The Changing World of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English

A Collection of Critical Essays
Herausgeber: Saeed, M. Yousuf; Wong, Mitali P.

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Produktbeschreibung

This international collection of essays examines contemporary English-language poetry from South Asia. The contributors discuss women's issues, the concerns of marginalized groups-such as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern India-social changes in Sri Lanka, and the changing society of Pakistan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9781498574075
• ISBN-10: 1498574076
• Artikelnr.: 56748980

Autorenporträt

Mitali P. Wong is professor and chair of the English Department at Claflin University. M. Yousuf Saeed is associate professor of political science at Claflin University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: South Asia in the Postcolonial Era: A
Socio-Political Overview, by M. Yousuf Saeed Chapter 2: Time, Place, and
Change: The Location of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English, by
Mitali P. Wong Part II: Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Poetry from
India and Bangladesh Chapter 3: Taslima Nasrin and Revathi Kutti: Activists
of the Female Body, by Pramila Venkateswaran Chapter 4: Finding a Home in
the World: Reading Sanjukta Dasgupta's Urban Poetry of Inclusiveness, by
Sutapa Chaudhuri Chapter 5: Outside Margins: Sukrita's Poetic Oeuvre, by
Prem Kumari Srivastava Chapter 6: The Call to Awaken: Feminine Concerns in
Selected Poems of Jayanta Mahapatra, by C.G. Shyamala Part III:
Perspectives on Marginalization in India Chapter 7: Poetry as Witness to
Terror: Life (and Death) in the North-East, by Sanjeeta Aheibam Chapter 8:
Poetry and Cultural Politics: A Reading of Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih's
Poetry, by Arunima Ray Chapter 9: Representations of the Marginalized in
Jaydeep Sarangi's Silent Days, by Angana Dutta Part IV: Perspectives on
Social Changes in Poetry from Sri Lanka Chapter 10: Sri Lankan Modern Tamil
and Sinhala Poetry in English-A Reflection of Societal Changes, by
Sivagowri Sivagurunathan Rajashanthan Chapter 11: Poetry as a Political
Statement: A Study of Jean Arasanayagam's Poetry, by Nayomi Abayasekera
Part V: Perspectives on Poetry from Pakistan in a Changing World Chapter
12: Demons in Maki Kureishi's Poetry, by Ayesha Fatima Barque Chapter 13:
Adrian Akbar Husain's Search for Truth and Identity within Dialectics of
Identity and Freedom: A Reading of His Pre-9/11 Poems, by Kaukab Roohi
Rasool Chapter 14: Matriarchy and Language: Maki Kureishi, Imtiaz Dharker,
Moniza Alvi, Hima Raza, by Muneeza Shamsie Chapter 15: Fluidity in Words:
Exploring Themes in the Poetry of Shadab Zeest Hashmi, by Ilona Yusuf Part
VI: Poets on Contemporary Poetics: Interviews with Two Contemporary Poets
from India Chapter 16: Interview with Indian poet Sanjukta Dasgupta, by
Jaydeep Sarangi Chapter 17: Interview with Australian poet Michelle Cahill,
by Jaydeep Sarangi Chapter 18: Interview with Indian poet Jaydeep Sarangi,
by Rob Harle