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Femininity: Poetic Endeavours

2016140 pages

About the book

Femininity–womanliness–is forging ahead in women’s writing. Neglect, cruelty and thoughtlessness on the part of men inflict pain and suffering on women, and bestialize the former. Yet women’s feelings do not become belligerent. Owing to their inherent femininity, their feelings, sentiments and behavioural patterns are dignified and tolerant. Womanliness is the basic feature of the fair sex. The mien of women is dignity, decorum, forbearance and gentility. This does not mean that femininity does not raise complaints or stand against hatred. Women could, in fact, be the hardest fighters too for their human rights.

Dr Rama Rao, an untiring explorer in the field of Indian English Poetry, has dredged up poets who are the exact opposite of the poets of hot chamber, the so-called feminist brigade. His keen study demonstrates that these 8 poets are poets of substance endowed with a double vision: they are rooted in their age-old culture without losing sight of the contemporary social scene. They explore themselves through different unconventional roles and their explorations offer significant insights into their minds. This book, in short, is a counter-argument to the fashionable.
– IK Sharma
The book makes an in-depth study of the eight selected women poets of our times and throws light on their respective poetry books from a different stance: new thoughts of poetic hearts gleaned and examined by an experienced and expert ELT litterateur and critic of eminence to evince the scintillating sheen that lies there.
– DC Chambial
Rao feelingly recognizes and underlines the ennobling characteristics in women’s poetry and speaks of the warmth, love, passion, sentiments and the purity of minds and hearts of women. When women talk of contemporary issues, they illuminate the virtues of ancient Indian heritage… Allowed dignity, happiness & contentment, they could certainly usher in peace in the society and encourage humanism to grow. The book with its brilliant treatment is Rao’s tribute to the inherent virtues of women.
– PCK Prem