Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

Describes the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions, the author experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum. This book presents an account of the pleasures and pains of opium that forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction.. ..More

Brings together writings by dramatists, directors and thinkers who have had a profound effect on the theatre since mid nineteenth century, from Adolphe Appia to Emile Zola. Here, Antonin Artaud sets out a manifesto for a Theatre of Cruelty, and Bernard Shaw defends himself as a realist, while W B Yeats describes the creation of a People's Theatre.. ..More

This biography of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-94) aims at familiarizing the reader with his literary works, as well as his religious and political philosophy. The book presents an accessible, critical study of Chattopadhyay, who, in many ways, determined the intellectual and cultural content of modern Hinduism and modern Indian nationalism.. ..More