Literary India: Comparative Studies in Aesthetics, Colonialism, and Culture (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)

This anthology explores the possibilities of a non-Eurocentric comparative literature. Contributors explain and analyze a variety of material from the Indian literary tradition, examining both its indigenous development and its relations with the West. In doing this, they draw upon and develop ideas from cultural criticism, literary theory, linguistics, and Indology. This book begins with an examination of Indian and Western views on basic concerns of literary theory and aesthetics: authorship, genre, and literary language. Specific works of Indian literature are discussed, as are the striking similarities between eighth-century Sanskrit romances and Shakespeare's late plays; the indirect links of Asian folk and popular dramatic traditions with Bertolt Brecht's epic theater; the oppositional parallelism that marks Kipling's Kim and Tagore's Gora; the suggestive variations on the theme of exile in contemporary Indian cinema and Sophocles' Theban plays. The book ends with a re-consideration of post-colonial theory drawing on both Indian and European sources. cover......Page 1 ©......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 9 INTRODUCTION: MULTICULTURAL COMPARATISM......Page 10 Bibliography......Page 15 PART I INDIA AND THE STUDY OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE......Page 16 1 Beauty, Politics, and Cultural Otherness: The Bias of Literary Difference Patrick Colm Hogan......Page 17 Notes......Page 49 Bibliography......Page 52 PART II THEORIZING CULTURAL DIFFERENCE AND CROSS-CULTURAL INVARIANCE: AUTHORS, READERS, AND LITERARY LANGUAGE......Page 59 2 The Question of Authorship in Indian Literature Jeffrey Ebbesen......Page 60 Notes......Page 71 3 The Genre Theory in Sanskrit Poetics V. K. Chari......Page 76 Notes......Page 91 4 The Yolk in the Pea-Hen's Egg Language as the Ultimate Reality W. P. Lehmann......Page 94 Bibliography......Page 111 PART III INTERPRETING CULTURAL DIFFERENCE AND CROSS-CULTURAL INVARIANCE: PRECOLONIAL, COLONIAL, AND POSTCOLONIAL......Page 113 5 Patriarchy and Paranoia: Imaginary Infidelity in Uttararamacarita and The Winter's Tale Lalita Pandit......Page 114 Notes......Page 141 Bibliography......Page 142 6 Ray's Devi Norman N. Holland......Page 147 7 The Poetics of Exile and the Politics of Home* Una Chaudhuri......Page 153 Notes......Page 160 PART IV HYBRIDITY AND UNIVERSALS: AN INTERLUDE......Page 162 8 A Sense of Detail and a Sense of Order: Anita Desai Interviewed by Lalita Pandit......Page 163 PART V INTERPRETING LITERARY CONTACT: TRANSLATION, INFLUENCE, AND WRITING BACK......Page 183 9 Translating Indian Literary Texts into English P. K. Saha......Page 184 Notes......Page 195 10 Nautanki and the Struggle for Independence, National Integration, and Social Change: A Brechtian Analysis Darius L. Swann......Page 197 Notes......Page 211 11 Caste, Race, and Nation: History and Dialectic in Rabindranath Tagore's Gora......Page 215 Bibliography......Page 240 PART VI THEORIZING COLONIAL CONTACT: HYBRID IDENTITIES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF POSTCOLONIAL CULTURE......Page 242 12 The Postcolonial Critic: Homi Bhabha Interviewed by David Bennett and Terry Collits......Page 243 13 Culture, State, and the Rediscovery of Indian Politics Ashis Nandy......Page 261 Notes......Page 276 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS......Page 281 INDEX......Page 283 The Poetics of Exile and the Politics of Home......Page 8 Beauty, Politics, And Cultural Otherness : The Bias Of Literary Difference / Patrick Colm Hogan -- Question Of Authorship In Indian Literature / Jeffery Ebbesen -- Genre Theory In Sanskrit Poetics / V.k. Chari -- Yolk In The Pea-hen's Egg : Language As The Ultimate Reality / W.p. Lehmann -- Patriarchy And Paranoia : Imaginary Infidelity In Uttararāmacarita And The Winter's Tale / Lalita Pandit -- Ray's Devi / Norman N. Holland -- Poetics Of Exile And The Politics Of Home / Una Chaudhuri -- Sense Of Detail And A Sense Of Order : Anita Desai Interviewed By / Lalita Pandit -- Translating Indian Literary Texts Into English / P.k. Saha -- Nautankī And The Struggle For Independence, National Integration, And Social Change : Brechtian Analysis / Darius L. Swann -- Caste, Race, And Nation : History And Dialectic In Rabindranath Tagore's Gora / Lalita Pandit -- Postcolonial Critic : Homi Bhabha Interviewed By / David Bennett And Terry Collits -- Culture, State, And The Rediscovery Of Indian Politics / Ashis Nandy. Edited By Patrick Colm Hogan And Lalita Pandit.n Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

this Anthology Explores The Possibilities Of A Non-eurocentric Comparative Literature. Contributors Explain And Analyze A Variety Of Material From The Indian Literary Tradition, Examining Both Its Indigenous Development And Its Relations With The West. In Doing This, They Draw Upon And Develop Ideas From Cultural Criticism, Literary Theory, Linguistics, And Indology.