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Author : Jaydipsinh Dodiya
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8176251585
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Author : N. Raj Gopal
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8171565778
The Book Is A Pioneering Study Of Its Kind, Chronologically Examining The Novels Of Anita Desai Mostly From A Female Point Of View. The Book Excels In Formally Analysing The Character And Situation Relationship In The Overall Context Of The Feminine Phyche Which It Thoroughly Examines. The Value Of The Book Is Immensely Enhanced By A Consideration Of Anita Desai S Fictional Technique. Dr. Gopal S Formal Method Is Not A Closed Universe But Cross Refers To The Social Structure Within Which The Situations Manipulate Characters And Their Destinies.
Author : Shubha Tiwari
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Feminism in literature
ISBN : 8126903430
Anita Desai And Her Novels Have Been An Enigma For Decades. Scholars, Critics, Researchers And Students Have Never Stopped Marvelling About Supremacy Of Idea Over Matter In The Works Of This Gifted Novelist. The Philosophical Mood, The Realization Of A Grand Design, The Presence Of Unsaid, Unarticulated Realities All These Have Forever Teased The Mind Of The Discerning Reader. In The Present Volume, Anita Desai Has Been Extensively And Intensely Probed. As The Reader Will See, The Thrust Has Been More On Psychological And Intellectual Facets Of Her Fiction, Rather Than Social, Cultural Or Physical Areas. This Is The Trend Of Criticism These Days And It Is Rightly So. The Fine Subtleties, The Small But Significant Turn Of Events, The Role Of Place In The Formation Of Mental Scene, The Vitality Of Characters, The Force Of Their Personalities, The Intricate Web Of Relationships All These Have Been Examined And Expressed In Words That Are At Once Easy To Understand As Well As Graceful To Aesthetic Sense.
Author : Manmohan Krishna Bhatnagar,Mittapalli Rajeshwar
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8171568998
Anita Desai S Work Represents A Unique Blending Of The Indian And The Western. Her Novels Catch The Bewilderment Of The Individual Psyche Confronted With The Overbearing Socio-Cultural Environment And The Ever-Beckoning Modern Promise Of Self-Gratification And Self-Fulfilment. In The Face Of This Dual Onslaught, Her Protagonists, Male Or Female Maya, Sita, Monisha And Amla; Sarah, Nanda And Raka; Bim And Tara; Devan, Baumgartner Are Seen Poised Rentalizingly At Different Junctures Of The Philosophic Spectrum.Applying Sociological, Psychoanalytic, Structural And Other Approaches Of Formal Textual Analysis, The Essays In The Present Anthology Take A Fresh Look At Established Works, Revealing Aspects Of Study Hitherto Unexplored, Offer Critically Insightful Probes Into Individual Novels And Explore The Deployment Of Images, Symbols And Other Poetic Devices, Besides Diverse Narrative Strategies.An Indispensable Source-Book For Students, Researchers And Teachers Of Indian English And Commonwealth Literature In General And Fiction And Anita Desai In Particular.An Insightful Companion For Research In Sociology And Women-Studies.
Author : Neeru Tandon
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Indic literature (English)
ISBN : 8126908424
Today Anita Desai Is Recognised For Her Originality, Versatility And The Indigenous Flavour Of Her Character-Portrayal That She Brings To Her Work. Her Women Characters Are Real Flesh And Blood Protagonists Who Make You Look At Them With Awe And With Their Relationships To Their Surroundings, Their Society, Their Men, Their Children, Their Families, Their Mental And Psychological Make-Ups And Themselves. The Present Book Purports To Be A Pioneering Attempt To Evaluate Desai S Fiction And Fictional Art From Various Points Of View And Assesses Her Contribution To The Indian-English Fiction. What Is Unique About This Book Is The Attempt To Include Desai S Complete Fictional Oeuvre From Her Maiden Attempt Cry, The Peacock (1963) Till Her Latest Published Work The Zigzag Way (2004). Her Novels Of Four Decades Have Been Divided Into Different Sections For A Focused Study.The Present Critical Anthology Of Dr. Neeru Tandon On Anita Desai Is An Admirable Effort On The Presentation Of A Coherent And Comprehensive Assessment Of Anita Desai As A Powerful Indian English Fiction Writer. In Her Collection She Has Included Certain Burning Topics Of The Day Such As Male-Female Dichotomy, Existentialist Vision, Religion And Culture, Concept Of Marriage And Narrative Technique In The Fiction Of Anita Desai. The Uncomplicated Language And The Natural Flow Of Words Make For Easy Reading. Since Dasai Is Prescribed In The Syllabus In Most Of The Universities Of India, Both The Teachers And The Students Will Find This Book Extremely Useful, And The Research Scholars Will Also Find It Very Interesting And Purposeful.
