| Early Women′s Writings in Orissa, 1898-1950: A Lost Tradition Contributor(s): Mohanty, Sachidanandan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761933085 ISBN-13: 9780761933083 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Focusing on the early literary experiences of women in the east Indian state of Orissa, this volume offers valuable insights into the conditions for these women at a time when the region witnessed the advent of Brahmo Samaj, the campaign for widow remarriage, the legal movement for the abolition of untouchability, the rise of women's education and trade union movements, and the struggle for national independence. The author explores such questions as: What were the features of this body of writing? How did contemporary history, politics, gender and culture impinge on the generation and dissemination of this body of literature? and How did such writing contribute to the making of literary/cultural consciousness in conjunction with and in contrast to developments at the national level? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic |
| Dewey: 891.456 |
| LCCN: 2004022810 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.72" W x 8.64" (0.86 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Indian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on archival research, this fascinating book brings together many of the neglected writings of Oriya women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sachidananda Mohanty focusses on a period when women's writings dealt not only with questions of gender and identity but also with cultural, political and ideological issues of their times. Utilizing different forms--short stories, poems, essays, travel writings, novels and letters--these women writers responded honestly both to the world that was in turmoil around them and to the demands of their own inner selves. By articulating and advancing the personal in the public and by imbuing the personal with the social and the political, these 'literary domestics' transcended their limitations and became the precursors of a tradition that critically examined both traditional values and modern contingencies, yet sought to bring them together to fruition. |