After the Sunset

Description

After the Sunset is a vibrant and thoughtfully curated anthology of poetry, prose, and drama that introduces students to the powerful voices of postcolonial literature in English. Designed as a core textbook for Semester V of the CBCS B.A. English programme at the University of Kerala, this collection explores themes of identity, resistance, displacement, and cultural transformation through the lens of postcolonial experience.

Each literary piece is supported by an About the Author/Poet section, a contextual Glossary and Notes, and a set of engaging questions to foster critical thinking and classroom discussion. The anthology serves not only as a literary resource but also as a pedagogical tool that encourages students to explore the intersections of literature, history, and society.

About the editors

Dr. K. Radha Kumari, former Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English at VTM NSS College, Dhanuvachapuram, who brings over three decades of academic experience and a deep interest in English Language Teaching and fiction.

Prof. K. Sugatha Kumari, who served in various NSS colleges from 1985 to 2015, specializes in Shakespearean studies, Modern Poetry, and Comparative Literature.

Table of contents

SECTION ONE – Poetry

1. Beat! Beat! Drums! – Walt Whitman

2. Hope – Emily Dickinson

3. A Prayer in Spring – Robert Frost

4. A Dog Has Died – Pablo Neruda

5. The Death of the Bird – A.D. Hope

6. The Fish – Elizabeth Bishop

7. Train Journey – Judith Wright

8. Possibilities – Wislawa Szymborska

9. Enterprise – Nissim Ezekiel

10. Ruins of a Great House – Derek Walcott

11. The Casualties – John Pepper Clark

12. This Language, This Woman – Yasmine Gooneratne

13. Notes Towards a Poem That Can Never be Written – Margaret Atwood

SECTION TWO – Prose

14. The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

15. Chronicle of a Death Foretold – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

SECTION THREE – Drama

16. The Strong Breed – Wole Soyinka