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Under Western Eyes: India From Milton To Macaulay (Post-Contemporary Interventions)
by Balachandra Rajan (Author),
Duke University Press Books (Publisher)
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Book Description
Spanning nearly two and a half centuries of English literature about India,
"Under Western Eyes" traces the development of an imperial discourse that
governed the English view of India well into the twentieth century. Narrating
this history from its Reformation beginnings to its Victorian consolidation,
Balachandra Rajan tracks this imperial presence through a wide range of literary
and ideological sites. In so doing, he explores from a postcolonial vantage
point collusions of gender, commerce, and empire--while revealing the tensions,
self-deceptions, and conflicts at work within the English imperial design.
Rajan begins with the Portuguese poet Camoes, whose poem celebrating Vasco da
Gama's passage to India becomes, according to
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780822322986
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Duke University Press Books
Publishing Date 1999-04-22
Total Pages 280