Description
Novels help in identification of socio-cultural relations among different sections of society. In this book, the author demonstrates his enchantment with discourses in both social sciences and literatures. The book brings out critical issues related to explanations on Hindi novels in general and on Dalit literature in particular. It also highlights contradictions and protests at length, both contextually and historically. The analysis is based on well-known novels by Premchand, Jagdish Chandra, Giriraj Kishor and Pandey Bechan Sharma ?Ugra?.
The book synthesizes meticulously the philosophical traditions with the ideological moorings and genesis of the Indian novels. The author?s reconstruction of the history of Hindi literature through novels will go a long way in interlinking of literature and social sciences. The book is going to be an enduring guide and a landmark source for academia and intellectuals.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Dalits and Dalit Literature: Some Critical Issues
3 Dalit Saint Poets of Bhakti Movement: Pride and Prejudice
4 Theories of Sociology of Literature: A Critique
5 The Structure of Hindi Novels
6 A Sociological Analysis of Selected Novels
7 The Emerging Perspective