Author : P. D. Nimsarkar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129091455
Author : Rama Kundu
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8126904704
Anita Desai, A Recipient Of Many Literary Awards In India And Abroad, And A Creative Writing Teacher At Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Since 1993, In Addition To Being A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Literature In London And Honorary Fellow Of The University Of Cambridge, Has Proved Herself To Be A Major Indian Novelist Of The Post-Seventies India, Whose Novels Epitomize The Emerging Women S Search For Self-Hood In The Indian Context.Fire On The Mountain (1977), Winner Of The 1978 National Academy Of Letters Award, And Generally Considered Desai S Masterpiece, Is A Beautiful Novel, Focused On Two Elderly Ladies And One Small Girl. Nanda Kaul Retires To A Hill Station House In Her Old Age, And Leads An Isolated Life There, When Her Great-Granddaughter Comes To Stay. With The Arrival Of Raka The Story Takes A New Turn, Gathers Momentum, And Unfurls Quickly To A Symbolic End When The Mountain Has Been Set On Fire.The Atlantic Critical Study Of Fire On The Mountain, Which Is Primarily Meant For The Students Of English Literature Of Indian Universities, Is A Comprehensive, Self-Sufficient And In-Depth Study Of The Text. The Author, A Distinguished Scholar In The Area, Has Taken Special Care To Combine Lucidity And Profundity In Her Treatment Of The Text. In Its Eight Chapters The Present Study Examines The Text From Various Angles Such As The Title, Themes, Characters, Images And Symbols, Narrative Technique, And Feminist Discourse, In Addition To Providing An Introduction , A Brief Story-Outline , And A Detailed Critical Summary Of The Entire Text In Its Three Parts, Along With A Select Bibliography And Sample Questions. The Book Will Be Immensely Useful For Students, Scholars And Teachers In The Area.
Author : Ramesh Kumar Gupta
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Feminism in literature
ISBN : 8126901713
The Book Is A Pioneering Study Of Its Kind, Chronologically Examining The Novels Of Anita Desai Mostly From A Feminist Point Of View. The Book Excels In Formally Analysing Indian And Western Traditions Of Feminism, Man-Woman Relationship And Art Of Characterisation In The Overall Context Of The Feminine Psyche Which It Thoroughly Examines. Anita Desai S Is A World Of Married Women Who Combat To Get Out Of The Maniacles That Bind Them; To Evolve From Being A Mere Nonentity Victim To A Vibrant Individual Capable Of Breaking The Fetters Without Breaking The Relationship. The Book Is A Voyage From A Sense Of Incompetence And Paranoia To Self-Awareness And Resilience, To Self-Poise And Concord Within The Family Matrix. Dr. Gupta Shows How Anita Desai Has Depicted The Depths Of Human Consciousness And Subconsciousness In Her Existential Concern Which Makes Her Writings Uniquely Powerful Through Feminism. Hence, The Need And Justification Of The Book To Undertake The Present Study Of Her New Perspective On Feminism.
Author : Kunj Bala Goel
Publisher : Jaipur : Classic Publishing House
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015020793207
Author : Devindra Kohli,Melanie Maria Just
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8185753903
Contributed articles on the works of Anita Desai, b. 1937, Indic fiction writer in English.
