Colonial narratives/cultural dialogues : discoveries of India in the language of colonialism /

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Using Shakespeare as a case in point, the author shows how the study of English literature was implicated in the ideology of the empires in colonies such as India. In the modern post-independence era, the author argues that such literary studies continue to promote Western culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singh, Jyotsna G., 1951-
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Literature and anthropology > England > History > 17th century.
Literature and anthropology > England > History > 18th century.
Anglo-Indian literature > History and criticism.
English literature > Appreciation > India.
English literature > Indic influences.
British > India > Intellectual life.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Renaissance > England.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Historiography.
India > In literature.
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/96007428-d.html
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction 1. Discoveries, Encounters, Spectacles: Colonial Beginnings 2. English Nabobs: Eighteenth Century Orientalism, 3. The Gendering of Empire 4. Shakespeare and the 'Civilizing Mission' 5. 'The Blind Age': Discovering the Postcolonial Nation

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