This book is a history of narratives written in Assamese language and its relation to the process of region formation. It argues that the criteria to identify the transformation of the Brahmaputra Valley and Assamese literature should be examined through the mapping of inter-community relations.
This book is a history of narratives written in Assamese language and its relation to the process of region formation. It argues that the criteria to identify the transformation of the Brahmaputra Valley and Assamese literature should be examined through the mapping of inter-community relations.
Manjeet Baruah is Assistant Professor, School of Translation Studies and Training, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface. Acknowledgements Part I. Situating the Problem. Introduction 1. The Valley, 'Border' and the Question of Order 2. Buranjis and Sankari Culture: Language and Narrative in Pre-colonial Textual Traditions 3. Language Shift and Narrative: Pre-colonial Continental Crossroad to Colonial Frontier. Conclusion Part II. Literature and Socio-spatial Relations. Introduction 4. Language and Narrative: Negotiating between Difference and Contradiction 5. Narrative and Social Base: The Irony of Breakdown 6. Reinventing Frontier Narrative. Conclusion. Appendix: (a) An Account of Text and Social Origin of Author (b) Translations of Essays and Letters in Bahni. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Preface. Acknowledgements Part I. Situating the Problem. Introduction 1. The Valley, 'Border' and the Question of Order 2. Buranjis and Sankari Culture: Language and Narrative in Pre-colonial Textual Traditions 3. Language Shift and Narrative: Pre-colonial Continental Crossroad to Colonial Frontier. Conclusion Part II. Literature and Socio-spatial Relations. Introduction 4. Language and Narrative: Negotiating between Difference and Contradiction 5. Narrative and Social Base: The Irony of Breakdown 6. Reinventing Frontier Narrative. Conclusion. Appendix: (a) An Account of Text and Social Origin of Author (b) Translations of Essays and Letters in Bahni. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
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