Henry Miller’s “Black Spring”: a journey of sexuality from childhood to adulthood
- Authors: Kamat M.M.1
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Affiliations:
- Shri S.H. Kelkar College of Arts, Commerce and Science
- Issue: Vol 29, No 2 (2024): African media in the new reality: re-positioning of media studies
- Pages: 278-288
- Section: LITERARY CRITICISM
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2312-9220/article/view/319206
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2024-29-2-278-288
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/SNQPCH
- ID: 319206
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Abstract
Henry Miller is a modern American novelist who was famous for his autobiographical expression of sexuality in his novels on the background of metropolis like New York and Paris. His novel “Black Spring” which was written in 1932-1933 and first published in 1936 presents his childhood memories in Brooklyn and New York. The novel focuses on the development of sexuality of the novelist and his journey from childhood to adulthood, focusing on his sexuality. The novel presents his childhood sexuality, fantasies and his approach to sexuality changing with time. Miller challenges the taboos, canons and moral orders taking sexuality as a weapon against a person. He modifies all the rules of self-expression and perhaps he is the first novelist who presents himself as sexual hero. The research focuses on Miller’s view on sexuality and morality and his journey from childhood to youth and his development of personality along with the role of sexuality in the development of his personality. The paper is also an endeavour to study the concepts of contemporary moral order and social ethics presented by Henry Miller.
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Mahendra Madhav Kamat
Shri S.H. Kelkar College of Arts, Commerce and Science
Author for correspondence.
Email: mahendramkamat@gmail.com
Associate Professor and Head, Department of English Devgad Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, 416613, Republic of India
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