Unit-1 The Writer and his Literary Context
Kannada is one of the oldest Dravidian language. Spoken by 5crore people. Language of Karnataka. Spoken for about 2500 years and the writing system has been used for the last 1900 years. 20 dialects are available. Kannada script is derived from Brahmi script.
Important old Kannada writers - Vikram Arjun vijaya for adipurana. Ponaa for shaanti purana. Ranna for ajita tirthankara purana and gada yuddham.
Medival kannada littérature-
Writers- Harihara and Raghavanka and janna.
Kumar vyasa for karnata bharata katha.
Modern Kannada literature-
Begins with the arrival of English literature - called Navodaya Sahitya it means new birth. Began in late 19 and early 20th century.
Post independence period-
Navya poets. Samskara emerged during the same period.
Navyottara (post modernist) in the last 50 years is related to social aspects.
History of Kannada novels
RFB - emergence of Sarswathas
Some important novels and some novelists
Life and work of U.R Murthy
Udupi rajagopala Acharya Anantha Murthy was born on 21 Dec 1932 ar Melige, a remote village in Tirtagalli Taluk in Karnataka. Early sanskrit education then B.A M.A and PhD
Awards- Masti award in literature, jnanpith award in 1994 and Padma Bhushan.
His works - short stories, poetry, plays, novels and essays. Journal, English translations. RFB
Samskara into an award-winning film in 1970.
Unit-2 Samskara : The Narrative
Written in 1964 in Kannada. It was written by Murthy during his PhD in England. In the movie Girish karnard played praneshacharya. Translation in 1976.
Character and story line in chapter 2.
Ironic tone
Intertextuality- references on kamasutra, matsyagandha, Manu etc.
The person who tells the story - narrator
The person whose vision is being visualized by the narrator- the focaliser
Focalisation is a better word for perspective or point of view. (More technical and abstract)
The person who tells the story and the person who sees it may or may may not be the same person.
Focalisation can be internal or external. Focaliser could be inside or outside the story.
Focalized can be viewed from outside or inside.
Writer is an omniscient third person narrator focaliser.
Intertextuality- coined by Julia Kristeva in 1966, refers to a textual practice that is quite old.
Urvashi-Pururuva story, trishanku.
Structure-
Part 1 - 10chapters
Part 2 - 6 chapters
Part 3 - 2 chapters
Unit-3 Samskara : Form and Themes
Term allegory - from greek word allegoria from allos = other + agoria = speaking. So speaking otherwise.
An allegory is a story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Themes-
1. Quest for right moral choice.
2. Asceticism and eroticism
3. Quest for Identity of Praneshacharya - self discovery. - rooster fight, meeting the prostitute - padmavati and eating in the temple with other poor brahmins.
4. Brahmanism and anti brahmanism
Unit-4 Samskara : Characters, Title, Literary Criticism and Contemporary Relevance
Because of allegory samskara doesn't have full fledged characters. They are mostly polar opposite. Praneshacharya and Naranappa, bhagirathi and chandri. Other characters just group with one of the first two.
Notes on major characters
Title meaning
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