Trishanku (book)
Trishanku (Hindi pronunciation: [triʃəŋkũ]) is a 1945 collection of reflective essays in Hindi language by the Indian writer Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (pen name Agyeya), that mostly deals with the concept of Indian and Western poetics.[1]
| Author | Sachchidananda Vatsyayan |
|---|---|
| Original title | त्रिशंकु |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Subject | Indian and Western poetics |
| Genre | Reflective essays |
Publication date | 1945 |
Background
Trishanku was Agyeya's first collection of essays that had been published in various literary journals at different times. It contains 16 essay.[2][3] It was reprinted in 1973 by Soorya Prakashan Mandir.[4]
Contents
Agyeya belongs to Psychoanalytic school of literary criticism.[2]
Influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler and T. S. Eliot, the volume has seven essays on theoretical and general subjects: "Sanskriti aur Paristhiti", "Kala Ka Swabhav aur Uddeshya", "Rudhi aur Maulikata" ("Tradition and Originali"), "Puran aur Sanskriti", "Paristhiti aur Sahityakar", "Sankrantikal Ki Kuchh Samasyayen" and "Chetana Ka Sansar". The volume has an appendix in six parts, which contains practical criticism of medieval and modern Hindi writings: "Keshav Ki Kavitai", "Char Natak", "Ek Bhoomika", "Do Phool", "Adhunik Kavi Mahadevi Verma" and "Vagartha Pratipattaye".[1]
Agyeya described "Rudhi aur Maulikata" as a free translation of Eliot's "Tradition and the Individual Talent".[5]
Reception
Due to Agyeya's treatment of subject and the freshness of his expression, Trishanku is considered a milestone in the development of Hindi critical writings.[1]
References
- Paliwal, Krishnadutt (1992). "Trishanku". In Lal, Mohan (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 4396–4397. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3 – via Google Books.
- Nagendra (1976). Literary Criticism in India. Meerut: Sarita Prakashan. p. 94. OCLC 3011591 – via Google Books.
- Nair, Sheeba A (2000). "Chapter 1: Agyeya : Life and Works" (PDF). अज्ञेय के उपन्यासों में वैयत्त्किकता [Individuality in the Novels of Agyeya] (PHD thesis) (in Hindi). Thiruvananthapuram: University of Kerala. p. 25. hdl:10603/160771 – via Shodhganga.
- Ramakrishnan, E. V. (1995). Making It New : Modernism in Malayalam, Marathi, and Hindi poetry. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. p. 247. ISBN 9788185952260 – via Google Books.
- Trivedi, Harish (September–October 1989). "Eliot in Hindi Modes of Reception". Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. 32 (5): 149. JSTOR 23337015.
External links
- Trishanku (book) at the Internet Archive