Echo of Karun Rasa in Modernist Poetry with Especial Reference to the Waste Land

Abstract

This article attempts to explore the presence of Karun rasa in modern poetry with especial reference to The Waste Land by applying the magnetic theory propounded by the Sanskrit aesthetician Bharata Muni in his magnum opus Natyashastra a treatise written on drama. Later on this theory was developed and enriched by the rhetorician Abhinavgupta.