Narrating Cultural Encounter

Representations of India by Select Enlightenment Women Writers

AvArnab Chatterjee

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Del i serien Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature

717 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

Inbunden

2 778 kr

E-bok

849 kr

E-bok

851 kr

Beskrivning

This book interrogates and historicises eighteenth-century British women writers’ responses to India through the novel and travel writing to bring out the polyvalent space arising out of their complex negotiation with the colonial discourse. Though British women enjoyed their privileged racial status as the utilisers of colonial riches, they articulated their voice of dissent when they faced the politics of subordination in their own society and identified them with the marginalised status of the colonised Indians. This brings out the complicity and critique of the colonial discourse of British women writers and foregrounds their ambivalent responses to the colonial project. This book provides detailed textual analysis of the works of Phebe Gibbes, Elizabeth Hamilton, Lady Morgan, Jemima Kindersley and Eliza Fay through critical insights from the idea of the Enlightenment, postcolonial theory and feminist thought. It also foregrounds new perspectives to colonial discourse vis-à-vis the representation of India by locating the dialogic strain within the British narratives about India.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032112008

Utforska kategorier

Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Arnab Chatterjee works as an Assistant Professor of English at Harishchandrapur College, Malda. Having completed graduate and post-graduate degrees at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, he joined Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur, as a substitute teacher for a term of two years under the UGC Faculty Development Programme. He was awarded a Ph.D by Visva-Bharati University in 2019 for his doctoral dissertation titled "Representation of India in Select British Women Novelists and Travel Writers of the Long Eighteenth Century". Chatterjee’s areas of interest include literatures of the Enlightenment, travel writing, theatre studies and history of ideas.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Chapter 1 British Women Writers and India Vis-à-Vis the Context of the Enlightenment Chapter 2 "Enchanting Quarter of the Globe": Representation of India in Phebe Gibbes’s Hartly House, Calcutta Chapter 3 "A Presumptuous Effort": Representation of India in Translations of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah Chapter 4 "My Indian Venture": Representation of India in Lady Morgan’s The Missionary: An Indian Tale Chapter 5 Mapping the Gaze of the British Women Travellers: Representation of India in Jemima Kindersley and Eliza Fay Conclusion