Depiction of Eroticism in Vikram Seth’s poems
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs states that one of the most primary needs in mankind is that of sex and therefore it can come as no surprise that eroticism is one of the oldest avenues in which writers have expressed their passion from advent of literature. From the Biblical Song of Songs that uses a euphemistic approach to sexuality to modern poetry that is content to depict sexual acts blatantly, although eroticism may have altered in its style and its portrayal may have changed, its presence has not. Vikram Seth is a poet of the modern era but he is far from restricted to it. Seth’s style encompasses all that is relevant in the meter centric format of the past with
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs states that one of the most primary needs in mankind is that of sex and therefore it can come as no surprise that eroticism is one of the oldest avenues in which writers have expressed their passion from advent of literature. From the Biblical Song of Songs that uses a euphemistic approach to sexuality to modern poetry that is content to depict sexual acts blatantly, although eroticism may have altered in its style and its portrayal may have changed, its presence has not. Vikram Seth is a poet of the modern era but he is far from restricted to it. Seth’s style encompasses all that is relevant in the meter centric format of the past with