Routledge Handbook of Bangladeshi Literary Cultures

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This handbook offers an in-depth exploration of Bangladesh's traditional and modern literary cultures, examining its ideological foundations, dominant modes of expression, and marginalized voices. It traces the evolution of a distinctly Bangladeshi ethos—a process rooted in deep historical currents that gained momentum through colonial decline, the rise of nationalism, the intricate dynamics of Hindu-Muslim relations, as well as tension between the two wings of Pakistan following partition.Covering the major forms of modern writing in the country, this volume is particularly significant given the socio-cultural conditions prevailing across the Global South. In Bangladesh, as in many similar contexts, these conditions present formidable challenges to achieving gender equality, making this literary examination both timely and essential.First of its kind written by prominent Bangladeshi scholars, this handbook will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of Bangladesh studies, cultural studies, literature, literary cultures, postcolonial studies, critical theory, South Asian studies, linguistics, diaspora studies and sociology.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-01
Mått:174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367535667

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Kaiser Haq is a distinguished poet, translator, and academic. Before joining the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), he taught for 41 years at the University of Dhaka, where he earned his BA Honours and MA degrees.Shamsad Mortuza is Professor of English at the University of Dhaka, a scholar, poet, translator, and columnist. He served as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) from 2018 to 2022.

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1) Introduction: Locating Bangladesh and its Literary Culture Part 1: Ideational and Literary Foundations 2) Context, Text, Identity of Muslim-Bengalis: A Hyphenated Subaltern’s Struggle for Selfhood and Voice 3) Partition and Bangladeshi Literature 4) The Cultural Politics of the 1952 Language Movement and Bangladesh 5) The Literary Practices of Bengali Muslim Writers in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Part 2: Genres and Trends 6) Modernism in Bangladeshi Poetry 7) Bangladeshi Poets and Poetry in Recent Decades 8) Social Realism and the Post-Liberation War Bangladeshi Fiction 9) Modernism and Bangladeshi Fiction 10) Literature of Bangladesh: Belles-Lettres, Travel Writing, and Autobiography (1947-1971) 11) Experimental Trends in Contemporary Bangladeshi Literature 12) The Length and Breadth of Bangladeshi Anglophone Literature Part 3: Women’s Contributions 13) Pioneering Muslim Women Writers of Colonial Bengal (1876-1947) 14) The Rise of Bangladeshi Writing: Women Writers (1947-1971) 15) Feminism and Women Writers of Bangladesh: Liberation to Contemporary Era Part 4: Performative and Visual Arts 16) The Indigenous Theatre of Bangladesh 17) Mystical and Devotional Lyrics: From Bhakti Poetry to Bauls 18) Modern Bangladeshi Theatre: A Platform for Social Activism 19) Visual Arts and Bangladeshi Literary Culture 20) The National Cinema of Bangladesh – Fahmida Akhter Part 5: Beyond the Mainstream 21) The Threatened Fringe: Literary Culture of the Indigenous Peoples 22) Urdu in Bangladesh: Maintaining an ‘Imagined Community’ 23) Afterword: Many Directions of Bangladeshi Literary Culture