The Poetry of Sarojini Naidu

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Biography. 3. Formative influences. 4. The golden threshold 1905. 5. The bird of time 1912. 6. The broken wing 1917. 7. The feather of the dawn 1961. 8. Sarojinis poetic achievement. Bibliography. Index.

The book is a modest venture into the poetry of Sarojini Naidu one of the most gifted authors of Indo Anglian poetry. It is designed as a critical appraisal of Sarojini Naidu and her poetry. Chief emphasis has been laid on the chronological presentation systematic analysis and perceptive critical discussion on her poetic art. Besides it provides scholarly treatments of her poetry along with practical details of textual interpretation. Emphasis has been on literary criticism and poem by poem analysis of her four volumes of poetry. Biographical intellectual and social background of different poems have been discussed to clear away the misunderstanding of the readers. Thematic and stylistic interpretations have got considerable space. jacket.