World Literature – The Criterion: An International Journal in English https://www.the-criterion.com Bi-Monthly, Peer-reviewed and Indexed Open Access eJournal ISSN: 0976-8165 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.the-criterion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-02-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 World Literature – The Criterion: An International Journal in English https://www.the-criterion.com 32 32 Predicament of Women in Shani Mootoo’s Valmiki’s Daughter https://www.the-criterion.com/predicament-of-women-in-shani-mootoos-valmikis-daughter/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/predicament-of-women-in-shani-mootoos-valmikis-daughter/

Predicament of Women in Shani Mootoo’s Valmiki’s Daughter

Author: Ashish Gajendra Hangargekar

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 317-325

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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The present paper “Predicament of Women in Shani Mootoo”s Valmiki’s Daughter”

Keywords: Indian Diaspora, Women Predicament, Marginalisation, Oppression,

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]]> Visual Narratives and Reader Participation: Postmodern Interactive Elements in Children’s Literature https://www.the-criterion.com/visual-narratives-and-reader-participation-postmodern-interactive-elements-in-childrens-literature/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/visual-narratives-and-reader-participation-postmodern-interactive-elements-in-childrens-literature/

Visual Narratives and Reader Participation: Postmodern Interactive Elements in Children’s Literature

Author: Azra Akhtar & Dr Khursheed Ahmad Qazi

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 306-316

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Children’s literature is a powerful tool for supporting the social, psychological and

Keywords: Visual narratives, interactive features, reader participation, postmodern

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]]> Transnational Journeys and a Moroccan Romance in Foreign Languages: The Unacknowledged Story of a Moroccan Nationalist https://www.the-criterion.com/transnational-journeys-and-a-moroccan-romance-in-foreign-languages-the-unacknowledged-story-of-a-moroccan-nationalist/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/transnational-journeys-and-a-moroccan-romance-in-foreign-languages-the-unacknowledged-story-of-a-moroccan-nationalist/

Transnational Journeys and a Moroccan Romance in Foreign Languages: The Unacknowledged Story of a Moroccan Nationalist

Author: Hamza BEKKAOUI

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 282-305

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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In the latter half of the 19th century, Sultan Moulay Hassan dispatched

Keywords: Djebli El Aydouni, Cross-Border Mobility, Moroccan-Russian

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]]> Covid-19 and the Pandemics: A Critical Study in the Select Plague Narratives and the Chronicles of Death Foretold https://www.the-criterion.com/covid-19-and-the-pandemics-a-critical-study-in-the-select-plague-narratives-and-the-chronicles-of-death-foretold/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/covid-19-and-the-pandemics-a-critical-study-in-the-select-plague-narratives-and-the-chronicles-of-death-foretold/

Covid-19 and the Pandemics: A Critical Study in the Select Plague Narratives and the Chronicles of Death Foretold

Author: Dr. S.P. Singh & Dr. Rayees Ahmad Bhat

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 271-281

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Throughout history, humanity has been marked by a succession of disasters and

Keywords: Pandemic, Plague Narratives, Covid-19, Existential Dilemma, Apocalyptic

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]]> Ecological Consciousness in Climate Fiction: A Study of Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood https://www.the-criterion.com/ecological-consciousness-in-climate-fiction-a-study-of-margaret-atwoods-the-year-of-the-flood/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/ecological-consciousness-in-climate-fiction-a-study-of-margaret-atwoods-the-year-of-the-flood/

Ecological Consciousness in Climate Fiction: A Study of Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood

Author: Dr. Pooja Agarwal

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 259-270

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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This paper studies Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood under the rubric of

Keywords: Climate fiction, eco-centrism, sustainability, eco-consciousness.

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]]> Blasphemy: A Study of Domestic Violence and Trauma https://www.the-criterion.com/blasphemy-a-study-of-domestic-violence-and-trauma/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:21 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/blasphemy-a-study-of-domestic-violence-and-trauma/

Blasphemy: A Study of Domestic Violence and Trauma

Author: Iftisham Khan

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n5   |   Month & Year: Oct 2023

Pages: 231-240

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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In modernist fictional narratives, trauma is a reaction to such events which are terrible

Keywords: Domestic violence, trauma, catastrophic events, Blasphemy, marital rape.

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]]> Delineation of Societal Conflict, Mental Dilemma, Nostalgic and Tumultuous Life of Afghans in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner https://www.the-criterion.com/delineation-of-societal-conflict-mental-dilemma-nostalgic-and-tumultuous-life-of-afghans-in-khaled-hosseinis-the-kite-runner/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:21 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/delineation-of-societal-conflict-mental-dilemma-nostalgic-and-tumultuous-life-of-afghans-in-khaled-hosseinis-the-kite-runner/

Delineation of Societal Conflict, Mental Dilemma, Nostalgic and Tumultuous Life of Afghans in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner

Author: Dr. Purnima Bhardwaj
& Dilkesh Kumar

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n5   |   Month & Year: Oct 2023

Pages: 221-230

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Afghan literature is produced in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, influenced by Central

Keywords: Dehumanization, atonement, guilt, dilemma, sexual slavery.

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]]> Women and Crime in the 21st Century UK: Social Context and Severity of Crime https://www.the-criterion.com/women-and-crime-in-the-21st-century-uk-social-context-and-severity-of-crime/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:21 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/women-and-crime-in-the-21st-century-uk-social-context-and-severity-of-crime/

Women and Crime in the 21st Century UK: Social Context and Severity of Crime

Author: Dr. Mousam

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n5   |   Month & Year: Oct 2023

Pages: 206-220

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Women and crime have a complicated relationship because they are frequently seen as

Keywords: Women, Crime, Criminal Justice, Women Offenders, Criminal Behavior.

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]]> Exile Testimonio in Peter Carey’s The Journey of a Lifetime https://www.the-criterion.com/exile-testimonio-in-peter-careys-the-journey-of-a-lifetime/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:21 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/exile-testimonio-in-peter-careys-the-journey-of-a-lifetime/

Exile Testimonio in Peter Carey’s The Journey of a Lifetime

Author: Dr. L. Santhosh Kumar
& Joshy Mathew

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n5   |   Month & Year: Oct 2023

Pages: 199-205

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Literature in contemporary times documents human living, and most importantly, it

Keywords: Personal, Political, Cultural Studies, Binaries, Western Imperialism.

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]]> “What is right?” and “What is true?”: Theorizing Satire as Ethico-Intellectual Discourse in Aristophanes’s Old Comedy https://www.the-criterion.com/what-is-right-and-what-is-true-theorizing-satire-as-ethico-intellectual-discourse-in-aristophaness-old-comedy/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:21 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/what-is-right-and-what-is-true-theorizing-satire-as-ethico-intellectual-discourse-in-aristophaness-old-comedy/

“What is right?” and “What is true?”: Theorizing Satire as Ethico-Intellectual Discourse in Aristophanes’s Old Comedy

Author: Sayantani Chowdhury

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n5   |   Month & Year: Oct 2023

Pages: 189-198

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Since ancient satire emanated from the Old Attic Comedy, it is imperative to return to

Keywords: satire, Old Comedy, sophia, mimesis, Athenian life.

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