Masks of Conquest
Gauri Viswanathan
Masks of Conquest : Literary Study and British Rule in India /Gauri Viswanathan - New York : Columbia University Press , 2015 - xxiii,208 Pages ;23 cm.
1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study
2. Praeparatio Evangelica
3. "One Power, One Mind"
4. Rewriting English
5. Lessons of History
6. The Failure of English
7. Conclusion
A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. In her new preface, Gauri Viswanathan argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.
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English literature
English literature -- Study and teaching -- India -- History -- 19th century.--Politics and literature -- India -- History -- 19th century.
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Masks of Conquest : Literary Study and British Rule in India /Gauri Viswanathan - New York : Columbia University Press , 2015 - xxiii,208 Pages ;23 cm.
1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study
2. Praeparatio Evangelica
3. "One Power, One Mind"
4. Rewriting English
5. Lessons of History
6. The Failure of English
7. Conclusion
A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. In her new preface, Gauri Viswanathan argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.
9780231171694
International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002
English literature
English literature -- Study and teaching -- India -- History -- 19th century.--Politics and literature -- India -- History -- 19th century.
420.71054 VIS
