The Use of Structural Devices in Rushdie’s Shame

Authors

  • Dr. Nagender Singh Nathawat Principal & Head, Dept. of English, Shri Bhagwandas Todi PG College, Lachhmangarh (Sikar)

Keywords:

Fictionalization of History, Fantasy, Magic Realism, Irony, Mock-Heroic

Abstract

The novel Shame discusses various kinds of history, the main being political one of Pakistan from 1947 to 1983.But it is not a record of history per se but it fictionalizes history. For this purpose, the writer uses different structural devices such as fictionalization of history, fantasy, magic realism, irony, mock-heroic style etc. The paper gives ample examples of these devices in a succinct way.

References

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Parameswaran, Uma. Salman Rushdie’s Early Ficiton. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2007.

Rushdie, Salman. Shame. London: Vintage, 1995.

Sethi, Sunil. Rushdie’s Revenge, A Review of Shame in India Today, August 15, 1983.

Singh, Sushila. “Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children: Rethinking the Life and Times of Modern India.” Punjab University Research Bulletin (Arts) 16 (Apr.1985): 55-67.

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Published

01.07.2016

How to Cite

Nagender Singh Nathawat. (2016). The Use of Structural Devices in Rushdie’s Shame. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 7(3), 15–22. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/336

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2016): July

Section

Research Articles

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