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Literary criticism 2

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Prakruti Bhatt

Thomas Mann's 1940 novella The Transposed Heads tells the story of two men who have their heads magically swapped. Girish Karnad's 1972 play Hayavadana is based on this story. Both works explore themes of sensuality, metaphysics, identity, and love. They use poetic traditions to examine the effects of the supernatural head-swapping and comment on feminism through characters like Sita, who represents a femme fatale archetype.

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ï‚— Novella by Thomas Mann published in 1940 ï‚— Mann was inspired for the plot after reading the indologist Heinrich Zimmer's book on the Indian goddess Kali. ï‚— The femme fatale archetype [Sita] ï‚— According to Jens Reikmann following are the themes of Transposed heads: 1. Sensuality 2. Metaphysics 3. Entangled identities 4. The problem of love and individuality
ï‚— Play by Girish Karnad published in 1972 ï‚— Based on Transposed Heads ï‚— Play within the play- the story of Hayavadana
ï‚— The play is a blending of various Rasas, the chief among them are: 1. Vismay (wonder) 2. Bhayanak (Horror) 3. Hasya (Laughter) 4. Karuna (Compassion)
 The peripeteia after the heads of Shridaman and Nanda are transposed. Also as a reason for the characters’ tragedy  The Desis (Tying) and Lusis (untying) of events to reach the climax. For example, the tension which is created after the marriage of Shridaman and Sita is resolved with the then following events.
ï‚— A close look at the works would reveal a commonality between the poetic tradition employed by the writers. ï‚— Both the poetic traditions could be applied to either of the works since they, to a certain extent, deal with similar issues. ï‚— Sita, Padmini and Kali- the femme fatale and the feminist discourse ï‚— Deus Ex Machina or Divine intervention
ï‚— https://www.litcharts.com/lit/hayavadana/summary ï‚— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transposed_Heads #Plot ï‚— https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.207945/pa ge/n5

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Literary criticism 2

  • 2. ï‚— Novella by Thomas Mann published in 1940 ï‚— Mann was inspired for the plot after reading the indologist Heinrich Zimmer's book on the Indian goddess Kali. ï‚— The femme fatale archetype [Sita] ï‚— According to Jens Reikmann following are the themes of Transposed heads: 1. Sensuality 2. Metaphysics 3. Entangled identities 4. The problem of love and individuality
  • 3. ï‚— Play by Girish Karnad published in 1972 ï‚— Based on Transposed Heads ï‚— Play within the play- the story of Hayavadana
  • 4. ï‚— The play is a blending of various Rasas, the chief among them are: 1. Vismay (wonder) 2. Bhayanak (Horror) 3. Hasya (Laughter) 4. Karuna (Compassion)
  • 5. ï‚— The peripeteia after the heads of Shridaman and Nanda are transposed. Also as a reason for the characters’ tragedy ï‚— The Desis (Tying) and Lusis (untying) of events to reach the climax. For example, the tension which is created after the marriage of Shridaman and Sita is resolved with the then following events.
  • 6. ï‚— A close look at the works would reveal a commonality between the poetic tradition employed by the writers. ï‚— Both the poetic traditions could be applied to either of the works since they, to a certain extent, deal with similar issues. ï‚— Sita, Padmini and Kali- the femme fatale and the feminist discourse ï‚— Deus Ex Machina or Divine intervention