Myth and History in Contemporary Indian Novel in English
- ISBN-10
- 8171569110
- ISBN-13
- 9788171569113
- Category
- History in literature
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Atlantic Publishers & Dist
- Author
- A. Sudhakar Rao
Description
Myth-History Combine Marks The Ruling Motive Of The Contemporary Indian Novel In English.In Amitav Ghosh S The Circle Of Reason, Reason Makes A Full Circle And Is Subjected To Subversion Towards The End With A Post-Modern Ambivalence.In The Great Indian Novel, Shashi Tharoor Is Given To Gigantism Of History And Makes Great Political Personages Parade On The Dice Game Of National Politics, As A Part Of Post-Colonial Discourse. Salman Rushdie S Midnight S Children Is An Enabling Text . The Text Synchronises The Individual History With National History Lending It A Universal Significance.The Texts Seek To Picture The Socio-Political Situation Of Post-Independence India With A Post-Modern Urgency.
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