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VIKRAM
SETH'S
An Anthology
of Recent Criticism |
| Edited
by:
GJV
Prasad |
| ISBN:
81-85753-61-X |
| Year
of Pub:
2004 |
| Price:
Rs. 400.00(hb) |
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The
Book :
This collection of essays explores the
world of Vikram Seth with critical readings of his major works.
Seth's position in the pantheon of Indian English writing,
his poetic craft, his responses to contemporary codes of relationships,
his notations as a postcolonial writer living in and writing
about various countries, and his politics are all examined
closely by the scholars who have contributed to this volume.
They engage with his works from various critical and ideological
positions, from the aesthetic to the postcolonial to the ecological.
The aim of the dozen chapters in this collection is to open
various windows into Seth's world to enhance the reader's
understanding and appreciation of the work of this highly
talented and most accessible writer.
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The Editor
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GJV Prasad is a poet, novelist, and critic. He teaches English
Literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has
published widely on Indian English Literature and on contemporary
world theatre. His research interests also include Translation
Studies, Indian Literatures, and Australian Literature. His
academic publications include Continuities in Indian English
Poetry: nation language form, and an edited volume: The Lost
Temper: Essays on John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (forthcoming).
His creative writings include A Clean Breast (1993) and In
Delhi without a Visa (1996). He has also co-edited a collection
of short stories from Indian languages, Imaging the Other
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The Contributors : Angela
Eyre, Angelie Multani, Anjana Sharma, Mala Pandurang, Meenakshi
Bharat, Jon Mee, K.C. Baral, Nandini Chandra, Neelam Srivastava,
Priya Kumar, Tabish Khair.
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Review :
The eassy are mostly original and the academic formulations
are free from jargon ... stimulate further questions about
one of the most successful writers that India has produced
- successful but non-aligned.
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Indian
Literature, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
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