The Premise of the Subaltern
The subaltern as a homogeneous group may not even exist as we know it, and perhaps the term does more damage than good.
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Ernest Hemingway: Solitude and Struggle in The Old Man and the Sea
June 20, 2009
Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea will always remain a tale of solitude and struggle of an Old Man and his endearing relationship with the boy and the sea.
Kamala Das Bid Adieu to the World
June 1, 2009
Kamala Das, a much celebrated Indian feminist writer of the twenty first century passed away on May 31, 2009.
Ivo Andric: Bridge on the Zepa
May 31, 2009
Ivo Andric is a Nobel Prize winning Yugoslavian writer who rued in dismay at the hatred that existed within the Yugoslavian society.
Henrik Ibsen: Individual, Marriage and Family
May 8, 2009
Often branded as one of the earliest feminist plays, A Doll’s House, is more about hypocrisy and trappings of a marriage, family and death of individuality
Questioning of Patriarchy by Five Feminist Poets of Different Eras in Different Lights
May 5, 2009
When you talk about ‘feminism’, the concept of ‘patriarchy’ is virtually raised directly or indirectly. Both come as heavily loaded concepts and they are often juxtaposed. Many feminist poets such as Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree), Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, Anna Akhmatova, etc to name a few talked substantially about feminism in different lights [...]
Kazuo Ishiguro: Swinging Into the Past
May 1, 2009
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan and has been brought up Britain. He carries both his identities very well. He keeps swinging into the past and to his roots in his novels and stories. He has a good reason for doing so. He prefers to represent the culturally displaced, migrated generation and project them [...]
Three Unsung Existential Heroes of Twentieth Century Literature
April 29, 2009
Existential protagonists are most often misunderstood as misanthropes who are curt, reticent, morose, disillusioned, and sometimes even mad besides being termed as cynics. They are often viewed by the society from the common man’s perspective who pretends and tries too hard to conform to the conventional societal norms set by the umpteen phonies. The existential [...]
The Shunned House Could Be an Allegory to the Lovecraftian Reality
April 22, 2009
The Shunned House could be an allegory to the terrifying reality as understood by H.P Lovecraft.
A Yellow Flower by Julio Cortazar: A Take on Continuity of Life and Existential Angst
April 20, 2009
Cortazar’s short story ‘A Yellow Flower’, in his book Blow-up and other Stories has a unique take on continuity of life and existential angst. The protagonist of the tale perpetually ponders upon mortality, immortality, reincarnation and death through his own surreal experience.
Gothic Hero: The Darker Reflection of Self
April 19, 2009
The Gothic Hero may not be found in literature anymore, but he continues to live and lurk in the unconscious of human minds.
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