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True Love-A Mirage:A Comparative Study of Sylvia Plath and Kamala Das


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'Love', after the fulfillment of the basic necessities i.e. food, cloth and shelter, is undoubtedly the very next requirement of all human beings. Moreover, it is the only feeling that is present in each and every creature of the Universe from the biggest to the tiniest. Love, like a charming rainbow, allures one and all. All its shades are equally enchanting. No one can get away from its magic. Then, how the poets, one of the most sensitive of all the creatures of the creation could escape its fascination? Love, as a theme of poetry, has never escaped poets. All the shades of love-be it the idyllic love of Shakespearean plays, or the classical platonic love, or even the down-to-earth erotic love- have been employed by the poets to convey their feelings. The Paper is an exploration about true love as a mirage in Sylvia Plath and Kamala Das.

Keywords

Love, Gratification, Sex Object, Narcissus, Bhakti, Confessional Poet Phallocentrism.
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Chetna Twari
University School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GGSIP University, Delhi, India

Abstract


'Love', after the fulfillment of the basic necessities i.e. food, cloth and shelter, is undoubtedly the very next requirement of all human beings. Moreover, it is the only feeling that is present in each and every creature of the Universe from the biggest to the tiniest. Love, like a charming rainbow, allures one and all. All its shades are equally enchanting. No one can get away from its magic. Then, how the poets, one of the most sensitive of all the creatures of the creation could escape its fascination? Love, as a theme of poetry, has never escaped poets. All the shades of love-be it the idyllic love of Shakespearean plays, or the classical platonic love, or even the down-to-earth erotic love- have been employed by the poets to convey their feelings. The Paper is an exploration about true love as a mirage in Sylvia Plath and Kamala Das.

Keywords


Love, Gratification, Sex Object, Narcissus, Bhakti, Confessional Poet Phallocentrism.

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