Sin, Suffering And Salvation in Literature (Papers Presented at National Seminar in English)

There is no denying of the fact that life in our times is as eventful as at anytime in the past. Literature has dual responsibility of entertainment as well as enlightenment. The teaching fraternity is not only scholastic but also interpretative and holds immense influence over the society. Their opinions and discourses have always served as the guiding principles for the people. This book deals with the basic tenets of moral, ethical and pragmatic verities of life as discussed in the Indian as well as international traditions of literature. From Shakespeare to Shaw and R.K. Narayan to Raja Rao and also the American stalwarts such as Faulkner and Hawthorne, there is a wide range of authors whose literary works reveal an interesting and intriguing display of various shades of life.

Hemant Gahlot is Assistant Professor of English at Madhav Science College, Ujjain. He has published several papers on Hemingway and Faulkner. He has been teaching both language and literature at various colleges in Madhya Pradesh for the last 21 years. He was Organizing Secretary of National Seminar On ELT, between 17th to 19th December 1999, and National Seminar in English on 'Sin, Suffering and Salvation in English Literary and Religious Classics' between 19-21, October, 2002 sponsored by the UGC, CRO, Bhopal and held at Madhav Science College, Ujjain. He is member of the Editorial Board of Research 2000, a quarterly research journal of the Indore Research Society, Indore and life member of Indo-American Centre for International Studies, (Formerly ASRC), Hyderabad. He frequently translates from Hindi to English. His translation of some Hindi poems of Harish Pathak is due for publication.

The assistance received from UGC, CRO, Bhopal for organizing the national seminar On 'Sin, Suffering and Salvation in English literary and religious classics is gratefully acknowledged.

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