Author : Dr. Varsha P. Zanwar
Publisher : RUT Printer and Publisher
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9788192437699
Virginia Woolf was a talented and indefatigable writer. She was a very serious and conscious artist, interested more in the life of the mind - in sensation, thoughts, feelings, intuitions - than in the life of external action. Being an artist of great insight and penetration, she painted a picture of real life as she saw it. In her desire to paint reality she broke with the traditions and conventions of the 19th century novel. Anita Desai is also an indisputably one of the most powerful and distinguished contemporary Indian novelists in English. A novelist of considerable merit, Anita Desai has enriched the tradition of the Indian novel in English. She is a conscious artist of a high order and her concern for human has imparted profound appeal to her novels. Anita Desai, in contrast with other women novelists is more interested in the interior landscape of the mind, the thought than in political and social realities. Thus, Virginia Woolf and Anita Desai are two great artists in the realm of English fiction. Both are rooted in two totally different milieus, yet the works of two share not only in structure and themes but also in imagery, style and technique. The study of the impact of Virginia Woolf on Anita Desai provides a very fascinating and rewarding experience. Anita Desai and Virginia Woolf have taken deep interest in depicting the family structure. These two writers have their thematic nexus on the familial relationship. It is the depiction of the familial relationships, which binds the two novelists with each other in a strong bond. Though these two great writers, Woolf and Desai are from two different centuries and countries, the works of two shares in the structure, themes like loneliness, isolation, death etc. and imagery. Also, in the novels of both, there is a major role of ‘time and memory’. This book makes a modest attempt to focus attention upon the impact of Woolf on Desai. In both Woolf and Desai, we find an almost obsessive involvement with the characters’ past as a key to their consciousness, their lives. A pre-occupation with nostalgia and memory thus becomes an integral part of their craft. But these are not used as things in themselves. They are used artistically both for thematic as well as formal purposes. A careful study of the novels makes us understand how they are made to function as artistic tools. This book particularly, highlights the impact of Virginia Woolf on Anita Desai, with respect to three novels of each. These are - I) Mrs. Dalloway and Cry, the Peacock II) To the Lighthouse and Clear Light of Day III) The Waves and Fire on the Mountain I record my gratefulness to the principal of J.E.S. College, Jalna- Dr. R. S. Agrawal, Head of the Department of English- M.A. Sami Siddiqui for support and encouragement at every stage of my work. I also offer my sincere thanks to the senior teachers of my Department for their valuable suggestions. I feel deeply to put into words my sense of thankfulness to my parents and family. I am thankful to Rut Printer and Publisher and Dr. U. P. Mogle for the valuable work help to design and print. Dr. Varsha P. Zanwar
Author : Usha Bande
Publisher : New Delhi : Prestige Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015032048657
Anita Desai Is The Foremost Indian Novelist Of Te Post-Independence Era. A Close Reading Of Her Novels Reveals That Her Concern Is With The Exploration Of Human Psyche. The Book Is The First Study Of Its Kind That Assesses Her Characters In The Light Of Third Force Psychology.
Author : M. Chakranarayan
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8171569102
This Book Is A Pioneer Study In Objective Criticism Of The Novels Of Anita Desai. An Electro-Cardiogram Records The Vibrations Of The Heart, Stylistics Does The Same For Literary Texts. Words Are The Symbols Of The Vibrations Of A Writer S Thought. Modern Criticism Acknowledges That Form And Idea In Any Literary Text Are Inseparable. This Study Successfully Proves That The Objective And The Subjective Merge Into One Another To Make A Complete Whole. The Detailed Textual Analysis Of The Beginnings Of The Eight Novels Of Anita Desai Is Both Revealing And Enjoyable Because The Findings Are Objectively Based And Are In Concord With The Opinion Of Other Critics On The Subject. The Chapters On Form And Structure And The Rhetoric Of The Novels Including Fictional Sequencing, Discourse And Discourse Situation, Types Of Narration, The Narrative Voice, Tone, Speech And Thought Presentation, And Point Of View, Are Equally Penetrating And Illuminating.The Book Has Much To Offer To Professionals And Non-Professionals Alike As It Combines Sound Scientific Approach With Keen Critical And Aesthetic Judgement In Literary Art.
Author : Dwivedi
Publisher : Roman Books
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9380905769
ROMAN Critical Context brings together the very best of contemporary critical thinking and a selection of earlier commentaries. This collection of critical essays on Anita Desai s The Fire on the Mountain provides in-depth intellectual and critical analysis of the text from a broad scholarly perspective. By examining different issues surrounding the illusive, enigmatic and often controversial topics related to The Fire on the Mountain this anthology acts like an indispensable companion to the readers."
Author : Neeru Tandon
Publisher : Peacock Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8126914661
Preface; 1. A Short History of Indian English Novel; 2. Anita Desai: Biographical Details; 3. Anita Desai: A Novelist with a Difference; 4. Major Novels of Anita Desai; 5. Anita Desai: A Psychological Novelist; 6. Enduring Popularity of Anita Desai as a Novelist; 7. Anita Desai s Art of Plot Characterization and Prose Style; 8. Female Characters of Anita Desai; 9. Narrative Technique of Anita Desai; 10. Various Critical Comments on Author and on the Novel; 11. In Custody: An Introduction; 12. Chapterwise Summary of the Novel and Critical Comments; 13. Critical Appreciation of the Novel In Custody; 14. Structure and Theme; 15. Deven Sharma: An Unheroic Hero; 16. Characterization; 17. Existentialism in Anita Desai s Fiction; 18. Isolation and Alienation; 19. Thematic Study of Love and Marriage; 20. Desai s Use of Irony; 21. The Language Controversy; 22. Use of Symbolism and Images; 23. Various Episodes of the Novel; Multiple Choice Questions; True or False; Bibliography