Trishanku (book)

Trishanku (Hindi pronunciation: [triʃəŋkũ]) is a 1945 collection of reflective essays in Hindi language by Indian writer Sachchidananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya'; that mostly deals with the concept of Indian and Western poetics.[1]

For Hindu mythological character, see Trishanku.
Trishanku
AuthorSachchidananda Vatsyayan
Original titleत्रिशंकु
CountryBritish India
LanguageHindi
SubjectIndian and Western poetics
GenreReflective essays
Publication date
1945

Background

Trishanku was Agyeya's first collection of essay that was published in various literary journals at different time. First published in 1945, it contains 16 essay.[2][3] It was reprinted in 1973 by Soorya Prakashan Mandir.[4]

Contents

Agyeya belongs to Psychoanalytic school of literary criticism.[2]

Influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler and T. S. Eliot, the volume has seven essays on theoretical and general subjects: Sanskriti aur Paristhiti, Kala Ka Swabhav aur Uddeshya, Rudhi aur Maulikata (Tradition and Originali), Puran aur Sanskriti, Paristhiti aur Sahityakar, Sankrantikal Ki Kuchh Samasyayen and Chetana Ka Sansar. The volume has an appendix in six parts, which contains practical criticism of medieval and modern Hindi writings: Keshav Ki Kavitai, Char Natak, Ek Bhoomika, Do Phool, Adhunik Kavi Mahadevi Verma and Vagartha Pratipattaye.[1]

Agyeya described Rudhi aur Maulikata as a free translation of Eliot's Tradition and the Individual Talent.[5]

Reception

Due to the Agyeya's treatment of subject and the freshness of his expression, Trishanku is considered to be a milestone in the development of Hindi critical writings.[1]

References
  1. Paliwal, Krishnadutt (1992). "Trishanku". In Lal, Mohan (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4396–4397. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
  2. Nagendra (1976). Literary Criticism in India. Meerut: Sarita Prakashan. p. 94. OCLC 3011591.
  3. Nair, Sheeba A (2000). "Chapter 1: Agyeya : Life and Works" (PDF). अज्ञेय के उपन्यासों में वैयत्त्किकता [Individuality in the Novels of Agyeya] (PHD thesis) (in Hindi). Thiruvananthapuram: University of Kerala. p. 25. hdl:10603/160771 – via Shodhganga.
  4. E. V. Ramakrishnan (1995). Making It New : Modernism in Malayalam, Marathi, and Hindi poetry. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. p. 247. ISBN 9788185952260.
  5. Trivedi, Harish (September–October 1989). "Eliot in Hindi Modes of Reception". Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. 32 (5): 149. JSTOR 23337015.
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