The present Volume concentrates on the American literature of 19th and 20th centuries and includes critical papers on authors widely prescribed in the Indian universities. As we are aware, the beauty of any literary work is that it leads to fresh interpretation every time when viewed from a different angle. The scholarly and critical analysis presented on the works of several American literary masters such as Emerson, Hawthorn, Poe, Whitman, Hemingway, O’Neill, Miller, Morrison, Walker, etc., by experts in the field of English Literature would unquestionably enable the readers gain a new insight into the interpretation of literary works.
While serving as an additional resource to the teachers of American literature, this Volume is expected to assist the students and researchers in the domain of American literature.
Contents: Preface. 1. Delineation of nature in Emerson’s poetry/D.S. Kaintura. 2. Treatment of sin, isolation and purgation in Hawthorne’s the scarlet letter/Pushp Lata. 3. Three notes on poe and Whitman/Michael Mcglasson. 4. Edgar Allan Poe’s prescription for a good night’s sleep: the premature burial/Robert Densmore Brill. 5. A Comparative study of death wish in the poetry of Emily Dickinson and John Keats/Binod Mishra. 6. The portrait of a lady: a journey from self-deception to self-destruction/Devika. 7. Symbolic elements in Eugene O’Neill’s the hairy ape/Meera Banerji. 8. O’Neills thirst: a new historicist approach/Rama Kundu. 9. The question of gender power and possession in Ernest Hemingway/Sanjay Kumar. 10. An impeccable appeal of Katherine Barkley in a farewell to arms/Sangeeta Sharma…..
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