Myths of the nation. National identity and literary representation
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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- Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780198183396
- ISBN10 0198183399
- Tipus Llibre
- Pàgines 221
- Any Edició 1999
- Encuadernació Tela
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Teoria LiteràriaMyths of the nation. National identity and literary representation
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Myths of the Nation focuses on the construction of forms of historical consciousness in narratives, or schools of narrative. The study seeks to underscore what lies behind the writing of 'true' and 'authentic' histories by treating historical fiction as the literary dimension of nationalist ideology. It traces nationalism from its abstract underpinnings to its concrete manifestation in historical fiction which underwrites the Indian freedom struggle. The construction of identity through mythicized conceptions of India is examined in detail through Raja Rao's first novel, Kanthapura.