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Myth Connections

The Use of Hindu Myths and Philosophies in R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao (enlarged with the Myth Connection)

  • Paperback
  • 326 pages
  • Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
  • 15.2 x 22.4 x 1.9 cm

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This book is a comparative study of four novels respectively of Raja Rao and R.K. Narayan, Sourcing original works in Sanksrit and Tamil, this study attempts to tease out the similarities in themes and the common concern with traditional Hindu motifs and patterns that underlie these narratives, to reveal these authors' engagement with various aspects of Hinduism, from the 'ontological quest' at its centre to the more contentious caste system. The novels examined are Raja Rao's Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, The Cat and Shakespeare and The Chessmaster and His Moves and R. K. Narayan's The Man-Eater of Malgudi, Mr Sampath, The Guide and The Painter of Signs. In the study, the terms 'mythology' and 'philosophies' include not just the legends and stories of the ancient texts and the associated philosophies, but a whole corpus of social attitudes these generate.
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  • Author

    Chitra Sankaran

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Verlag Peter Lang

  • Published

    July 2007

  • Edition

    2nd New edition

  • Weight

    470g

  • Page Count

    326

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 22.4 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9783039113224

  • ISBN-10

    3039113224

  • Eden Code

    4657059

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