The Utility of Mythical References in Indian Literature : A Review Based on Indian Fiction
Keywords:
Myth, AnthropologyAbstract
Myths are the most important part and parcel of Indian Fiction. They include religion, ethics, philosophy, art, literature and all thoughts of emancipation very recently. Furthermore, myths are the stories of prehistoric age which have descended to us by oral tradition. They also include insight of individual or group values in an allegorical way. Simply it is a story in the form of narrative or poetic literature. It is made of cognition, a well system of thought, a way of life, only as art is. That is why most of the writersas traditional values use this trend and write in mythical way. Raja Rao and M.R. Anandare such writers who used the term myth in their writings. It has its own central forming power. Anyhow, myth is the mother of any philosophical mind. Therefore, most of the Indian writers have been inspired by myths in Indian philosophy in the 20th century. Thus the present paper highlights the term ‘Myth and its utility’ in literature in the Indian context.
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