http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).19
10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).19
Published : Jun 2019
Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"
The paper aims at analyzing the novel Twilight in Delhi written by Ahmad Ali in the light of naturalistic elements. Naturalism as literary theory originated in the late 19th century focuses that human actions are controlled and determined by hereditary, fate, environment and other social obligation, thus represents a very grim picture of life. Besides these features, the study has also explored many other features of naturalism in this literary work.by the researcher in the current study through qualitative analysis. The researcher has selected the text which clearly represent such features. The study resulted that the text and themes of the said novel represents many key features of naturalism.
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Naturalism, Naturalistic elements, Twilight in Delhi
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(1) Bilal Khan
Lecturer,Department of English, FATA University, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Akbar Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of English,FATA University, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Salma Hassan
Lecturer, Department of English, FATA University, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Khan, B., Ali, A., & Hassan, S. (2019). Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi". Global Regional Review, IV(II), 174-180. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).19
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CHICAGO : Khan, Bilal, Akbar Ali, and Salma Hassan. 2019. "Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"." Global Regional Review, IV (II): 174-180 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).19
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HARVARD : KHAN, B., ALI, A. & HASSAN, S. 2019. Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi". Global Regional Review, IV, 174-180.
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MHRA : Khan, Bilal, Akbar Ali, and Salma Hassan. 2019. "Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"." Global Regional Review, IV: 174-180
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MLA : Khan, Bilal, Akbar Ali, and Salma Hassan. "Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"." Global Regional Review, IV.II (2019): 174-180 Print.
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OXFORD : Khan, Bilal, Ali, Akbar, and Hassan, Salma (2019), "Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"", Global Regional Review, IV (II), 174-180
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TURABIAN : Khan, Bilal, Akbar Ali, and Salma Hassan. "Naturalistic Elements in Ahmed Ali's Novel "Twilight in Delhi"." Global Regional Review IV, no. II (2019): 174-180. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).19