The politics of modern Indian language literature : implicit and symptomatic readings / by MK Raghavendra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raghavendra, M. K., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in contemporary literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indic literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Indic literature.

Politics and literature.

Politics in literature.

Literature and society.

Indic literature--Translations into English--History and criticism.

India--Intellectual life--20th century.

India.

Physical Description:

ix, 274 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"Indian literature is produced in a wealth of languages but there is an asymmetry in the exposure the writing gets, which owes partly to the politics of translation into English. This book represents the first comprehensive political scrutiny of the concerns and attitudes of Indian language literature after 1947 to cover such a wide range, including voices from the cultural margins of the nation like Kashmiri and Manipuri, that of women alongside those of minority and marginalized communities. In examining the politics of the writing especially in relation to concerns like nationhood, caste, tradition and modernity, postcoloniality, gender issues and religious conflict, the book goes beyond the declared ideology of each writer to get at covert significations pointing to widely shared but often unacknowledged biases. The book is deeply analytical but lucid and jargon-free and, to those unfamiliar with the writers, it introduces a new keenness into Indian literary criticism to make its objects exciting"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Raghavendra, M. K. Politics of modern Indian language literature

ISBN:

9781032695785

1032695781

9781032695792

103269579X

OCLC:

1407094538

Publisher Number:

99996631087