Digging Through Time [A Critical Companion to Twenty Poems] (English Version)
Author: Sumana Ghosh
Publisher: Book Valley
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9788199817746
Language: English
📖 Book Description:
Digging Through Time: A Critical Companion to Twenty Poems examines twenty prescribed poems not as isolated texts but as interconnected responses to changing human experience. Spanning poetry from the nineteenth century to the post-1950 period, the book traces the evolution of themes such as nature, memory, time, identity, and poetic voice.
It moves from the imaginative richness of Romantic poetry and the moral depth of Victorian verse to the fragmentation and complexity of modern and postcolonial writing. Through close reading, the author carefully explores imagery, rhythm, silence, and historical context—without reducing the poems to simple summaries.
Designed especially for undergraduate students, this book makes poetry intellectually accessible while preserving its depth, nuance, and interpretative richness. It serves as both a study guide and a thoughtful critical companion.
👩🏫 About the Author:
Sumana Ghosh is a Category I State-aided College Teacher in English at Santipur College, Nadia, where she has been teaching since 2018. She previously served as a guest faculty member at Srikrishna College, Bagula.
A UGC NET-qualified scholar, she has presented papers at national and international conferences and has published several research papers and book chapters. Her research interests include Partition Studies, Popular Literature, African Literature, and Indian Drama.
She is the author of several critical works on writers such as Girish Karnad, Chinua Achebe, and George Bernard Shaw, along with spiritual writings that have reached readers worldwide.
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Author: Sumana Ghosh
Publisher: Book Valley
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9788199817746
Language: English
📖 Book Description:
Digging Through Time: A Critical Companion to Twenty Poems examines twenty prescribed poems not as isolated texts but as interconnected responses to changing human experience. Spanning poetry from the nineteenth century to the post-1950 period, the book traces the evolution of themes such as nature, memory, time, identity, and poetic voice.
It moves from the imaginative richness of Romantic poetry and the moral depth of Victorian verse to the fragmentation and complexity of modern and postcolonial writing. Through close reading, the author carefully explores imagery, rhythm, silence, and historical context—without reducing the poems to simple summaries.
Designed especially for undergraduate students, this book makes poetry intellectually accessible while preserving its depth, nuance, and interpretative richness. It serves as both a study guide and a thoughtful critical companion.
👩🏫 About the Author:
Sumana Ghosh is a Category I State-aided College Teacher in English at Santipur College, Nadia, where she has been teaching since 2018. She previously served as a guest faculty member at Srikrishna College, Bagula.
A UGC NET-qualified scholar, she has presented papers at national and international conferences and has published several research papers and book chapters. Her research interests include Partition Studies, Popular Literature, African Literature, and Indian Drama.
She is the author of several critical works on writers such as Girish Karnad, Chinua Achebe, and George Bernard Shaw, along with spiritual writings that have reached readers worldwide.
