Salman Rushdie: New Critical InsightsMittapalli Rajeshwar, Joel Kuortti Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 2003 - 458 pages Rushdie Has Put Behind Him The Political And Religious Controversy That Surrounded Him In The Aftermath Of The Appearance Of The Satanic Verses. These Two Volumes Endeavour To Continue The Literary-Critical Study Of His Works By Bringing Together Some Of The Best Critical Essays Written In The Post- Verses Controversy Period. The Essays Present An Honest Assessment Of Rushdie S Works By Creatively Engaging With The Issues Each Of Them Raises. |
Contents
Grimus and the Alchemical Tradition | 1 |
Grimus and Haroun | 30 |
Satire and the Menippean | 87 |
The HiStory of Padmas 1001 Different Faces | 115 |
Shames Other Nation | 131 |
The Politics of Repression and Resistance | 150 |
The Carnivalesque | 171 |
Bibliography of Rushdies Works | 195 |
Contributors 242 | |
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