The politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie /
Maxharraj, Ukë, 1974-
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)
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.
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.
9780773420250 (electronic bk.) 0773420258 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Indic fiction (English)--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism and literature--India.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Social action in literature.
Nationalisme dans la littérature.
Roman anglais--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
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.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR9492.6.N38 / M39 2011eb
823/.9109358
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)
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.
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.
9780773420250 (electronic bk.) 0773420258 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Indic fiction (English)--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Nationalism and literature--India.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Social action in literature.
Nationalisme dans la littérature.
Roman anglais--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
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.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR9492.6.N38 / M39 2011eb
823/.9109358