CRITICAL HARVEST ESSAYS & STUDIES

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As the title, `A Critical Harvest: Essays and Studies ' indicates, this collection of essays represents all the diverse areas in which Prof. Naik has worked for about four decades. The areas include British literature, American literature, Anglo-Indian writing, Translation, and, of course, Indian English literature, of which Dr. Naik has been of the earliest and ablest champions. About Author : M.K. Naik is an internationally acknowledged authority on Indian English Literature and Anglo-Indian Fiction. His History of IndianEnglish Literature (1982; seven editions upto 2003), and its sequel (in collaboration with Shyamala Narayan), Indian English Literature 1980-2000) (2001; two editions upto 2004) are both the vade-mecum for the student. His essay, 'Towards An Aesthetic of Indian English Literature' has been included in a text-book for the British Open University. Contents : ForewordAcknowledgementsWe and the Literature of the Modern Ageround the 'Jolly Corner': A Note on the Juvenilia of T.S. EliotWe and Romanticism'Once More Unto the Breach': In Defence of Indian Writing in English Yet AgainIndian Pride and Indian Prejudive: Reflections on the Relationship between Regional Indian Literatures and Indian Writing in English'Searching for the Crow's Teeth': A Critique of NativismHumanitarianism in Mulk Raj AnandWaiting for the Meaning: Second Thoughts on R.K. Narayan's Waiting for the MahatmaNissim Ezekiel and AlienationThe Draught from The Golden Bowl: The Impact of Europe on American Character in Henry James' Fiction'What is the Grass?: Two Answers: A Study in Comparative CriticismThe Ignorance of the (Learned) British: An Aspect of Anglo-Indian FictionBottom's Fate: Some Reflections on TranslationA Lesson for the Teacher: The Role of the Teacher of English Language and Literature in Indian TodayOn Doing Research: A Personal EssayL'Envoi (Farewell to the University)Books by M.K. Naik