{"product_id":"myth-connections-the-use-of-hindu-myths-and-philosophies-in-r-k-narayan-and-raja-rao-enlarged-with-the-myth-connection-9783039113224","title":"Myth Connections: The Use of Hindu Myths and Philosophies in R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao- (Enlarged with The Myth Connection)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chitra Sankaran\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a comparative study of four novels respectively of Raja Rao and R.K. Narayan. Sourcing original works in Sanskrit and Tamil, this study attempts to tease out the similarities in themes and the common concern with traditional Hindu motifs and patterns that underlie these narratives, to reveal these authors' engagement with various aspects of Hinduism, from the 'ontological quest' at its centre to the more contentious caste system. \u003cbr\u003e The novels examined are Raja Rao's \u003ci\u003eKanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, The Cat and Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chessmaster and His Moves\u003c\/i\u003e and R.K. Narayan's \u003ci\u003eThe Man-Eater of Malgudi, Mr Sampath, The Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Painter of Signs.\u003c\/i\u003e In the study, the terms 'mythology' and 'philosophies' include not just the legends and stories of the ancient texts and the associated philosophies, but a whole corpus of social attitudes these generate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47585712570519,"sku":"9783039113224","price":10525.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783039113224.webp?v=1774961396","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/myth-connections-the-use-of-hindu-myths-and-philosophies-in-r-k-narayan-and-raja-rao-enlarged-with-the-myth-connection-9783039113224","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}