Radha Chakravarty

Novelist Tagore

Gender and Modernity in Selected Texts

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Produktbeschreibung

Using gender and modernity as keystones, this book traces Rabindranath Tagore's evolution as a novelist by analyzing texts such as Chokher Bali, Gora and The Home and the World. Arguing that they cannot be readily assimilated within conventional theoretical frameworks, it explores his reflections on self, sexuality, society and nationalism, reinforcing their complexity and relevance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780415840439
• ISBN-10: 0415840430
• Artikelnr.: 37228057

Autorenporträt

Radha Chakravarty is a literary critic and translator. She teaches English Literature at Gargi College, University of Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Chokher Bali: The Novel of the New Age
2. Gora: Nationalism and the Quest for Identity 3. Quartet: Reason,
Religion and Sexuality 4. The Home and the World: Gender and Nationalism
5. Yogayog: A World in Transition 6. Farewell Song: Romance and Realism 7.
Four Chapters: The Language of Violence. Bibliography. About the Author.
Index.