• ISBN13: 9788126935499
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
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• Publication Date: July 14, 2023
• Pages: 324
• Original Price: 495.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 300 grams

This edition contains all the 154 sonnets of Shakespeare with a critical appreciation of each for the benefit of all the University and College students and teachers of India and possibly of other countries as well. This is the first of its kind in the Indian academic realm. It is hoped that it will help both the students and the teachers of Shakespeare to appreciate and enjoy his sonnets better with the help of the critical explication offered in as simple and clear a language as possible about the relevant information on the Elizabethan ethos, world-view, allusions and imagery, etc.

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 both in Kannada and in English.
His English publications include The Vacanas of Sarvajna, Critical Articles on Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Shakespeare’s Last Plays: A Study in Epic Affirmation, The Folk-Theatre of North-Karnataka, Sandalwood, Sparrows, Beloved Poems, Kanakadasa, Critical Response to Indian English Literature, The Literary Vision, Perspectives on Commonwealth Literature, Indian Literature in English Translation, Glimpses of Indian Literature in English Translation, The Dramatic Imagination, The Dramatic Vision English Literature in India: A Literary Communion, A Harbinger of Harmony, Sri Krisna Parijata, Nirad Chaudhuri As a Critic of Modern Culture, and Commonwealth Literature: A Kaleidoscopic Vision.
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.