CONTENTS. 1. INTRODUCTION What is Indian English Literature? 17

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1 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION What is Indian English Literature? NOVEL Indian English Origin and Development Chatterjee ( ) Wife Rajmohan's Wife as an Allegory for the Modern Indian Nation Character sketches in Rajmohan's Wife Social Realism in Rajmohan's Wife Bibliography Raj Anand ( ) Coolie Anand as a Political Novelist with Particular Reference to Coolie Indian Society in Coolie Anand's in Coolie The of Coolie The Exploitation in Coolie Coolie as a Novel Coolie: Epic Prose Anand's Caricature of British Characters in Coolie Class Inequalities The Colonial World as Envisaged by Anand in Untouchable 107 Datta, Ramendranath Indian English literature 2012 digitalisiert durch: IDS Basel Bern

2 Anand's Humanism in Untouchable Social Criticism in Raj Anand's Untouchable Indian Elements in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable Bakha Bibliography R. K. Narayan ( ) The Guide 133 R. Narayan's Comic art in The Guide 133 Narayan's Language and Linguistic Devices in The Guide 139 Myth and Reality: A Representation in The Guide The Guide as a Picaresque Novel The Postcolonial Aspects of The Guide Social Reality in The Guide R. Narayan's Narrative in The Guide Raju 180 Rosie Bibliography Raja Rao ( ) Kanthapura Indianization of English Language and Raja Rao's Kanthapura Gandhian Thought and Raja Rao's Kanthapura Raja Rao's Kanthapura as a Sthala-Purana Achakka as Narrator in Raja Rao's Kanthapura Bibliography 213

3 2.6 Anita Desai (b. 1937) Voices in the City Calcutta: A City Voices Voices in the City: A Study in Characterization, Symbols and Imagery Nirode: A Journey from to Regeneration ofday Human Relationships Clear Light as a Modernist Text Bibliography Rushdie (b. 1947) Midnight's Children Midnight's Children: A Bildungsroman or its Parody? Midnight's Children: Symbols as Meaning Midnight's Children as a Postmodern Novel Characters in Midnight's Children Bibliography Ghosh (b. 1956) The Lines The complexities of belonging and unbelonging in The Shadow Lines The Role of the Narrator in The Shadow Lines Women Characters in The Shadow Lines Bibliography 281

4 3. POETRY Indian English Poetry: Origin and Development Henry Derozio ( India' Study in Derozio's Romantic Heritage A Critique of Harp of India' Bibliography Toru Dutt ( Casuarina Tree' A Critique Casuarina Tree' 306 Bibliography Rabindranath Tagore ( Accuracy versus A Note on Gitanjali as a Work of Translation A Critique of 'Where the Mind is without A Song from Gitanjali Philosophical Strain in the 50th Song of Gitanjali Religious Elements Tagore's Gitanjali Empire versus Tagore's Spiritual Humanitarianism in Gitanjali Bibliography Ezekiel ( ) A Review of Ezekiel's Life and Achievement 'Enterprise' 'Enterprise' as a Confessional Poem Assessing Nissim Ezekiel as a Poet: A Critical Study of 'Enterprise' 'Night of the Scorpion' Indian in Nissim Ezekiel's 'Night of the Scorpion' Lover, Nissim Ezekiel's Craftsmanship in 'Poet, Lover, 366

5 3.5.5 Bibliography A.K. ( Grace' 'Another View of Grace': An Expression of the Another View of Grace' A Critique of 'Still Another view of Grace' Bibliography Das ( ) The Poetry of Kamala Das: An Overview 'An Introduction' 'An Introduction' as a Confessional Poem 'My Grandmother's House' A Thematic and Linguistic Evaluation of 'My Grandmother's House' Playhouse' Theme and its Treatment in Old Playhouse' Eise's Song' Philosophy as Poetry in 'Someone Eise's Song' 'Words' Kamala Das"Words': A Critique Bibliography SHORT-STORY Indian English Short Story: Origin and Development Raja Rao ( ) Fable' Indian Elements Fable' Rao's Narrative Technique in 'India-A Fable' 430

6 4.2.2 Bibliography Nayantara Sahgal (b. 1927) Complex Human Relationships in 'Martand' Refugee 'Martand' Bibliography Jayanta Mahapatra (b. 1928) 'Eyes' Language as Poetry in 'Eyes' 451 as a Tale of Pain and Pity Unsentimental Bibliography Ruskin Bond (b. 1934) Eyes are not Here' Title Eyes are not Here' 464 Eyes are not Here' as a Short Story Bibliography DRAMA Indian English Drama: Origin and Development Girish Karnad (b. 1938) Tughlaq Treatment of History in Girish Tughlaq The Concept of Three Unities and Girish Karnad's Tughlaq Bibliography Mahesh (b. 1958) Bravely Fought the Queen Construction Theme of Patriarchal Repression and Female Resistance 510

7 Symbolism Title Dattani's Stage Craft Bibliography 540 N.B. 1. are arranged chronologically by year of birth. 2. Works cited in 'Notes and References' section have not been included in the bibliography in order avoid repetition.