The essays in this book lay emphasis on the interaction between English and other Indian languages, and how power relations add a degree of tension to this interaction. The book looks closely at how translation plays a major role in constructing an alternate nation and also focuses on Tamil to give a counterpoint.
The essays in this book lay emphasis on the interaction between English and other Indian languages, and how power relations add a degree of tension to this interaction. The book looks closely at how translation plays a major role in constructing an alternate nation and also focuses on Tamil to give a counterpoint.
G. J. V. Prasad is Professor of English at the Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Preface Part I: India, English, Translation 1. A Minute Stretching into Centuries: Macaulay, English and India 2. Translating Dalit Tamil Literature into English 3. Tamil, Hindi, English: A New Ménage à Trois 4. Trans-creating India(s): The Nation in English Translation 5. Karnad, Tughlaq, India Part II: Indian English Literature and the Nation 6. Writing India Writing English 7. Romance in the West: Toru Dutt the Novelist 8. 'Food for Thought': The Tamil World of R. K. Narayan 9. Always in the Poet's Eye: Nissim Ezekiel's India 10. India in Verse: The Indian English Nation 11. Terrifying Tara: The Angst of the Family. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Preface Part I: India, English, Translation 1. A Minute Stretching into Centuries: Macaulay, English and India 2. Translating Dalit Tamil Literature into English 3. Tamil, Hindi, English: A New Ménage à Trois 4. Trans-creating India(s): The Nation in English Translation 5. Karnad, Tughlaq, India Part II: Indian English Literature and the Nation 6. Writing India Writing English 7. Romance in the West: Toru Dutt the Novelist 8. 'Food for Thought': The Tamil World of R. K. Narayan 9. Always in the Poet's Eye: Nissim Ezekiel's India 10. India in Verse: The Indian English Nation 11. Terrifying Tara: The Angst of the Family. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
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