Indian English Literature, Vol. 7 (Hardcover)  | Released: 2007

In recent years, the Indian English Literature has made conspicuous progress in all its forms, mainly in fiction and poetry. The present anthology aims at presenting an in-depth study of nineteen authors who are both established as well as upcoming writers: Toru Dutt, Nissim Ezekiel, Jayanta Mahapatra, R.C. Shukla, Rajendra Singh, Mulk Raj Anand, Kamala Markandaya, Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Shashi Tharoor, Shiv K. Kumar, Shobha De, Intizar Husain and Mahesh Dattani. Although the present anthology contains articles on Indian English poetry, fiction and drama, but fiction enjoys a prominent place. Since most of the authors included in the present Volume for discussion are prescribed in the English syllabus in the various Indian Universities, it is hoped that both the teachers and students will find the book extremely useful. Even the general readers who are interested in literature in English will find it intellectually stimulating.Table of Contents: 1. Toru Dutt as a Postcolonial Feminist Poet K.T. Sunitha 2. Foreign Foliage on Native Root Amar Nath Prasad 3. The Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel: A Fine Fusion of Feeling and Form Amar Nath Prasad 4. Ezekiel and the Feminine Figure: A Reading of his Poetic Erotica V. Kavitha Elzie 5. Voice of the Aggrieved: Jayanta Mahapatra T. Sai Chandra Mouli 6. R.C. Shukla: A New Voice in Indian English Poetry Sushma Sharma 7. The Vision of Evil in The Shirt of Flame Basavaraj Naikar 8. The Lowliest, the Lost and the Last: The Escalating Concerns about Dalits Sunanda Mukesh 9. Centering the Margins: A Study of Mulk Raj Anands Treatment of Nondescript Vocations in Untouchable and Coolie Jaydeep Sarangi 10. Excursion to Continental Graveyard: A Reading of Anands Across the Black Waters Lingaraja Gandhi 11. An Interview with Dr Mulk Raj Anand Lingaraja Gandhi 12. Kamala Markandayas The Golden Honeycomb: A Colonial History S. Peter John Joseph 13. Communal Strife and Partition in Amitav Ghoshs The Shadow Lines Alpna Rastogi 14. Diaspora, Displacement, and the Deprived in Amitav Ghoshs The Circle of Reason Sabita Tripathy 15. Man-Woman Relationship in Shashi Tharoors Riot Arun Kumar Mishra 16. Indian English Political Fiction: A Thematic Analysis Kh. Kunjo Singh 17. A River with Three Banks: A Partition Novel Vinita Jha 18. Shobha D: The Writer and Feminism Bhasker A. Shukla 19. Gay Themes in Dattanis Plays Chittaranjan Misra Contributors