The Magnificence of Mother Nature in the Poems of Emily Dickinson and Kamala Das

Authors

  • Babitha B. Nair Research Scholar, Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • Dr. T. R. Muralikrishnan Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, MES Asmabi College, Kodungalloor, Thrissur, Kerala

Keywords:

Mother Nature, mystical, divinity, manifestation, solace

Abstract

Many writers have depicted the relationship between human beings and Mother Nature. Our harmonious life with nature offers us the power to develop as individuals with unusual power. This paper tries to analyse the magnificence of Mother Nature in the poems of two women poets, Emily Dickinson and Kamala Das. This study makes a comparative assessment of a few poems of both the poets to decipher the differences and resemblances in their representation of landscapes. Dickinson tries to view nature from a mystical standpoint and associates it with Divinity. Though Das’ poems do not show the manifestation of God in nature, she reveals how she experiences solace in the hands of nature during her life in cities.

Author Biographies

Babitha B. Nair, Research Scholar, Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Babitha B. Nair is a Ph.D. research scholar in the Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her areas of interest include American Literature, Indian English Literature and Women’s Writing.

Dr. T. R. Muralikrishnan, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, MES Asmabi College, Kodungalloor, Thrissur, Kerala

Dr. T. R. Muralikrishnan is the Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, MES Asmabi College, Kodungalloor, Thrissur, Kerala.

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Published

01.07.2018

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Babitha B. Nair, & Dr. T. R. Muralikrishnan. (2018). The Magnificence of Mother Nature in the Poems of Emily Dickinson and Kamala Das. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 9(3), 12–17. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/55

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2018): July

Section

Research Articles

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