Fictions of India: Narrative and Power

by Peter Morey

Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. The study combines aspects of colonial and post-colonial debate with narrative theories to illuminate the work of these writers operating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748611819
• ISBN13: 9780748611812
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher