Images of India in British Fiction: Anglo-India vs. the Metropolis

This book investigates how India was portrayed in British novels and short stories during the heyday of the British Raj. In the tradition of post-colonial studies such as Edward Said's Orientalism, it will be considered in how far fiction by Rudyard Kipling and other writers supported the institution of the Raj by establishing and spreading certain ideas about the Indian sub-continent and the Indian people. In addition, Said's claims concerning the consistency of what he labels Orientalist discourse will be challenged to a certain degree, as British authors who lived in India are more likely to present an image of the country that is at least partly more detailed and nuanced than portrayals of the Indian scene created by writers who never saw the sub-continent.

List of contents

Contents: British fiction - India - British Raj - Anglo-Indian fiction - The image of India in fiction produced in Britain - Edward Said - Imperialism - (Post-)Colonialism.

About the author

Sebastian Horstmann studied English and Music at Osnabrück University, Leibniz University Hannover and SUNY Oswego. His primary research interests include post-colonial studies, film music and bilingual education.

Product details

• Authors: Sebastian Horstmann
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9783631673669
• ISBN: 978-3-631-67366-9
• No. of pages: 374
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 21 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 14): Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur /Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 14): Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur /Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore