THE EMERGENCE OF NEW LITERATURE IN INDIA DURING THE RENAISSANCE

  • Unique Paper ID: 183088
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 1854-1857
  • Abstract:
  • The Age of Renaissance! What word could be more electrifying and venerable than this one? With the advent of the Renaissance, the West began its ascent to fame and never turned back. As Europe continued to earn more and more accolades, the splendor of Asia began to fade. "The revival of art and letters, under the influence of the classical models, which began in Italy in the 14th century," is how the Oxford English Dictionary defines the term. The phrase, however, describes "a complete shift in man's perspective on life which extended into philosophical, scientific, economic, and technical fields" in its broadest sense. The Renaissance, which has altered the world in many ways, is arguably the most powerful movement of the last millennium. But this time, India was suffering through what may have been the darkest chapter in her lengthy history, while the West was experiencing its full splendor of ceaseless activity. This enormous area was in complete decadence throughout the 18th century, which is considered to be "the lowest point of moral decay and political weakness."However, a new India started to take shape on the day the British conquered the country. The dormant Oriental spirit had to get rid of its torpor as the Western influences poured in. Similar to how darkness dissipates when light emerges; the Western rational worldview began expelling all of the terrible superstitions that had ensnared India's spirit. This paper focuses on the Emergence of new Literature in India during the Renaissance

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 1854-1857

THE EMERGENCE OF NEW LITERATURE IN INDIA DURING THE RENAISSANCE

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