Under Western Eyes: India from Milton to Macaulay

by Balachandra Rajan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822322986
• ISBN13: 9780822322986
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 9.3"