Familiar With The Play. Numerous Quotations Have Been Given From The Text That Enable The Reader To Have An Acquaintance With Shakespeare S Poetry. There Are Analyses Of The Different Dramatic Elements Accompanied With The Views Of Renowned Critics, And This Makes The Book Valuable To The Teacher As Well As The Student Of English Literature. Along With Recent Critical Views, The Classical Theories Also Have Been Explained, Together With A Lucid Exposition Of Elizabethan Dramatic Conventions. A Select Bibliography And Index Completes The Book.

Tagore S English Writings Originals And Translations Have Not Received The Attention That They Deserve. The Purpose Of This Edition Is To Make The English Writings Of Tagore Available To The Widest Possible Range Of Readers Interested In The Writings Of Tagore All Over The World, With Just The Bare, Minimum Information Necessary For Appreciating The Writings, And Leave The Critical Assessment To The Readers Themselves.There May Be Two Possible Reasons For The Neglect Of Tagore S English Writings. Firstly, Tagore S Prolific Output, Shakespearean Felicity And Protean Plasticity As A Bengali Poet, Who, Though Well-Versed In English, Chose To Write In The Medium Of His Mother Tongue For Nearly The First Fifty Years Of His Life, And There Is Hardly Any Literary Form That He Did Not Touch Upon And Turn Into Gold. His Creative Genius Found Expression In Poems, Plays, Novels, Essays, Short Stories, Satirical Pieces, Textbooks For Children, And Songs Of All Kinds. The Only Literary Form That He Did Not Try Is Epic. But In His Long, Eventful And Creative Eighty Years Of Life He Virtually Lived An Epic. It Is Largely Due To His Mighty Stature As A Bengali Poet That Nobody Really Bothered About His English Writings And His Own Translations Of His Own Writings.Secondly, It Is Owing To The Supposedly Poor Quality Of His Translations Subsequent To The Translation Of Gitanjali. It Was Only After Tagore Received The Nobel Prize For Literature In 1913 That There Was A Growing Demand For His Writings In The West, And As Tagore Was Not Apparently Satisfied By The Translations That Others Mainly His Admirers Made, He Began To Translate His Writings Himself. But The Tremendous Haste With Which He Had To Translate, Possibly Affected The Quality Of Translations. Come What May, The Point Is Whether Tagore S English Translations Are Good Or Bad, Whether The Translation Furthered His Reputation Or Damaged It, Is Immaterial. The Fact Of The Matter Is That They Are His, And His Own Translation Of Whatever Quality It May Be Is More Valuable To A Tagore Lover Than The Best Translation Made By Somebody Else, As Van Gogh S One Original Single Scratch Is More Valuable Than The Best Possible Copy By Some Other Artist.The Value Of Tagore S English Writings Lies Here : They Constitute An Important Part Of His Total Oeuvre, Add A New Magnificent Dimension To It And Offer Us A Glimpse Into The Mystique Of The Creative Anxiety That Could Have Haunted Even The Greatest Writer Of The Twentieth Century, About His Possible Reception In An Alien Culture.