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Literary Jounal LITERARY ENDEAVOUR ISSN 0976-299X A Quarterly International Refereed Journal of English Language, Literature and Criticism VOL. VIII : NO. 2 : January, 2017 Editorial Board Editorial... Editors-in-Chief Writing in English literature is a global phenomenon. It represents Dr. Ramesh Chougule ideologies and cultures of the particular region. Different forms of literature like Head, Department of English, drama, poetry, novel, non-fiction, short story etc. are used to express one's Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, impressions and experiences about the socio-politico-religio-cultural and Sub-Campus, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India economic happenings of the regions. The World War II brings vital changes in the Dr. S. Subbiah outlook of authors in the world. Nietzsche's declaration of death of God and the Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, TN, India appearance of writers like Edward Said, Michele Foucault, Homi Bhabha, and Derrida bring changes in the exact function of literature in moulding the human Co-Editor life. Due to Globalization and liberalization, society moves to the post-industrial Dr. S. Valliammai phase. Migration and immigration become common features of postmodern Department of English, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, TN, India society. These movements give birth to issues like race, ethnicity, gender, crisis for identity, cultural conflict, dislocation, isolation and many others. Thus Members multiculturalism becomes the key note of new literatures written in English. The Dr. Lilly Fernandes colonial legacy, immigrants and migrated authors attempt to define Britishness in Associate Professor, Department of English, College of Education Eritrea Institute of Technology, literature and the result is postethnicity in English literature. The writers like Mai Nefhi, Asmara State Eritrea, North East Africal Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Andrea Levy and many others attempted to Dr. Adnan Saeed Thabet Abd-El-Safi redefine and revaluate the singular authority of text and plead for the plurality of Department of English, Faculty of Education, themes. There is another form of literature growing consciously in the country Yafea, Univerity of Aden, Yemen like India. This literature is called as Fourth World Literature or the literature of Dr. S. Venkateshwaran protest. The marginalized sections of society attempt to protest against upper Professor, Regional Institute of English, caste ideologies in Dalit Literature. All these issues are reflected in the present Bangalore, India issue of Literary Endeavour. Dr. Ramesh Rathod Professor, Department of English, Dr. Ramesh Chougule Dr. S. Subbiah Gulberga University, Gulberga, Editors in Chief Karnataka, India Associate Editors Advisory Editorial Board Dr. Mustafizer Rahman Dr. Vijayaletchumy Dr. Mallikarjun Patil Dr. Geeta Patil Vice Chancellor, Associate Professor, Karnataka University, Professor, Department of English, People’s University of Bangaladesh, Department of Malay Language, Dharwad, Karnataka, India Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Dhaka Faculty of Modern Language and Marathwada Communication, University Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Malaysia Univeristy, Aurangabad, MS India Dr. Shymala Ratnakar Dr. A. L. Katonis Dr. Parvati V. Dr. Sundaraa Rajan Professor, Department of English, Professor of Linguistics and Literature, Associate Professor, Professor and Co-ordinator, Karnataka University, Dharwad, Thessaloniki University, Athens, Dept. of Humanities and Social PG Department of English, Karnataka, India Greece Sciences, JNTUH College of Wolaito Sodo University, Ethiopia, Engineering, JNT University, East Africa Guest Editors Hyderabad, India Dr. Annie John Department of English, A. R. Burla Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Dr. P. Sujatha Mr. Mussie Tewelde Solapur, MS India Department of English, Head, Department of English, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, College of Education, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, Asmara, Dr. Khaled Ahmed Ali Coimbatore State of Eritra Al-Swmaeai University of Aden, South Yemen www.literaryendeavour.org ISSN 0976-299X LITERARY ENDEAVOUR Literary Endeavour (ISSN 0976-299X) is a scholarly Refereed journal which publishes articles and notes on English literature, Criticism and the English language. Literary criticism rooted in historical scholarship is welcome, especially if it arises out of newly discovered material or a new interpretation of known material. The chronological range of the journal extends from Platonic period to the present day. For guidance on the preparation of typescripts, please refer to latest edition of MLA Style sheet. The journal is published quarterly in January, April, July and October. For Subscription please contact