Isbn: 9781438432007 - colonizing the realm of words: the transformation of tamil literature in nineteenth-century south india (suny series in hindu studies) (13 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: New. Details the transformation of Tamil literary culture that came with colonialism and the encounter with Western modernity.A true tour de force, this book documents the transformation of one Indian literature, Tamil, under the impact of colonialism and Western modernity. While Tamil is a living language, it is also India's second oldest classical language next to Sanskrit, and has a literary history that goes back over two thousand years. On the basis of extensive archival research, Sascha Ebeling tackles a host of issues pertinent to Tamil elite literary production and consumption during the nineteenth century. These include the functioning and decline of traditional systems in which poet-scholars were patronized by religious institutions, landowners, and local kings; the anatomy of changes in textual practices, genres, styles, poetics, themes, tastes, and audiences; and the role of literature in the politics of social reform, gender, and incipient nationalism. The work concludes with a discussion of the most striking literary development of the time-the emergence of the Tamil novel. …

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Paperback. Condición: New. Details the transformation of Tamil literary culture that came with colonialism and the encounter with Western modernity.A true tour de force, this book documents the transformation of one Indian literature, Tamil, under the impact of colonialism and Western modernity. While Tamil is a living language, it is also India's second oldest classical language next to Sanskrit, and has a literary history that goes back over two thousand years. On the basis of extensive archival research, Sascha Ebeling tackles a host of issues pertinent to Tamil elite literary production and consumption during the nineteenth century. These include the functioning and decline of traditional systems in which poet-scholars were patronized by religious institutions, landowners, and local kings; the anatomy of changes in textual practices, genres, styles, poetics, themes, tastes, and audiences; and the role of literature in the politics of social reform, gender, and incipient nationalism. The work concludes with a discussion of the most striking literary development of the time-the emergence of the Tamil novel. …

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Colonizing the Realm of Words | The Transformation of Tamil Literature in Nineteenth-Century South India | Sascha Ebeling | Taschenbuch | SUNY series in Hindu Studies | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2011 | SUNY Press | EAN 9781438432007 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…