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Why Vincent Van Gogh Read Shakespeare Like a Painter
When Vincent van Gogh wrote about books, he did not write like a reader. He wrote like a man holding on. Reading, for him, was not leisure. It was respiration. Among the names that recur in his letters—Dickens, Balzac, Zola—Shakespeare… Continue reading
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A Literature That Missed the Inner Turn
Both scenes were not synchronous, nor did they get along. I’m talking about Indian literary writings and the rest of global literature during the incipient phase of the 20th century. That era’s clock faced two world wars, and amid them,… Continue reading
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The Weight of Conscience: Chekhov, Signatures, and the Writer’s Dilemma —Pragya’s Pen
Anton Chekhov once attended a dinner party in Continental Hotel to celebrate the anniversary of the abolition of serfdom. It was 19 February 1861. It was cold and livid weather outside, while in the hall, elite groups drank wine and… Continue reading
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In the Mind’s Theatre, Plot Dissolves”
From my ongoing reflections in “Pragya’s Pen and Perception”—a series on fiction, consciousness, and the dissolving boundaries of narrative. Where has the plot of fiction gone? I love Anton Chekhov and Guy De Maupassant’s fiction, they trailed forward in a… Continue reading
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D. H. Lawrence vs. Philosurreal Postmodern Mystic: A Comparative Exploration
D.H. Lawrence, a seminal figure in modern literature, championed the novel as a living, organic entity. He asserted that in true art, every element—setting, theme, character—is interdependent, forming a cohesive whole that transcends mere didacticism. While acknowledging that authors might… Continue reading
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