English Heart, Hindi Heartland - The Political Life of Literature in India

Zusatztext "[A] scholarly! readable book. . . . Highly recommended." Informationen zum Autor Rashmi Sadana is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at George Mason University. Klappentext Examines Delhi's postcolonial literary world! its institutions! prizes! publishers! writers! and translators! and the cultural geographies of key neighborhoods in light of colonial histories and the globalization of English. This title undertakes a study of literary culture that probes the connections between place! language! and text. "[A] scholarly, readable book. . . . Highly recommended."--K. T l lyan"CHOICE" (03/01/2013) Zusammenfassung Examines Delhi's postcolonial literary world, its institutions, prizes, publishers, writers, and translators, and the cultural geographies of key neighborhoods in light of colonial histories and the globalization of English. This title undertakes a study of literary culture that probes the connections between place, language, and text.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rashmi Sadana, Sadana Rashmi
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780520269576
• ISBN: 978-0-520-26957-6
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Flashpoints (University of Cal; Flashpoints
• Categorie: Narrativa; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: postcolonial literature