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V. C. Sreejan

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V. C. Sreejan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-01-01
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Malayalam, English
Residence History
Thalassery

Career

Occupations
Literary critic, Reader in English
Active Years
1972-2018
Affiliations
Government Brennen College, Thalassery

Awards

C. B. Kumar Award
2003
Work: Arthantaranyasam
Category: 文学批評
Organization: Kerala Sahithya Akademi
Result: 受賞(辞退)
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
2006
Category: 文学批評
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞(辞退)
Narendra Prasad Foundation Award for criticism
2007
Category: 批評
Organization: Narendra Prasad Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chinthayile Roopakangal

1991 Literary criticism

A collection of articles on the role of metaphors in philosophy, psychoanalysis and literary theory. It includes two introductory essays on Jacques Derrida. The last two essays discuss novels by O. V. Vijayan and M. T. Vasudevan Nair.

MetaphorsDerridaLiterary theory

Arthantaranyasam

1999 Literary criticism

Discusses the relevance of the classical Indian concepts of Dhvani and Rasa. It begins with an analysis of the theory of metaphor and its relationship with the Freudian Unconscious and Marxian concept of ideology.

DhvaniRasaMetaphor

Novel Vayanakal

2003 Literary criticism

Reads 12 Malayalam novels without using many critical tools borrowed from the west. Reveals a current of non-religious spirituality running through the works read.

Malayalam novelsSpirituality

Bibliography

  • Chinthayile Roopakangal
  • Pravachakante Maranam
  • Kathayum Pratyayasastravum
  • Vaakkum Vaakkum
  • Arthantaranyasam
  • Aadhunikotharam: Vimarsanavum Vikalanavum
  • Vimarsanatmaka Siddhantam
  • Novel Vayanakal
  • Prathivadangal
  • Arthavadangal
  • Rahukalam
  • Adikkurippukal

Style & Themes

Literary Style
CriticalAnalytical
Recurring Motifs
MetaphorDhvaniDeconstruction

Legacy

Literary critic writing in Malayalam. Has published eleven books. Awarded but declined some prizes.

Trivia

  • Declined the Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards in 2003 and 2006.