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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2021)
Structuralist study of saussurean binary oppositions in Ahmed Ali’s novel ‘twilight in Delhi’
Authors
Muhammad Ismail Memon, Sidra Rao, Sameer Siyal
Abstract
The paper intends to give an elaborative overview of Structuralism and saussurean binary oppositions, and how they have been employed by Ahmed Ali in his novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’. Researchers have tried to shed light on the statement of Structuralism that ideas or concepts cannot be understood in isolation, rather they have to be analyzed while keeping other factors of the bigger structure they are a part of in view. Researchers have highlighted the binary oppositions employed in ‘Twilight in Delhi’ by Ahmed Ali: traditionalist vs modernist, preserver vs destroyer, idealist vs realist, romantic vs unromantic. The findings of the study would help the readers in understanding the theory of Structuralism; how the notion of binary oppositions plays its role in all fields of inquiry, especially, literary studies; and, what is the interpretation of the novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’ in structuralist perspective.
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Pages:23-25
How to cite this article:
Muhammad Ismail Memon, Sidra Rao, Sameer Siyal "Structuralist study of saussurean binary oppositions in Ahmed Ali’s novel ‘twilight in Delhi’ ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 23-25
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