Description: Language, Culture and Power : English-tamil in Modern India 1900 to Present Day, Hardcover by Indra, C. T. (EDT); Rajagopalan, R. (EDT), ISBN 1138289221, ISBN-13 9781138289222, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This volume examines the relationship between language and power across cultural boundaries. It evaluates the vital role of translation in redefining culture and ethnic identity. During the first phase of colonialism, mid-18th to late-19th century, the English-speaking missionaries and East India Company functionaries in South India were impelled to master Tamil, the local language, in order to transact their business. Tamil also comprised ancient classical literary works, especially ethical and moral literature, which were found especially suited to the preferences of Christian missionaries. This interface between English and Tamil acted as a conduit for cultural transmission among different groups. The essays in this volume explore the symbiotic relation between English and Tamil during the late colonial and postcolonial as also the modernist and the postmodernist periods. Th showcases the modernity of contemporary Tamil culture as reflected in its literary and artistic productions — poetry, fiction, short fiction and drama — and outlines the aesthetics, philosophy and methodology of these translations. This volume and its companion (which looks at the period between 1750 to 1900 CE) cover the late colonial and postcolonial era and will be of interest to students, scholars and researchers of translation studies, literature, linguistics, sociology and social anthropology, South Asian studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, literary and critical theory as well as culture studies.
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Book Title: Language, Culture and Power : English-tamil in Modern India 1900
Number of Pages: 238 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Language, Culture and Power : English-Tamil in Modern India, 1900 to Present Day
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: General, Translating & Interpreting, Indic Languages
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Author: R. Rajagopalan
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Hardcover
