G. S. Amur

Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (Kannada: ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರ; 8 May 1925 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of India.

G.S. Amur
BornGururaja ShyamacharyaAmur
(1925-05-08)8 May 1925
Bommanahalli, Dharwad District, Karnataka state, India
Died28 September 2020(2020-09-28) (aged 95)[1]
OccupationWriter
Professor
LanguageKannada,
English,
Sanskrit,
Marathi
NationalityIndian
GenreLiterary Criticism
Notable awardsPampa award,
Sahitya Akademi Award,
Bendre Award,
Rajyotsava Award,
State award
SpouseShantha Anur
RelativesK. S. Amur

Career

Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University, Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A., Amur worked as a Professor of English at the Karnatak University, Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He was married to Shanta Amur and resided in Dharwad.

Awards

Death

Amur died on 28 September, 2020 due to age related ailments at the age of 95.[8]

Bibliography

Kannada
  • Ninda Hejje (2004)
  • Bendre Kaavya (2003)
  • Kannada Kathana Sahitya: Sanna Kathe (2003)
  • Seemollanghana (2002)
  • Kathanashastra (2001)
  • Shantinath Desai (2000)
  • Amrutavaahini (2000)
  • Bendrekaavyada Pratimaaloka (2000)
  • Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (2000)
  • Kaadambariya Swaroopa (1999)
  • Viraata Purusha: Shriranga Saraswata Sameekshe (1998)
  • Saatvika Patha (1995)
  • Kannada Kathana Sahitya: Kaadambari (1994)
  • Comedy (1993)
  • Vyavasaaya (1992)
  • Bhuvanada Bhagya (1991)
  • Arthaloka (1988)
  • A.N. Krishnarayaru (1987)
  • Kannada Kaadambariya Belevanige (1983)

English
  • Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (1994)
  • Creations & Transcreations (1992)
  • Forbidden Fruit, Views on Indo-Anglian Fiction (1992)
  • A.N. Krishnarao (1987)
  • Colonial Consciousness in Commonwealth Literature (1984)
  • Essays on Comparative Literature and Linguistics (1984)
  • Images and Impressions: Essays Mainly on Contemporary Indian Literature (1979)
  • The Concept of Comedy: A Re-statement (1963)

Anthologies

Kannada

  • Koralu Kolalu: Collection of critical articles on modern kannada poetry (2006)
  • Anthology of Selected Plays of Sriranga (2005)
  • Swatantryottara Sannakathegalu (2004)
  • Avala Kathegalu (1999)
  • Selected Kannada Short Stories (1993)

Essays

English

  • The River, the Lotus Pond and the Ruined Temple: An Essay on Symbolism in RK Narayan's Novels (1985)
  • Philip Roth's My Life as a Man: Portrait of the Artist as a Trapped Husband (1984)
  • The Beautiful and the Necessary: A Note on Emerson's Idea of Form (1983)
  • Marriage as Symbolic Strategy in Seeta, Esmond in India and The Serpent and the Rope (1981)
  • Theme, Structure, and Symbol in The Catcher in the Rye (1969)
  • Self-Recognition in The Serpent and The Rope
  • A Saint for Malgudi: A New Look at R.K. Narayan’s The Guide
  • Hellenic Heroines and Sexless Angels: Images of Women in Forster's Novels

References
  1. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಖ್ಯಾತ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಮೂರ ವಿಧಿವಶ (in Kannada)
  2. "ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರಗೆ 'ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ'" [Nrupatunga Award for G. S. Amur] (in Kannada). Prajavani.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Masti award for G S Amur". Deccan Herald. Bangalore,India. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. "G.S. Amur, Lalitha Naik among those chosen for State awards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  5. "G.S. Amur receives Bendre Award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  6. "51 chosen for Rajyotsava award: Amur, Sudha, Simha among recipients". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  7. "Awards and Fellowships". Sahitya Akademi. Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. "Eminent writer and Sahitya akademi awardee GS Amur dies at 95". NDTV. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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