Words of her own : women authors in nineteenth-century Bengal / Maroona Murmu.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 439 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199098224 (ebook) :Subject(s): Bengali literature -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Women authors, Bengali -- 19th century -- BiographyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199498000DDC classification: 891.4409252 LOC classification: PK1704 | .M87 2020Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Drawing on a spectrum of genres, such as autobiographies, diaries, didactic tracts, novels and travelogues, this book examines the socio-cultural incentives that enabled the emergence of middle-class Hindu and Brahmo women authors as an ever-growing distinct category in nineteenth century in Bengal and factors facilitating production and circulation of their creations. By exploring the intersections of class, caste, gender, language, religion, culture in women-authored texts and by reading these within a specific milieu, the study opens up the possibility of re-configuring mainstream history writing that often ignores them.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on a spectrum of genres, such as autobiographies, diaries, didactic tracts, novels and travelogues, this book examines the socio-cultural incentives that enabled the emergence of middle-class Hindu and Brahmo women authors as an ever-growing distinct category in nineteenth century in Bengal and factors facilitating production and circulation of their creations. By exploring the intersections of class, caste, gender, language, religion, culture in women-authored texts and by reading these within a specific milieu, the study opens up the possibility of re-configuring mainstream history writing that often ignores them.
Specialized.
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