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PUNE RESEARCH  

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN ENGLISH

( ISSN 2454  -  3454  ONLINE ) (JIF 3.945)

 VOLUME 12, ISSUE - 02 ( MAR - APR 2026 )

AMAR SAHARE

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Stylistics is an important field of linguistic study that explores the relationship between language and literary expression. Literary texts derive their aesthetic value and interpretative richness from the careful use of linguistic patterns and stylistic devices. These devices include metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repetition, foregrounding, and sound patterns, which help writers convey deeper meanings and emotional experiences. This article examines the role of stylistic devices in constructing literary meaning. Drawing on the works of influential linguists and stylisticians such as Roman Jakobson, Geoffrey Leech, M. A. K. Halliday, Mick Short, and Paul Simpson, the article discusses how stylistic analysis provides a systematic method for interpreting literary texts. The present article argues that stylistics bridges the gap between linguistics and literary criticism by focusing on the linguistic structure of literary discourse. Through theoretical discussion, the article demonstrates how stylistic devices shape interpretation, influence reader response, and contribute to the aesthetic power of literature.

Keywords: Stylistics, Literary Meaning, Linguistic Analysis, Stylistic Devices, Literary Language, Discourse

DR. K. HARIKISHAN

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The patient historical research done by Prof  K. R. Srinivasa lyenagar, the creative and critical output by V.N. Bhushan and evaluations of Indian English writers by Prof  C. D. Narasimhaiah have compelled the attention of Indians as well as foreigners to the critical viability of studying Indian English literature with its own peculiar manifestation of imaginative power and significance. The present study deals with a survey of post-Independence fiction from the period 1950 to 1975, with an analysis of the humanistic concerns in the novels of the said period, of writers like Sudhindra Nath Ghosh, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Manohar Malgonkar. Khushwant Singh, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Kamala Markandaya. The study deals with the analysis of Indian and Western literary historians like  K. R. Srinivas Iyengar, M.K. Naik, H.M. Williams and William Walsh, their approaches and views.

Keywords: Humanity, Humanistic concerns, Pre-Independent Indian English Fiction, Post-Independent Indian English Fiction.