A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and Tragedy

Sisir Kumar Das

Sahitya Akademi, Jan 1, 1995 - Literary Criticism - 908 pages

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Contents

• AuthorReaderIntermediaries: 1
• SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHORS: 8
• Literary Interactions: 34
• Political Movements and Indian Writers: 61
• THE NEW HEROES: 74
• FRUSTRATION AND HOPE: 80
• The Reconstruction of the Past: 94
• Myths and Modern Indian Literature: 123
• Indian Theatre and the Drama: 150
• Phases of Indian Poetry: 180
• The Other Harmony: 237
• Indian Fiction: 257
• HI THE NOVEL: 276
• Caste and the Underpriviledged: 301
• PATHOS ANGER IRONY: 317
• Women: 323
• THE GIRL CHILD: 324
• THE MARRIED WOMEN: 327
• ROLES OF WOMEN: 329
• Wife Mother Widow Prostitute Love and Social Authority The Voices of Protest: 341
• Harmony and Discord: 349
• THE VISION OF INDIA: 351
• COMMUNALISM CONDEMNED: 354
• RELIGION AND LITERATURE: 358
• VOICES OF SEPARATISM: 364
• Triumph and Tragedy: 370
• PUNJAB: 371
• THE AGONY OF SINDH: 375
• THE TRAUMA OF BENGAL: 376
• MEMORY AND INSANITY: 379
• VIOLENCE AND SENSE OF SIN: 381
• Communalism and the Writers Dilemma The Assasination of Gandhi: 382
• LITERATURE DIVIDED?: 385
• REGIONALISM: 386
• A BRAVE NEW WORLD: 390
• Epilogue: 396
• SEX AND MORALITY: 402
• THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE: 405
• THE CITY AND THE VILLAGE: 406
• SAMAJA: 410
• THE HERO THE HEROINE AND THE VILLAIN: 414
• WHERE IS BHARATVARSHA?: 417
• Notes: 420
• Bibliography: 448
• A Chronology of Literary Events: 461
• Indexes: 867

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and Tragedy; Volume 1 of A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956; Volume 2 of History of Indian Literature, Sisir Kumar Das
• Author: Sisir Kumar Das
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, 1995
• ISBN: 8172017987, 9788172017989
• Length: 908 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / General