CALL FOR ARTICLES:
A S Pushkin is considered to be "the beginning of all beginnings" as far as Russian literature is concerned. He is the greatest icon of Russian literature, like Tagore is for Indian and Shakespeare for English literatures. But the importance and stature of a world-class writer are also measured by his/her acceptance/reception across languages, cultures and geographical boundaries.
On the occasion of Tagore's 150th birth anniversary a huge volume of work has been published a few years back, that discussed his reception all over the world. A similar volume on Shakespeare too came out recently from Santiniketan, that discussed his reception in India. Taking cue from these works, we are planning to bring out one edited volume on Pushkin's reception in Indian subcontinent. The proposed volume will be edited by me, but overall guidance comes from Prof. J P Dimri, one of the stalwarts of Russian Studies in India.
We are inviting articles on Pushkin's reception in different languages of Indian subcontinent; namely Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam and all other prominent ones where Pushkin made an impact. We expect the authors to discuss
- History of Pushkin's reception in the particular language
- Pushkin in the polysystem of that language (translations of his works)
- Effect/impact/influence of Pushkin on the writers of that language (if any)
- Effect/impact/influence of Pushkin on the literary trends/ideologies of that language
- Present condition of Pushkin Studies in that language and other related issues.
The language of discourse will be English for wide access to prospective readers worldwide and the volume will have an ISBN no.
Interested scholars may inbox me or contact me at sajaldey@eflushc.ac.in.