Marital Disharmony in Nissim Ezekiel’s Poetry

  • Unique Paper ID: 179930
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 9145-9147
  • Abstract:
  • The portrayal of married life in contemporary Indian literature is diverse and complex, reflecting the changing social, cultural, and economic landscapes of India. Indian literature in English highlights societal expectations, family interference and the pressure to conform. It also depicts a prolific reflection of the impact of urbanization and globalization on marital relationships and India's cultural diversity and regional nuances. Nissim Ezekiel is one of the greatest post-colonial Indian English Poets. Due to his affluent works, he has been undoubtedly supposed to be a founding father of Indian English poetry. His Jewish background hardly alienates him from social commitment and Indian society. His poems reveal their dimensions of the marital discord, love and sexuality, relationship dynamics etc. They also reveal the struggles and challenges coming with marriage that lead to the tensions and conflicts between partners. The man-woman relationship is shown by such institutions in the Indian society as love-institution and marriage-institution. Though marriage has so many pains, it has been accepted by the society. The present paper is an honest attempt to study Nissim Ezekiel’s concept of marriage as majorly reflected in his select poems.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 9145-9147

Marital Disharmony in Nissim Ezekiel’s Poetry

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