Myth, Media, and Feminist Storytelling
Cultural Reconstruction of Women in Kavita Kane's Retold Epics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22198355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janani V (Madurai Kamaraj University), V Vimala (Christian Health Association of Malawi) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 6078-6090 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2582-7472 • E-ISSN: 2582-7472 |
| Publisher | Granthaalayah Publications and Printers (PUBLISHER • IN) |
| DOI | 10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2.2023.8797 |
| OpenAlex | W7166511884 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The re-interpretation of mythology has been one of the most important trends seen in modern Indian literature. Feminist reworkings of mythological tales are the specialty of Kavita Kane, who occupies a unique place among the writers who have made a strong impact on this change. Her novels return to women on the margins of the Indian epics and Puranic traditions, which have been absent in traditional patriarchal narratives where they were often denied voices and agency and subjectivity. Kane portrays women as not merely the victims of destiny, but as agents of history and culture, in his writings, including Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen, Sita's Sister, Lanka's Princess, Ahalya's Awakening, and The Fisher Queen's Dynasty. This paper will look at the interrelationship between myth, media and feminist narrative in Kane's retold epics and investigate how her epics contest the patriarchal counterpart and add to the reconstruction of the female identity in the culture. The study examines the evolution of the mythological female figure into a strong protaginist and contends that this process represents a form of cultural resistance, a remodelling of the gender order, and a reconfiguration of history in Kane's texts that are present to the modern reader. The paper also examines the ways in which the twenty first century literary media are used to spread the idea of feminist interpretations of mythology and their role in the larger context of issues of gender, identity and representation in Indian society
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