Politics of nation formation in twentieth-century English-Indian fiction : Kipling, Forster, Rao, Narayan, Anand, and Rushdie, The
Colonies in literature English fiction Imperialism in literature Indic fiction (English) Nationalism and literature Nationalism in literature Social action in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc sähkökirjat
Edwin Mellen Press
2011
EISBN 9780773420250
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
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
