Browsing by Subject "Myth Criticism"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Myth as a Hope for Renewal inThe Strong BreedandBuried Child(Department of English, 2007) Lamichhane, SushilThis research study basically analyzes the mythical elements in Wole Soyinka's one-act playThe Strong BreedandSam Shepard's three act playBuried ChildSoyinka and Shepard have employed the Yoruba myth and vegetation myth of Corn-King respectively in their plays, that hope for renewal of community and land. The main aim is to show the capacity of renewal and regeneration in African and American societies. This study attempts to show how sacrifice of human beings as an Oluwo leads to renewal of society inThe Strong Breedand how the transmission of spirit of old Corn-King to the new successor leads to renewal of land inBuried Child.Item Recycling of Myth: A Comparative Study of The Transposed Headsand Hayavadana(Department of English, 2006) Regmi, ShishirAn eleventh century Hindu parable of Somadeva'sKathasaritsagaraabout a woman who switches the heads of her husband and her brother was adopted by Thomas Mann and Girish Karnadin their works,The Transposed HeadsandHayavadanarespectively. By manipulating the traditional meaning of the parable, both writers have removed the parts of the Hindu culture from the context that defines them. They have recycled the Hindu myth mentioned in the ancient parable. First, Mann and Karnad have empowered the feminine in the Hindu culture through their characters, Sita and Padmini opposing Somadeva's Madansundari who is weak, bound and docile Hindu wife. Then, secondly, they have strengthened the case against the Brahmanical claim that the mind always wins over the body. And, thirdly, Mann has disclosed the fact about the real Aryan invaders and their interactions with the indigenous peoples of Indian sub-continent, and linked with his work. Thus, both the writers have recycled the myth expressed in the original story by removing the parts of the Hindu culture from the context that defines them.