The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction :: Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie /
The book addresses the intersection of politics and fiction in the process of nation formation in English-Indian fiction during the twentieth century. It does this by explain-ing the position of a writer in the process of decolonization. The central question of this project is the construction in fi...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The book addresses the intersection of politics and fiction in the process of nation formation in English-Indian fiction during the twentieth century. It does this by explain-ing the position of a writer in the process of decolonization. The central question of this project is the construction in fic-tion, of political developments during the processes of nation formation in India, and how an English-Indian novelist re-flects upon these issues. The conflict between colonizers and colonized in India has produced two extremes; the colonial aggressive stance and the native defensive position of f. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (v, 379 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-370) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773420250 0773420258 |
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| contents | Aggressive nationalism in Rudyard Kipling's Kim and E.M. Forster's A passage to India -- What is aggressive nationalism? -- Rudyard Kipling's imperial stance of seeing the white man as a colonial ruler -- E.M. Forster's contradictory stance toward the colonial rule -- The effect of aggressive nationalism -- Defensive nationalism in Raja Rao's Kanthapura and R.K. Narayan's waiting for the Mahatma -- What is defensive nationalism? -- the construction of Gandhian nationalistic thought in fiction -- Urban and rural nationalisms -- The natives' attitude toward the British -- The issues of religion and language in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable -- The role of religion in the process of nation formation -- The merciless form of religion fictionalized in Anand's Untouchable -- The role of language in the process of nation formation -- Anand's writing of Untouchable in a language that was not his own -- The obstacles of the new nation in Salman Rushdie's Midnight's children -- Is the process of nation formation fully accomplished with independence? -- The consequences of nationalism in Rushdie's Midnight's children -- The irresponsibility of political leaders as a threat to the nation -- Rushdie's vision of how the nation could be stable and prosperous -- Conclusion. |
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| spelling | Maxharraj, Ukë, 1974- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjG8tq7m9htgCbm7bwYbgq http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011000486 The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / Uke Maxharraj ; with a foreword by Mohit K. Ray. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011. 1 online resource (v, 379 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-370) and index. Aggressive nationalism in Rudyard Kipling's Kim and E.M. Forster's A passage to India -- What is aggressive nationalism? -- Rudyard Kipling's imperial stance of seeing the white man as a colonial ruler -- E.M. Forster's contradictory stance toward the colonial rule -- The effect of aggressive nationalism -- Defensive nationalism in Raja Rao's Kanthapura and R.K. Narayan's waiting for the Mahatma -- What is defensive nationalism? -- the construction of Gandhian nationalistic thought in fiction -- Urban and rural nationalisms -- The natives' attitude toward the British -- The issues of religion and language in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable -- The role of religion in the process of nation formation -- The merciless form of religion fictionalized in Anand's Untouchable -- The role of language in the process of nation formation -- Anand's writing of Untouchable in a language that was not his own -- The obstacles of the new nation in Salman Rushdie's Midnight's children -- Is the process of nation formation fully accomplished with independence? -- The consequences of nationalism in Rushdie's Midnight's children -- The irresponsibility of political leaders as a threat to the nation -- Rushdie's vision of how the nation could be stable and prosperous -- Conclusion. Print version record. The book addresses the intersection of politics and fiction in the process of nation formation in English-Indian fiction during the twentieth century. It does this by explain-ing the position of a writer in the process of decolonization. The central question of this project is the construction in fic-tion, of political developments during the processes of nation formation in India, and how an English-Indian novelist re-flects upon these issues. The conflict between colonizers and colonized in India has produced two extremes; the colonial aggressive stance and the native defensive position of f. Indic fiction (English) 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090160 English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism and literature India. Imperialism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004979 Colonies in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028570 Social action in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008621 Nationalisme dans la littérature. Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Nationalisme et littérature Inde. Impérialisme dans la littérature. Colonies dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Colonies in literature fast English fiction fast Imperialism in literature fast Indic fiction (English) fast Nationalism and literature fast Nationalism in literature fast Social action in literature fast India fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdx47cDXrRhBXHtbvPwC 1900-1999 fast Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast has work: The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGqrB8wjgV7bBrK3mfXcKb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Maxharraj, Ukë, 1974- Politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011 9780773415027 (DLC) 2010053984 (OCoLC)695390208 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=436478 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Maxharraj, Ukë, 1974- The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / Aggressive nationalism in Rudyard Kipling's Kim and E.M. Forster's A passage to India -- What is aggressive nationalism? -- Rudyard Kipling's imperial stance of seeing the white man as a colonial ruler -- E.M. Forster's contradictory stance toward the colonial rule -- The effect of aggressive nationalism -- Defensive nationalism in Raja Rao's Kanthapura and R.K. Narayan's waiting for the Mahatma -- What is defensive nationalism? -- the construction of Gandhian nationalistic thought in fiction -- Urban and rural nationalisms -- The natives' attitude toward the British -- The issues of religion and language in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable -- The role of religion in the process of nation formation -- The merciless form of religion fictionalized in Anand's Untouchable -- The role of language in the process of nation formation -- Anand's writing of Untouchable in a language that was not his own -- The obstacles of the new nation in Salman Rushdie's Midnight's children -- Is the process of nation formation fully accomplished with independence? -- The consequences of nationalism in Rushdie's Midnight's children -- The irresponsibility of political leaders as a threat to the nation -- Rushdie's vision of how the nation could be stable and prosperous -- Conclusion. Indic fiction (English) 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090160 English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism and literature India. Imperialism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004979 Colonies in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028570 Social action in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008621 Nationalisme dans la littérature. Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Nationalisme et littérature Inde. Impérialisme dans la littérature. Colonies dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Colonies in literature fast English fiction fast Imperialism in literature fast Indic fiction (English) fast Nationalism and literature fast Nationalism in literature fast Social action in literature fast |
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| title | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / |
| title_auth | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / |
| title_exact_search | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / |
| title_full | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / Uke Maxharraj ; with a foreword by Mohit K. Ray. |
| title_fullStr | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / Uke Maxharraj ; with a foreword by Mohit K. Ray. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / Uke Maxharraj ; with a foreword by Mohit K. Ray. |
| title_short | The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : |
| title_sort | politics of nation formation in twentieth century english indian fiction kipling forster rao narayan anand and rushdie |
| title_sub | Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie / |
| topic | Indic fiction (English) 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090160 English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism and literature India. Imperialism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004979 Colonies in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028570 Social action in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008621 Nationalisme dans la littérature. Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Nationalisme et littérature Inde. Impérialisme dans la littérature. Colonies dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Colonies in literature fast English fiction fast Imperialism in literature fast Indic fiction (English) fast Nationalism and literature fast Nationalism in literature fast Social action in literature fast |
| topic_facet | Indic fiction (English) 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism in literature. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Nationalism and literature India. Imperialism in literature. Colonies in literature. Social action in literature. Nationalisme dans la littérature. Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Nationalisme et littérature Inde. Impérialisme dans la littérature. Colonies dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Colonies in literature English fiction Imperialism in literature Indic fiction (English) Nationalism and literature Nationalism in literature Social action in literature India Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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