The Idea of Indian Literature: Gender, Genre, and Comparative Method Volume 41

ISBN-13: 9780810144996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 288 str.

Preetha Mani

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Note on Translation and Transliteration
• Introduction: The Idea of Indian Literature
• 1. Comparative Worldings: The Case of Indian Literatures
• 2. Citations of Sympathy: How the Hindi and Tamil Short Story Gained Preeminence
• 3. Modernist Realism: The Literary Historical Imperative of Postindependence Indian Literatures
• 4. Empathetic Connections: Communalism, Caste, and Feminine Desire in Postindependence Hindi and Tamil Short Stories
• 5. The Right to Write: Authorizing Feminine Desire in the Hindi and Tamil Canons
• Conclusion: Ten Theses on the Idea of Indian Literature
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index