Masks of Conquest - Literary Study and British Rule in India

Describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and its function as an effective form of political control

List of contents

Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study
2. Praeparatio Evangelica
3. "One Power, One Mind"
4. Rewriting English
5. Lessons of History
6. The Failure of English
7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

About the author

Gauri Viswanathan

Summary

Describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and its function as an effective form of political control

Product details

• Authors: Gauri Viswanathan, Gauri (Class of 1933 Professor of Eng Viswanathan, Gauri (Class of 1933 Professor of English and Comparative Literature) Viswanathan, Viswanathan Gauri
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2014
• EAN: 9780231171694
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17169-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Literary studies: postcolonial literature