Reality and Realism: A Sociological  Study of Telugu Novel

Dr. M. Sreedevi Xavier

Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

Reality and Realism: A Sociological Study of Telugu Novel

Dr. M. Sreedevi Xavier

Abstract :

The main thrust of this paper is to analyse sociologically the Telugu novel which emerged as a result of the cultural encounter with the western world in the first place and then developed into a distinctive form of literary creation focussing on the socio–cultural movements going hand in hand. The main objectives of this study are – to understand the infusion of �reality� and �realism� in the writings, of this genere; to examine how they acquired a distinctiveness of sensibility, world vision, and function, almost right from its �transfor� on the Indian cultural soil, showing a wide range of forms and thematic concerns. The literary works are analysed from the perspective developed in sociology of literature. The novel is a revealing window into the formations and transformations of social context and psychic universe of the middle classes, even though the thematic content remains unrestricted, cutting across all boundaries of class and status, of interiority and exteriority.