Dr. R. B. Chougule (Chief-Editor) Department of English Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sub-Campus, Osmanabad 413501 (MS), India. Payment may be made by Money Order or Demand Draft in favour of Sou. B. R. Chougule payable at Osmanabad. You can also deposit your subscription in Bank of Maharashtra Acc. No. 68002805328 IFSC No. MAHB0001164 or in favour of R. B. Chougule, State Bank of India (Tambhari Vibhag, Osmanabad branch) Acc. No. 31713151564 and IFSC code is 0012239. For communication: e-mail - [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected] Mobile 09423717774; 09527950387 Subscription Annual Two Years Life Member (Five Years) For Individual Rs. 2000/- Rs. 3500/- Rs. 6000/- For Institutional Rs. 2500/- Rs. 4500/- Rs. 8000/- Foreign subscribers $ 100 $ 150 $ 400 © Dr. R. B. Chougule All rights reserved. The editor is not responsible for any plagiarism made by the authors. All disputes concerning the journal shall be settled in the Osmanabad (MS) Court only. www.literaryendeavour.org ISSN 0976-299X LITERARY ENDEAVOUR An International Journal of English Language, Literature & Criticism A PANEL OF REFEREE 1. Dr. Megha Bharati, Department of English, Kumaun University, Almora, Uttarakhand, India 2. Dr. A. M. Sarwade, Department of English, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. 3. Dr. Govind Kokane, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sub-campus, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India 4. Dr. M. C. Zade, Head Department of English, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Naldurg, (Maharashtra), India. 5. Prof. (Ms.) Joan Leela Madtha, Assistant Professor, Department of English , Karnatak Arts College , Dharwar, Karnataka, India www.literaryendeavour.org ISSN 0976-299X LITERARY ENDEAVOUR A Quarterly International Refereed Journal of English Language, Literature and Criticism VOL. VIII NO. 2 JANUARY 2017 CONTENTS No. Title & Author Page No. 1. Paradox and Irony in British Poetry 01-04 - Prof. Dr. Mundher Mohammed Habeeb 2. The Relationship between Shangadev's Prakirnakadhyaya 05-06 (Of Sangeet Ratnakar) and Presentation of Raga - Harish Hegde 3. Music as Part of Cultural Studies 07-08 - Dr. Nanda Patil 4. A Contemporary Poet of Hyderabad E Deccan: Syed Akhtar Zaidi 09-14 - Ms Farhat Fatima 5. A Study of Difficulties in Translating English Poem into Marathi 15-17 - Sunil Raosaheb Raut 6. A Portrayal of Saint Tukaram in Bhalchandra Nemades Tukaram 18-21 - Sunil Raosaheb Raut 7. Painting Antique Land in Colours of Spring: The Blending of History and 22-25 Historiography in In An Antique Land and Rang De Basanti - Nirmal A. R. and Dr. Sreenath Muraleedharan 8. Lady Protagonist in R. K. Narayan's The Guide 26-27 - E. S. Rajini 9. The Changing Trends of Metro Life in Indian Novels 28-29 - Mahesh Balagi 10. Amorphous Existence and Normless Isolation of The Protagonists 30-35 of Anita Desai - S. Pushpalatha and Dr. V. Nagarajan 11. Human Aspects and Relations in Chaman Nahal's The Weird Dance 36-40 - Miss. Sujata S. Patil and Dr. P. M. Patil 12. Bapsi Sidwa: A Postcolonial Novelist 41-43 - Mr. Mohammed Iqbal Mamadapur 13. Reflection of Social Consciousness in Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine 44-45 and Street Scene - R. Rameshkumar and Dr. V. Nagarajan 14. The Dramatic World of Mahesh Dattani 46-49 - Gajendra Mugale and Dr. V. M. Rasure 15. Reformatory Ideals in Emerson's Select Essays 50-52 - Mr C. S. Biradar 16. Discarded Nativity in J.M. Coetzee's Waiting for The Barbarians 53-55 - R. Ravindran 17. Effective Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language at College 56-58 Level: A Study - P. Balamurugan and Dr. G. Somasundaram 18. Treatment of Nature and Love in Andrew Marvell and Canam (Tamil) 59-62 Poets: A Comparative Study - M. Anisa Barvin 19. (De)Constructing Diaspora: A Study in 'Home' and Composite Identities 63-70 - Gurudev Meher 20. Upanishadic Footprints in Emerson's The Over-Soul 71-75 - M. Jothilakshmi and T. K. Vedharaja 21. Moses (A Poem) 76 - Talluri Mathew Bhaskar 22. Sodom and Gomorrah (A Poem) 77-78 - Talluri Mathew Bhaskar 23. Hophni and Phinehas (A Poem) 79-80 - Talluri Mathew Bhaskar Literary Endeavour (ISSN 0976-299X) : Vol. VIII : Issue: 2 (January, 2017) www.literaryendeavour.org 1 01 PARADOX AND IRONY IN BRITISH POETRY Prof. Dr. Mundher Mohammed Habeeb, Department of English, Zarqa University, Jordan Abstract: Rhetorical or poetic devices play a key role in the poetic process and without it the poetic process remains incomplete. Rhetorical or poetical devices like simile, metaphor, irony, paradox, ambiguity and many other help poet to achieve his goal of conveying truth that is hidden in the poem. These devices allow poets open-endedness, multiplicity and impersonality which are the hall marks of a genius. Cleanth Brooks regards paradox and irony as principles in the structure of language in poetry. According
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