Discourses of empire and commonwealth / edited by Sandra Robinson, Alastair Niven.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, Sandra (Associate Director of Cumberland Lodge), editor.

Niven, Alastair, editor.

Series:

Cross/cultures ; 192.

Cross/cultures: readings in post/colonial literatures and cultures in English ; volume 192

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cumberland Lodge (England).

Commonwealth literature (English)--History and criticism.

Commonwealth literature (English).

Imperialism in literature.

Postcolonialism--Commonwealth countries.

Postcolonialism.

Commonwealth countries.

British colonies.

Decolonization.

Imperialism.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 248 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2016]

Summary:

"In Discourses of Empire and Commonwealth a range of prominent writers and critics reflect on the legacy of imperialism and the role of writers in forging a new, more cosmopolitan identity. The contributors, writing about a wide range of countries, affirm the freedom of the human spirit, even within unjust or oppressive social systems. They show the power of words to illuminate injustices and unite different peoples. Salman Rushdie famously declared that Commonwealth Literature has had its day: this book provides a vital antidote to this idea. Editors Sandra Robinson and Alastair Niven have put together this mixture of personal reflections, critical overviews, historical re-evaluations and creative works to illustrate the vitality of this genre."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Aspects of Commonwealth Literature

Commonwealth Literature Studies: Writers versus Critics / Hena Maes-Jelinek Maes-Jelinek, Hena 3

Out the Box? / Dennis Walder Walder, Dennis 17

First Language: Yours, Mine, Ours / Sanjukta Dasgupta Dasgupta, Sanjukta 23

Cristóbal Colón/Cristoforo Colombo/Christopher Columbus: What's in a Name? Translation and Politics in a Postcolonial World / Amanda Hopkinson Hopkinson, Amanda 37

Gitanjali 100 Years On: Tagore for Today and for the Future / William Radice Radice, William 45

Folk, Modern, Oriental, Dramatic or Communist: Translating Tagore into Hungarian / Imre Bangha Bangha, Imre 57

Tagore's Poetry: What It Can Teach Us / Ketaki Kushari Dyson Dyson, Ketaki Kushari 75

Autobiographical

Empire and Me: An Indian Testimony / Harish Trivedi Trivedi, Harish 87

My Life Journey into the Empire of Nobodies, Rogues, "Peoples without History" and Associated History Wars: Origins of the Fatal Attraction of an Historian to 'Non-history' / Ian Duffield Duffield, Ian 99

Growing Up in Malta and Empire Influence / Daniel Massa Massa, Daniel 113

The View from Elsewhere: Fiji / Satendra Nandan Nandan, Satendra 125

A Post-Imperial Life / Kaye Whiteman Whiteman, Kaye 133

The View from Elsewhere: Australia / Peter Porter Porter, Peter 143

Many Worlds, Many Selves / Meira Chand Chand, Meira 145

The View from Elsewhere: Egypt / Penelope Lively Lively, Penelope 153

Aspects of Empire

A Sweet, Just, Boyish Master: The Repressed Soul of the Empire-Man / Jake Arnott Arnott, Jake 159

Tagore, the Elmhirsts, and Dartington: Some Unexpected Educational Connections / Ursula King King, Ursula 167

His Natural Life and Natural Rights: An Inquiry into Philosophical, Literary, and Legal Themes / Sandra Robinson Robinson, Sandra 183

Creative Works

Cactus Town / Aamer Hussein Hussein, Aamer 201

A Season of Disillusion / Margaret Busby Busby, Margaret 213

Heaven's Edge / Romesh Gunesekera Gunesekera, Romesh 219

Interrogation / Jack Mapanje Mapanje, Jack 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004322776

9004322779

OCLC:

956340445