Emotions of Shakespeare’s Tragedies

Despite arousal of emotions being the primary concern of an artist in a work of art, the world of English literature still lacks a systematic discovery and study of it. The great saint of Indian tradition, Bharatamuni, in his classic, Natyasastra (Chapter VI and VII) has propounded the Rasa-Bhava theory which describes in detail all the emotions which are inborn in man and emotions which can be aroused in man. This book attempts to uncover to the western world the systematic record of emotions as discovered by Bharatmuni and which are as relevant and acceptable even today. An application of the Rasa-Bhava theory on any branch of literature would enable one to analyze with perfection the display of emotions in it. We are sure that this book will not only help the readers understand the function of emotions impeccably but will also encourage further the study and research in this area.

Dr. Alok Chansoria, former Chairman of the Text-Book Corporation of Madhya Pradesh, Govt. of M.P., was born in 1960 at Varanasi and Post-graduated from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur and is the Chairman, Board of Studies in English and other European Languages at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Jabalpur. He works as Head, Department of English at Hawabagh Women’s College Jabalpur. His scholarship is manifest in his first book entitled Nehru’s Literary Works, which has received global acclaim. This book, besides representing his remarkable sense of interpretation and judgment, is a singular example of the application of Indian concept of emotion on foreign literature. Dr. (Mrs.) Shahewar Syed, M.A. (English), M.Phil., Ph.D., was born in 1970 at Chandrapur District in Maharastra and Post-graduated from R.D. University, Jabalpur. She works as Asst. Professor in the Department of English at Hawabagh Women’s College, Jabalpur and has to her credit a number of Research Papers published in national journals of repute. This book provides evidence of her deep critical insight and profound analytical power by way of which she has remarkably contributed to the area of English literary criticism.