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International Journal of English Literature and Culture Vol. 2(5), pp. 55 –60, May, 2014 ISSN: 2360-7831 DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2014.019
Review Nissim Ezekiel: foreshadowing postmodernism
Raj Kumar Mishra
G. I. C. Sultanpur, Pin 228001. U.P. India. E-mail: rajkumarmishra1982@gmail.com .
Accepted 15 May 2014
Nissim Ezekiel despite being a Bene-Israel
brought a new era in Indian Writing in English. He confidently
carved safe and secure niche among Indian writers writing in
English. He is designated variously as ‘harbinger of modernism’,
‘trend-setter’ etc. in India. He successfully identified himself
with typical Indian thought pattern and culture. Generally
Ezekielian scholars feel comfortable showing out modernist
tendencies in his writings. But the matter of fact is that he was
caught between modernism and postmodernism. On several occasions, he
hinted upon his postmodern tending. The available literature on his
poetry either focuses on the elements of love, sex, urbanity, irony,
satire, or his indianness, perhaps none dared to look into his
postmodern tending. My work might prove as a step ahead to the
Ezekielian scholarship. My purpose in this paper is to shed sharp
lights on the points where Ezekiel tends towards post-modernity.
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