Papers by Muktesh Nath Dwivedi
This paper discusses how feminist mythological retellings reclaim the silenced voices of women th... more This paper discusses how feminist mythological retellings reclaim the silenced voices of women through the language used in texts, especially in which the female characters are portrayed, offering a powerful subversion of patriarchal narratives i.e., Atwood's 'The Penelopiad' and examine how Penelope, long confined to the margins of Homer's Odyssey, reclaims her story and repositions herself as both the narrator and critic of the epic tradition and so in the Pat Barker's 'the Silence of the Girls', the focus shifts to Briseis-a woman whose voice is barely present in the original Homeric text. Both retellings, however, disrupt the established literary canon by foregrounding the marginalised female voices by using language as a means of resistance and reclamation. They reorient the myth not towards glorification but critique, reminding the readers that the silence of women in epic narratives is not accidental but structural and that reclaiming voice is a political act. In doing so, texts like-The Penelopiad, and 'The Silence of the Girls' hold multiple narrative voices used in very innovative ways, especially the twelve maids who sing choral and the choral interludes, forcing the reader with questions such as class, injustice, and power. Taking the argument further, Atwood's work not only gives voice to the voiceless, who are historically voicelesswillingly or unwillingly, but also critiques the literary canon's complicity in maintaining hierarchies of gender and class.
Mahayogi Guru Shree Gorakhnath Sodhpeeth, 2024
Yog is perceived as the means through which an individual can establish a direct connection with ... more Yog is perceived as the means through which an individual can establish a direct connection with the divine consciousness, transcending the limitations of the ego and the material world. From the point of view of Yog, Nath Panth is a major spiritual and religious
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Papers by Muktesh Nath Dwivedi