Swarnakumari Debi - Bengali Female Writer

Swarnakumari Debi: Bengali Female Writer unpacks the scholarship of the 19th century Bengal luminary, and assesses her works in a contemporary context. It will benefit the researchers in Literature, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, and Culture Studies, as well as general readers interested in the life and work of Debi.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Pattern of Life, Education, Creativity: Situating Swarnakumari Debi; 2. Tumi Kon Akasher Tara?: Birth, Early Childhood and Youthful Days; 3. Debi's Poems, Songs, Plays; 4. Debi's Essays and Short Stories; 5. Itihaser Hatchhani: Mapping Debi's Historical Novels; 6. Onyo Bhuboner Khonje: Debi's Social Novels; 7. Debi as Editor and Contributor of Bharati; 8. Debi's Role in Various Spheres and Her Demise; Appendix: Bharati's Contributors and Content; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Trayee Sinha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Women's Studies at Diamond Harbour Women's University, India.

Summary

Swarnakumari Debi: Bengali Female Writer unpacks the scholarship of the 19th century Bengal luminary, and assesses her works in a contemporary context. It will benefit the researchers in Literature, Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and Culture Studies, as well as general readers interested in the life and work of Debi.

Product details

• Authors: Trayee Sinha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032772660
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277266-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Literature & literary studies, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, HISTORY / Asia / South / General