A Critical Glance on Narayan’s Rosie and Hardy’s Lucetta

Authors

  • Dr. Moumita Dey Assistant Professor and Head, Department of English, Holy Cross College, Agartala, Tripura

Keywords:

Wessex, Malgudi, independent, new woman

Abstract

In British Literature, Hardy’s novels are typically marked for the blend of the Victorian and modern trends and characters. In the Indian English literary scenario too, we find the works of Narayan, whose plots are significantly an intermingle of the two changing generations – the pre and post independent Indian societies. Apart from being the designers of their own worlds
–the Wessex and Malgudi, they have highlighted the struggles, the innovations and thechanging cultures of their respective societies. One such change which is explicit is theemergence of the modern woman in their narratives. This paper aims to highlight the portrayalof the modern sovereign woman of the two societies, taking Hardy’s Lucetta and Narayan’sRosie as the representatives.

Author Biography

Dr. Moumita Dey, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of English, Holy Cross College, Agartala, Tripura

Moumita Dey is presently working as an Assistant Professor and the Head of the Department
of English, Holy Cross College, Agartala, Tripura. She has obtained her degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in the field of Linguistics from JNU, New Delhi. She has to her credit published some
articles and research papers in reputed journals and books. She is also the editor of a book
entitled “Representing the Self: Addressing Issues of Ethnicity and Identity Across Domains”
and also the co-editor of the book “Contemporary Issues in Indian Literary World”. Her areas
of interest are primarily linguistic diversity and ethnicity in Indian sub-continent, pedagogical
issues in English as a second language.

References

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Samuel, Saritha and Rashmi Pulizala. “A Study of the Character of Rosie in R. K. Narayan’s Novel “The Guide”.” Research Journal of English Language and Literature, vol.6, Issue 2, pp. 278 – 280, 2018.

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Published

01-07-2020

How to Cite

Moumita Dey. (2020). A Critical Glance on Narayan’s Rosie and Hardy’s Lucetta. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 11(3), 12–16. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/22

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