| Remapping the Indian Postcolonial Canon: Remap, Reimagine and Retranslate 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Menon, Nirmala (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137537973 ISBN-13: 9781137537973 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 2016958532 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 8.61" (0.82 lbs) 201 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book critically examines the postcolonial canon, questioning both the disproportionate attention to texts written in English and their overuse in attempts to understand the postcolonial condition. The author addresses the non-representation of Indian literature in theory, and the inadequacy of generalizing postcolonial experiences and subjectivities based on literature produced in one language (English). It argues that, while postcolonial scholarship has successfully challenged Eurocentrism, it is now time to extend the dimensions beyond Anglophone and Francophone literatures to include literatures in other languages such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Tagalog, and Swahili. |