This book is a scholastic exposition of the multidimensional epic tradition of India which encompasses both the strata of Epics of Growth and Epics of Art. The endless nuances of the epic genre along with its profundity and subtlety have been aptly dealt with. The author has traced the continuum of epic tradition during the dawn of modernity in nineteeth century Bengal. It has been argued forcibly that creative legacy does not wither away unceremoniously even when there is apparent denial of the bygone cultures. The author reaffirms the aesthetic truth that strong art is indeed timeless.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tapodhir Bhattacharjee
Professor Tapodhir Bhattacharjee (M.A [triple] Ph.D., Gitavisarad) is the Vice-Chancellor of Assam Central University, Silchar. Widely known among the serious readers as one of the foremost literary critics and theoreticians of contemporary times, Professor Bhattacharjee has authored sixty five books Bengali, Assamese and English. He has the rare distinction of having command over a vast range of literary expressions that include comparative literature, literary genres, critique of contemporary European theorists like Bakhtin, Foucault, Derrida, Barthes and others. Professor Bhattacharjee taught in Gauhati, North Bengal and Assam University. Besides, he has also been the Tagore Professor in Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies Department at Delhi University for a brief period.
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