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  DEAR FRIENDS I have joined the Department of English, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady Main Campus. Now more details from the campus. Thank you MK

The theatre of the absurd is a phenomenon of the fifties. The writers in the Absurd Movement diagnosed humanity’s plight as a purposelessness in an existence out of harmony with its surroundings. Awareness of this lack of purpose in all produces a state of metaphysical anguish which is the central theme of Absurdists. Dramatists belonging to this group did not regard themselves as a school but they all seemed to share certain attitudes towards the predicament of the men in the universe. The theatre of the absurd presents anxiety, despair and a sense of loss at the disappearance of solutions, illusions and purposelessness. The chief practitioners of absurd drama includes Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Ionesco, Edward Albee and Genet. Waiting for Godot is a representative play of the theatre of the absurd. It is a landmark in modern drama. It is a meditation upon the condition of man imprisoned within the obdurate and inexplicable dimension of time. In this play Beckett expr

 These are a few of the posters prepared by the I MA students 2015 admissions as part of their seminar presentations. These are utilized for presenting the narrative structure of the plot/theme The fictions taken up for discussion include Zorba The Greek, The Joke, Doctor Zhivago.

MARXISM AND LITERATURE Notes: main points of the essay (Please note this is not a substitute for the original work) Meant for S2 MA English Students under Calicut University ·          It opens with a question on the role assigned to literature and art in the system of dialectical materialism ·          All activities incorporated at the “superstructure” level  were possibly to be explained in terms of economics ·          There could be a reciprocal interaction, according to Engels, wherein which a great artistic period can influence to its very economic foundations ·          Marx and Engels never tried to give a socio-economic formula to test the validity of work of art ·          According to Edmund Wilson, they tried to respond to creative works based on their merits ·          They never judged literature in terms of its political tendency ·          They appreciated Aeschylus, Goethe and Shakespeare ·          Marx wrote that “ certain periods of highest

Dear Reader I have been transferred from MES College Marampally to MES Asmabi College Kodungalloor. Hence forth the data shall be more about the new institution that I am associated with.

For the text  EVOLUTION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE: LITERARY PERSPECTIVES meant for Undergraduates in M.G. University as part of the syllabus since 2009. Summary of the essay "Literature and Science" With due credits to the editors and essayist For Academic use only LITERATURE AND SCIENCE This essay written by Aldous Huxley opens up possible divergences between the attitudes and approaches taken up by the man of science and the man of letters. Huxley tries his best to elucidate a very complicated topic, though for a layman the essay seems insurmountable. The topic of science as well as of literature could remain centered on human affairs but they are always mutually exclusive. Huxley begins his essay by stating the fact that experiences of life are vital in interpreting human condition. Most of our experiences are private but some experiences can occur to so many people in similar fashion, hence there are possible similarities in experiences. The outer reali