Literature and Nation - Britain and India 1800-1990

Informationen zum Autor Richard Allen is a Senior Lecturer in Literature at The Open University, Harish Trivedi is Professor of English at the University of Delhi. Klappentext Perhaps no two nations in modern times have had a more complex cultural engagement than imperial Britain and colonised India. This unique anthology of stories, poems, historical documents and extracts from novels - most unavailable elsewhere - enables readers to examine the cultures of these two countries in an integrated way. Introductory chapters by Richard Allen and Harish Trivedi and others set out agendas for reconsideration of classic texts from the period. Major themes include:The British nation and the coloniesLiterature, nation and revolutionPoetry and nationLiberal dilemmas in England and IndiaGandhian nationalismIndependence and afterPost-colonial hybridityLiterature and Nation helps readers understand how critical thinking in the post-colonial area has developed. It also extends the field of post-colonial studies by presenting fresh primary materials translated into English from other languages. It is essential reading for all those interested in Britain and India, in colonial and post-colonial discourse, and in the interface of literature and history. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to deal with the culture of Britain and India over the past two hundred years in an integrated way. Previously unavailable texts make this an invaluable resource for all those interested in British and Indian literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, How to use this book 1 Literature and history 2 First encounters: works by Sir William Jones and others 3 The British nation and the colonies: Mansfield Park 4 Literature, nation and revolution: A Tale of Two Cities 5 The White Man's Burden: Kim 6 Poetry and nation: W.B. Yeats 7 Liberal dilemmas in England and India: A Passage to India 8 Gandhian nationalism: Kanthapura 9 Fragmenting nations and lives: Sunlight on a Broken Column 10 A post-colonial world: Look Back in Anger and The Enigma of Arrival 11 Post-colonial hybridity: Midnight's Children, Related Texts, Index....

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• Authors: Richard (Johns Hopkins University Allen, Richard (The Open University Allen, Richard Trivedi Allen, Rick Trivedi Allen
• Assisted by: Richard Allen (Editor), Harish Trivedi (Editor), Trivedi Harish (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2001
• EAN: 9780415212069
• ISBN: 978-0-415-21206-9
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Cultural Studies, English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Colonialism & imperialism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: general, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence