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New readings in the literature of British India, c. 1780-1947, Shafquat Towheed (ed.)
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- Summary
- The contributions to this book amply demonstrate the richness, vitality, and complexity of the colonial transactions between Britain and India over the last two centuries, and they do so by approaching the topic from a specific perspective: by interpreting the rubric 'new readings' as broadly, creatively, and productively as possible. They cover a wide range of literary responses and genres: eighteenth-century drama, the gothic novel, verse, autobiography, history, religious writing, journalism, women's memoirs, travel writing, popular fiction, and the modernist novel. Brought together in one
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 330 pages)
- Contents
-
- Introduction; 1. Colonialism, Slavery, and Religion on Stage: Late Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists, the Hastings Trial, and the Making of British India; 2. India as Gothic Horror: Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer and Images of Juggernaut in Early Nineteenth-Century Missionary Writing; 3. Intrepid Traveller, "She-Merchant," or Colonialist Historiographer: Reading Eliza Fay's Original Letters; 4. The British Woman Traveller in India: Cultural Intimacy and Interracial Kinshipin Fanny Parks's Wanderings of a Pilgrimin Search of the Picturesque
- 5. Inconsequential Lives: The Voyage Outand Anglo-Indian Fictions of Voyaging and Domesticity6. Remade Womanhoods, Refashioned Modernities: The Construction of "Good Womanhood" in Annisa, an Early Twentieth-Century Women's Magazine in Urdu; 7. Abu'l-A'la Mawdudi: British India and the Politics of Popular Islamic Texts; 8. Memoirs of Maharanis: The Politics of Marriage, Companionship, and Love in Late-Colonial Princely India; 9. The Reception of Marie Corelli in India; 10. "The Sahib try to kiss me": The Construction of the Queer Subaltern in J.R. Ackerley's Hindoo Holiday
- 11. Cultural Contestations in the Literary Market Place: Reading Raja Rao's Kanthapuraand Aubrey Menen's The Prevalence of Witches12. Casualty of War, Casualty of Empire: Mulk Raj Anand in England; Contributors
- Isbn
- 9783838256733
- Label
- New readings in the literature of British India, c. 1780-1947
- Title
- New readings in the literature of British India, c. 1780-1947
- Statement of responsibility
- Shafquat Towheed (ed.)
- Subject
-
- Anglo-Indian literature
- Anglo-Indian literature -- History and criticism
- Colonies in literature
- Colonies in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Englisch
- English literature -- Indic influences
- English literature -- Indic influences
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Relations | India
- Großbritannien
- India
- India -- In literature
- India -- Relations -- Great Britain
- Indic literature (English)
- Indic literature (English) -- History and criticism
- Indien
- Indienbild
- International relations
- Kulturkontakt
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literatur
- Literature
- Travelers' writings, English
- Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The contributions to this book amply demonstrate the richness, vitality, and complexity of the colonial transactions between Britain and India over the last two centuries, and they do so by approaching the topic from a specific perspective: by interpreting the rubric 'new readings' as broadly, creatively, and productively as possible. They cover a wide range of literary responses and genres: eighteenth-century drama, the gothic novel, verse, autobiography, history, religious writing, journalism, women's memoirs, travel writing, popular fiction, and the modernist novel. Brought together in one
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 820.9/954
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9485.2
- LC item number
- .N48 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Towheed, Shafquat
- Series statement
- Studies in English literatures,
- Series volume
- 9
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Anglo-Indian literature
- Travelers' writings, English
- Indic literature (English)
- English literature
- India
- Colonies in literature
- Great Britain
- India
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Anglo-Indian literature
- Colonies in literature
- English literature
- Indic literature (English)
- International relations
- Literature
- Travelers' writings, English
- Great Britain
- India
- Indienbild
- Kulturkontakt
- Literatur
- Großbritannien
- Indien
- Englisch
- Label
- New readings in the literature of British India, c. 1780-1947, Shafquat Towheed (ed.)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction; 1. Colonialism, Slavery, and Religion on Stage: Late Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists, the Hastings Trial, and the Making of British India; 2. India as Gothic Horror: Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer and Images of Juggernaut in Early Nineteenth-Century Missionary Writing; 3. Intrepid Traveller, "She-Merchant," or Colonialist Historiographer: Reading Eliza Fay's Original Letters; 4. The British Woman Traveller in India: Cultural Intimacy and Interracial Kinshipin Fanny Parks's Wanderings of a Pilgrimin Search of the Picturesque
- 5. Inconsequential Lives: The Voyage Outand Anglo-Indian Fictions of Voyaging and Domesticity6. Remade Womanhoods, Refashioned Modernities: The Construction of "Good Womanhood" in Annisa, an Early Twentieth-Century Women's Magazine in Urdu; 7. Abu'l-A'la Mawdudi: British India and the Politics of Popular Islamic Texts; 8. Memoirs of Maharanis: The Politics of Marriage, Companionship, and Love in Late-Colonial Princely India; 9. The Reception of Marie Corelli in India; 10. "The Sahib try to kiss me": The Construction of the Queer Subaltern in J.R. Ackerley's Hindoo Holiday
- 11. Cultural Contestations in the Literary Market Place: Reading Raja Rao's Kanthapuraand Aubrey Menen's The Prevalence of Witches12. Casualty of War, Casualty of Empire: Mulk Raj Anand in England; Contributors
- Control code
- 874563495
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 330 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9783838256733
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Publisher number
- EB00655070
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)874563495
- Label
- New readings in the literature of British India, c. 1780-1947, Shafquat Towheed (ed.)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction; 1. Colonialism, Slavery, and Religion on Stage: Late Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists, the Hastings Trial, and the Making of British India; 2. India as Gothic Horror: Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer and Images of Juggernaut in Early Nineteenth-Century Missionary Writing; 3. Intrepid Traveller, "She-Merchant," or Colonialist Historiographer: Reading Eliza Fay's Original Letters; 4. The British Woman Traveller in India: Cultural Intimacy and Interracial Kinshipin Fanny Parks's Wanderings of a Pilgrimin Search of the Picturesque
- 5. Inconsequential Lives: The Voyage Outand Anglo-Indian Fictions of Voyaging and Domesticity6. Remade Womanhoods, Refashioned Modernities: The Construction of "Good Womanhood" in Annisa, an Early Twentieth-Century Women's Magazine in Urdu; 7. Abu'l-A'la Mawdudi: British India and the Politics of Popular Islamic Texts; 8. Memoirs of Maharanis: The Politics of Marriage, Companionship, and Love in Late-Colonial Princely India; 9. The Reception of Marie Corelli in India; 10. "The Sahib try to kiss me": The Construction of the Queer Subaltern in J.R. Ackerley's Hindoo Holiday
- 11. Cultural Contestations in the Literary Market Place: Reading Raja Rao's Kanthapuraand Aubrey Menen's The Prevalence of Witches12. Casualty of War, Casualty of Empire: Mulk Raj Anand in England; Contributors
- Control code
- 874563495
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 330 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9783838256733
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- EB00655070
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)874563495
Subject
- Anglo-Indian literature
- Anglo-Indian literature -- History and criticism
- Colonies in literature
- Colonies in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Englisch
- English literature -- Indic influences
- English literature -- Indic influences
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Relations | India
- Großbritannien
- India
- India -- In literature
- India -- Relations -- Great Britain
- Indic literature (English)
- Indic literature (English) -- History and criticism
- Indien
- Indienbild
- International relations
- Kulturkontakt
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literatur
- Literature
- Travelers' writings, English
- Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism
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