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Feminism is a rapidly developing critical ideology of great promise. It has evolved into a philosophy encompassing diverse fields of human activity in society. The feminist theory, its varied articulations and its ramifications in a literary context constitute a significant segment for critical endeavour. The present anthology provides a broad spectrum on feminist English literature with in-depth analysis of the works of Kamala Das, Kamala Markandaya, Anita ...
Indian English literature has established its credentials all over the world. Still some pointed posers concerning the impact of multiculturality and the choice of English as a medium on the warp and woof of Indian English literature have to be confronted and analysed threadbare not merely in theory but also through the elucidation of some key texts from this perspective. The present volume is devoted to this critical endeavour. The volume comprises scholarly ...
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 tantalizingly at ...