British and American Drama (English Book)

British and American Drama (English Book)
Author: Dr. Sangeeta Arora
Publisher: Thakur Publication Private Limited
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2023-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9354804675

Discover the captivating world of British and American Drama with our comprehensive e-Book designed for B.A. 3rd Semester students at U.P. State Universities. Aligned with the common syllabus of NEP-2020, this engaging resource offers in-depth insights and analysis of iconic plays, characters, and themes from both British and American theatrical traditions. Elevate your understanding of Drama and excel in your studies with this essential e-Book.

The Rover

The Rover
Author: Aphra Behn
Publisher: Joe Books Ltd
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1987955684

The magic of Naples during Carnival inspires love between a disparate group of local citizens and visiting Englishmen.

The Awakening

The Awakening
Author: Kate Chopin
Publisher: Modernista
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9180945252

In late 19th-century New Orleans, social constraints are strict, especially for a married woman. Edna Pontellier leads a secure life with her husband and two children, but her restlessness grows within the confined societal norms, and the expectations placed upon her – from her husband and the world around her – create increasing pressure. During a trip to Grand Isle, an island off the coast of Louisiana, her life is turned upside down by an intense love affair, and passion forces her to question the foundations of her – and every woman’s – existence. Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening caused a scandal with its outspokenness when it was published in 1899. The novel’s openly sexual themes and disregard for marital and societal conventions led to it not being reprinted for fifty years. It wasn't until the 1950s that Chopin’s work was rediscovered, and The Awakening received significant acclaim. Today, it is not only seen as an early feminist milestone but also as a classic. KATE CHOPIN [1851–1904] was born in St Louis. She had six children during her marriage, and it wasn't until after her husband's death in 1882 that she emerged as a writer. She published short stories in magazines such as Vogue and The Atlantic, gaining appreciation and recognition for her depictions of the American South. However, she was also criticized for her disregard for social traditions and racial barriers.

Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart
Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1994-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385474547

“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man
Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 81
Release: 1990
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0486264769

A dramatic comedy combines high comedy with social commentary in deflating misconceptions about love and warfare.

Paraja (Oip)

Paraja (Oip)
Author: Gopinath Mahanty
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 373
Release: 1993-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780195623918

Written originally in Oriya in 1945 and translated here for the first time, Paraja is a classic of modern Indian fiction. It tells on an epic scale the story of a tribal patriarch and his family in the mountainous jungles of Orissa. The slow decline in the fortunes of this family - from the quiet prosperity of a subsistence livelihood towards bondage to the local moneylender - is both poignantly individualized as well as symbolic of the erosion of a whole way of life within peasant communities. The novel, furthermore, transcends what it documents because its characters are not merely primitive tribesmen ensnared by a predatory moneylender. Mohanty's protagonists are also quintessentially men and women waging heroic but futile war against a hostile universe. As the citation of the Jnanpith Award of 1974 put it - 'in Mohanty's hands the social is lifted to the level of the metaphysical.'

Introducing Intercultural Communication

Introducing Intercultural Communication
Author: Shuang Liu
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1446259544

Books on intercultural communication are rarely written with an intercultural readership in mind. In contrast, this multinational team of authors has put together an introduction to communicating across cultures that uses examples and case studies from around the world. The book further covers essential new topics, including international conflict, social networking, migration, and the effects technology and mass media play in the globalization of communication. Written to be accessible for international students too, this text situates communication theory in a truly global perspective. Each chapter brings to life the links between theory and practice and between the global and the local, introducing key theories and their practical applications. Along the way, you will be supported with first-rate learning resources, including: • theory corners with concise, boxed-out digests of key theoretical concepts • case illustrations putting the main points of each chapter into context • learning objectives, discussion questions, key terms and further reading framing each chapter and stimulating further discussion • a companion website containing resources for instructors, including multiple choice questions, presentation slides, exercises and activities, and teaching notes. This book will not merely guide you to success in your studies, but will teach you to become a more critical consumer of information and understand the influence of your own culture on how you view yourself and others.