"Spectrum of British Literature" presents a collection of twenty-seven research papers on British literature that are wide ranging in nature, dealing with drama, poetry, fiction and critical trends. The book covers earlier writers, such as William Shakespeare, John Webster, John Dryden, G.B. Shaw, William Wordsworth, Mathew Arnold, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Jane Austen as well as recent ones, such as Siegfried Sassoon, Paul Scott, Radelyfee Hall, and Lacan. Julian Banes’ novel a History of the World in 10 Chapters which is a history-cum-story and full of jokes has also been included in this book for the readers’ intellectual entertainment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Krishna Avtar Agrawal
Krishna Avtar Agrawal started his teaching career as Lecturer in English in 1967. At present he is Reader in English at Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar (Uttaranchal). He obtained his M.A. degree from Lucknow University and Ph.D. degree from Meerut University, Meerut. Dr. Agrawal has contributed a large number of research papers, articles and reviews to prestigious journals of India. He has published more than one dozen books on English literatures. He has also edited two books on Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda and Editorial Observation of Swami Shraddhananda. He has co-edited two books-Swami Shraddhananda Ki Samkalin Tipanniya and Reflections on Indian Writing in English. he has also edited four anthologies of critical essays on Indian English literature. He has edited Indian Writing in English. A Critical Study, Spectrum of British Literature and Dimension of Indian English Literature. He has organized a couple of seminars on Contemporary Indian English Literature. He has taken part in a number of national and international seminars and conferences, and contributed research papers to them. He has also been the editor of the Vedic Path (Gurukul Kangri University's quarterly English journal). At present he is working on his forthcoming books on Toru Dutt: The Pioneer Spirit of Indian English Poetry, Raja Rao and Asif Currimbhoy.
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