Tracing Mythological Elements in Arun Joshi’s The City and The River
Keywords:
Mythology, Myth, Legends, Indian English LiteratureAbstract
Indian culture pays significant emphasis to knowledge. The history of knowledge in India is extremely ancient. Many renowned authors were inspired and relied upon by India's literary tradition. The Indian English writers, too, viewed the sources for their work as ancient epics and Puranas, myths, folklore and folk-tales. The current research tries to demonstrate, with special reference to Arun Joshi's book, The City and The River, the relevance of myth and its influence on the process of creative writing. The researcher has sought to explain the link between literature and mythology. The storytelling strategies of literature have impacted myth as a big tale. Beyond the imagination, it has influenced Indian storytelling traditions.
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