The literary thing: history, poetry, and the making of a modern culture sphere /
Rosinka Chaudhuri.
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014.
- lxvi, 332 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch.1- Disjunctions, Conjunctions
Ch. 2- (i) Reading Iswarchandra Gupta (1812-1859) (ii) Poet of the Present: The Material Object in the World of Iswar Gupta
Ch. 3- 'Another Wonder of the Nineteenth Century': Rangalal Bandyopadhyay (1827-1887)
Ch.4- (i) Event, Anecdote, Iconicity: The Legend of Michael Madhusudan Datta (ii) Michael Madhusudan Datta and the Marxist Understanding of the 'Real Renaissance' in Bengal
Ch. 5- (i) Hemchandra's ^Bhdrat sah^t' (1870) and the Politics of Poetry: A Pre-History of Hindu Nationalism in Bengal (ii) Cutlets or Fish Curry?: Debating Indian Authenticity
Ch. 6- (i) History in Poetry: Nabinchandra Sen's Paldsiryuddha (1875) and the Question of Truth (ii) The Curious Case of Nabinchandra Sen and the Textbook Committee: An Investigation into Hindu/Muslim Representations
Ch. 7- Rabindranaths Early Style and Reconstruction of the Past
9780198089667 019808966X
Bengali literature--History and criticism. Bengali poetry--History and criticism. Nationalism in literature. History in literature. Culture in literature. Bengali. Literatur. Bengali literature. Bengali poetry. Culture in literature. History in literature. Nationalism in literature.