Thursday, February 4, 2016

Discuss the romantic element of her poetry.

If we were to speak from a general point of view about
Naidu's work, I think that we can draw some references from Romanticism.  The lyrical
nature of her work is highly Romantic.  When she asserts that her voice is akin to
birds' singing, one is reminded of how the Romantic thinkers saw poetry, nature, and
individual voice as nearly inseparable.  The fact that Naidu did not flee from her
culture and integrated it openly in her writing is also Romantic.  It is akin to
Romanticism because it seeks to bring the subjective experience into one's work and
because it also does not hesitate to bringing a new narrative into the discussion,
widening the understanding of the discourse.  Romantic thinkers were driven and animated
by the idea of including more voices and Naidu sought to bring her Indian voice into her
work.  Finally, similar to Lord Byron and other Romantic thinkers who pledged their
loyalty to political causes as an extension of their work, Naidu was highly active in
the Indian struggle for Independence and the need to bring unity to the subcontinent
schism between Hindus and Muslims.

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