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Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur

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Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-05-08 （Bommanahalli, Dharwad District, Karnataka, India）
Died
2020-09-28 （Dharwad, Karnataka, India） age 95
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Marathi
Residence History
Dharwad (residence)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Professor, Literary critic
Active Years
1950-2020
Affiliations
Karnatak University (faculty), Marathwada University (Aurangabad, faculty), Fulbright Senior Scholar visits: University of California Santa Barbara, Yale University

Education

University of Mumbai
English
Degree: M.A.
Country: India
Obtained M.A. in English
Karnatak University, Dharwad
English
Degree: Ph.D.
Country: India
PhD thesis titled 'The Concept of Comedy'

Awards

Nrupatunga Award
2020
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞
Masti Award
2010
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Pampa Award (Adikavi Pampa Award)
2006
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞
Da. Ra. Bendre Award (D. R. Bendre Award)
2005
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Rajyotsava Award
2000
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1996
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters, India)
Result: 受賞
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award
1994
Organization: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
Result: 受賞
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award
1993
Organization: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
Result: 受賞
S. S. Malwad Prashasti
1988
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award
1988
Organization: Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Concept of Comedy: A Re-statement

1963 Literary Criticism

A re-statement of the concept of comedy based on his doctoral work, discussing structure, function, and theoretical frameworks of comedy.

Theory of comedyLiterary theory

Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre

1994 Literary study / Biography

A study and critical biography of modern Kannada poet D. R. Bendre, analyzing his poetry and literary influence.

Poetic analysisBiographical study

Creations & Transcreations

1992 Comparative literature / Transcreation studies

A collection of essays on creation and transcreation, discussing how works change across languages and cultures.

Comparative literatureTranslation theory

Forbidden Fruit, Views on Indo-Anglian Fiction

1992 Literary criticism

Critical perspectives on Indo-Anglian fiction collected in a volume of essays.

Postcolonial studiesIndo-Anglian fiction

Ninda Hejje

2004 Kannada literature (criticism)

A collection of Kannada literary criticism covering modern poetry, short stories, and author studies.

Contemporary literary criticismAuthor studies

Bibliography

  • The Concept of Comedy: A Re-statement (1963)
  • Images and Impressions: Essays Mainly on Contemporary Indian Literature (1979)
  • Colonial Consciousness in Commonwealth Literature (1984)
  • Creations & Transcreations (1992)
  • Forbidden Fruit, Views on Indo-Anglian Fiction (1992)
  • Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (1994)
  • Ninda Hejje (2004)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear, logical critical proseScholarly approach with comparative literature perspective
Recurring Motifs
Analysis of functions of comedy and tragedyPostcolonial literary consciousnessClose attention to Kannada literature

Health

  • Age-related ailments
    晩年（具体的期間不明）
    Died in 2020 due to age-related ailments

Legacy

G. S. Amur was a major literary critic and scholar working in both Kannada and English, contributing significantly to Indian literary studies and the development of Kannada literature. He received numerous awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award and influenced subsequent generations through university teaching and comparative literature scholarship.

Trivia

  • Visited UC Santa Barbara and Yale as a Fulbright senior scholar in 1972–1973.
  • Wrote and critiqued in both Kannada and English; recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award and many other literary honors.