The Audacious Raconteur : Sovereignty and Storytelling in Colonial India /
Leela Prasad.
- 1 online resource (222 pages).
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : "An Acre of Ground" -- The Ruse of Colonial Modernity : Anna Liberata de Souza -- The History of the English Empire as a Fall : P.V. Ramaswami Raju -- The Subjective Scientific Method : M.N. Venkataswami -- The Irony of the "Native Scholar" : S.M. Natesa Sastri -- Conclusion : The Sovereign Self.
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"The Audacious Raconteur tells the story of how between 1868 and 1930, four unknown Indian raconteurs, who were political subjects of a colonial regime, audaciously claimed sovereignty through their rambunctious storytelling and put empire in its place"--
9781501752292
Imperialism in literature. Politics and literature--History--India--20th century. Politics and literature--History--India--19th century. Storytelling--Political aspects--India. Literature and society--History--India--20th century. Literature and society--History--India--19th century.