india author m 1- a-nan - University of Wollongong

written in English and in a combination of epical form and intuitive gush. Images lack a
material base with which to grip the reader and arguing that the text speaks to the soul without
addressing the intellect is no defense, especially when the poem is replete with didactic
philosophy. The syntax is artificial and the material unsuited to an epic drama, though
occasionally we hear a personal anguish as the poet struggles to answer imponderable
questions.
KALAMANI, N. & RAMAMURTHY, K.S. "Sri Aurobindo's 'Songs to Myrtilla'"
Commonwealth Quarterly 28 (1984):32-42.
KALLURY, SYAMALA. Symbolism in the Poetry of Sri Aurobindo New Delhi: Abhinav
PUblications, 1989, 122pp.
KULKARNI, S.S. "The Plays of Sri Aurobindo." In Perspectives on Indian Drama in English
edited by Naik, M.K. & S. Mokashi-Punekar, 1-15. Madras: OUP, 1977.
Aurobindo's indifference to having his plays staged has led to their being treated as closet
dramas.
KULKARNI, S.S. The Plays of Sri Aurobindo: A Study. Goa: Rajhans Publishers, 1990,
146pp.
After analysing the plays (mainly thematically and in terms of stagecraft), concludes
that they are closet drama not because of lack of stageability but because of changed times
and circumstances. Appendix (pp. 125-43) contains outlines of the plots of The Viziers of
Bassora, Rodogune, Perseus the Deliverer, and Eric.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "'Suddenness' in Savitri" Mother India 39.8 (1986):502-8.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "Humour in the Plays of Aurobindo" Mother India 6.4 (1987):220-6 &
6.5 (1987):286-92; Mother India 40.7 (1987):433-8, 40.8 (1987):497-507, 40.9
(1987):582-7, 40.10 (1987):644-9, 40.11 (1987):718-24 & 40.12 (1987):810-14.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "Humour in the Plays of Sri Aurobindo"; "Perseus the Deliverer"
Mother India 41 (1988):45-51; 128-34; 183-9; "The Prince of Edur" Mother India 41
(1988):261-5; 411-16; 469-74.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "Spirituality in the Early Poetry of Sri Aurobindo" Mother India 39.11
(1986):683-89 and 39.12 (1986):765-72.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "The Spirit of Indian Nationalism in Sri Aurobindo's Earliest Poems"
Mother India 39.6 (1986):354-63.
KUMARI, SHYAM. "Two Short Poems of Sri Aurobindo: A Comparison" Mother India
39.4 (1986): 222-25.
LALITHA, K.S. "Sri Aurobindo's Perseus the Deliverer: An Approach." Mother India 23,
no.8 (1970): 427-31; no.9: 518-21; no.10: 694-96.
Aurobindo widens the implications of the Greek myth to present an Indian insight into
life. The characters are developed as individuals. Andromeda is not a helpless puppet, she is
an awe-inspiring figure with a will of her own, reminding one of Indian heroines like Savitri.