Theo Damsteegt

List of John Benjamins publications for which Theo Damsteegt plays a role.

Through an analysis of some of the dialogues in a play by Girirāj Kiśor based on the Mahābhārata, this article shows that one of the themes of the play is that of subjects being dominated by a ruler and protesting against that dominance. The analysis also shows how a woman, Draupadī, has… read more
Damsteegt, Theo 2009 The Hindi Pluperfect as a Narrative DeviceArchív Orientální 77:3, pp. 219–232 | Article
This article deals with the use of the pluperfect as a narrative device in six short stories written by the Hindi-author Kamleśvar and published in 1964. The article distinguishes two ways of using the “absolute” pluperfect, that is, the pluperfect found in a context other than retroversions. The… read more
The social-psychological Hindi play Narmedh (1970), written by Girirāj Kiśor, has as its main character a woman whose husband and sons break with tradition in regard to marriage. Because of her own experiences, she wishes to maintain her family but at the same time she feels guilty about those… read more