A study of R.K. Narayan's novels : (Record no. 66764)
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| fixed length control field | 210717b2010 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788126913848 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.9140 BIS-S |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Biswas, Sravani |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A study of R.K. Narayan's novels : |
| Remainder of title | a cerebration of the carnival / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Sravani Biswas |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Atlantic Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 238 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 595.00. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The book A Study of R.K. Narayan s Novels : A Cerebration of the Carnival attempts to answer the debate on the view that critical theory is a self-sufficient entity, detached from literature. Its esoteric status renders it inaccessible and so the ethics of such an activity is suspected. The book seeks to show that theory would actually help the reader to be sensitive to the matter of the text and even provide an insight into the architectonics of literary creation. Above all, the book attempts to communicate the message that the integrated energy of creativity inherent in literature would modify theory, saving it from reification. The book applies Bakhtin s theories on selected fictions of R.K. Narayan to show that the relation between theory and literature is dialogic and promotes open-ended truths. Bakhtin s theory of the carnival in literature motivates a Copernican revolution in the approach to literature. Contrary to popular ideas, Narayan s novels are episodic rather than epistemological, serious rather than mere caricatures, and depict a different reality about India hitherto unsuspected. The book will be useful to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of English literature. It will be immensely beneficial to research scholars working on Indian writing in English as well as critical theory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Aesthetics, Language and the Novel: An Overview of Bakhtin s Theory; 3. Novel and Society: Heteroglossia, Polyphony and Dialogic Imagination in the Novels of R.K. Narayan; 4. The Hero and the World: Double Consciousness and Narayan s Unusual Heroes; 5. Carnival and the Novel: Themes and Narrative Endings in the Novels of Narayan; Conclusion; Bibliography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Narayan, R. K., 1906-2001 |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 800 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 17/07/2021 | 823.9140 BIS-S | 42180 | 13/07/2024 | Books |