Re-Orientalism and Indian Writing in English
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Asian, Theory
| Author: | L. Lau, O. Dwivedi | ISBN: | 9781137401564 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | September 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | L. Lau, O. Dwivedi |
| ISBN: | 9781137401564 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | September 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
At its most basic, re-Orientalism is defined as forms of Orientalism practiced and manifested by Orientals in representing the Orient. This book looks at the application and discourse of re-Orientalism in contemporary Indian and South Asian writing in English, particularly social realism fiction.
At its most basic, re-Orientalism is defined as forms of Orientalism practiced and manifested by Orientals in representing the Orient. This book looks at the application and discourse of re-Orientalism in contemporary Indian and South Asian writing in English, particularly social realism fiction.
