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Commonwealth Literature: A Kaleidoscopic Vision

by Basavaraj Naikar
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9788126930401
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: English Literature
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 388
  • Original Price: INR 1195.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 490 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

The present venture is a commentary on the books of Amitav Ghosh. It is written with a purpose to explain the ideas that move these books. Ghosh, like other great writers, writes out of conviction. Each of his books is driven by his commitment to certain opinions. For example, the spirit of The Glass Palace is anti-colonial. The Shadow Lines is against artificial international borders. The Calcutta Chromosome is written with a purpose to undo the Western sense of superiority and its monopoly over scientific research. An effort has been made to reach out to the substance of the books by Amitav Ghosh. Written in a remarkably lucid and flowing prose, the book may be useful to those who are interested in analyzing the works of Amitav Ghosh from different perspectives.

Dr. Basavaraj Naikar, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt. (California), UGC Emeritus Fellow, and former Professor and Chairman, Department of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, is a bilingual writer, writing both in Kannada and English.

He has written a number of books in English and Kannada. His one of the books, The Thief of Nagarahalli and Other Stories, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Fiction Prize for the Best First Book from Eurasia for the year 2000.

His translations from the Kannada into English include Fall of Kalyana, Sangya Balya: A Tale of Love and Betrayal, The Vacanas of Sarvajna, The Holy Water, and The Frolic Play of the Lord.

His critical and research articles in Kannada and English have been published in regional, national, and international journals. He reviews Indian literary works for World Literature Today, Oklahoma, USA, and for many Indian journals regularly. His research interests include Indian English Literature, American Literature, Commonwealth Literature, Anglo-Indian Literature, Shakespeare Studies, Translation Studies, and Comparative Literature. He has a passion for music and philosophy in general.

  • Preface
  • 1. The Colonial Vision in the Portuguese Epic, The Lusiads
  • 2. An Appreciation of Commonwealth Poetry
  • 3. Wole Soyinka’s Views on African Myth and Drama
  • 4. India: A Million Mutinies Now: A Postmodern Travelogue
  • 5. Petals of Blood: An Epic of Anti-Colonialism
  • 6. The Conflict between Christianity and Gikuyu Culture in The River Between
  • 7. A Grain of Wheat: A Novel of Colonial Encounter
  • 8. Compromise with Conscience in No Longer at Ease
  • 9. A Man of the People: A Political Satire
  • 10. Colonial Conflict in Things Fall Apart
  • 11. Religious Conflict in Arrow of God
  • 12. Quest for Freedom in My Son’s Story
  • 13. Platonic Marriage in Voss
  • 14. The Stone Angel: The Story of a Woman with a Will
  • 15. Midnight’s Children: A Political Novel
  • 16. Crime and Punishment in J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace
  • 17. All About H. Hatterr: A Philosophical Comedy
  • 18. Tragedy of a Tribal Girl in The Pakistani Bride
  • 19. Colonial Conflict in A Soldier of India
  • 20. Bicultural Encounter in Tiger in the North
  • 21. Flow Red the Ganges: A Mutiny Novel
  • 22. Childhood Experience in Rishi
  • 23. The Conflict between Nationalism and Imperialism in The Trial of Dedan Kimathi
  • 24. Cosmic Concerns in the Plays of Obotunde Ijimere
  • 25. Kongi’s Harvest: A Political Satire
  • 26. A Dance of the Forests: A Socio-Political Satire
  • 27. The Conflict between Tradition and Modernity in The Lion and the Jewel

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