Colonial Authority and Tami Scholarship: A Study of the First English Translatio

Description: Colonial Authority and Tami Scholarship by C.T. Indra, N. Govindarajan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book — an English translation of a key Tamil book of literary and cultural criticism — looks at the construction of Tamil scholarship through the colonial approach to Tamil literature as evidenced in the first translations into English. Publisher Description This book—an English translation of a key Tami book of literary and cultural criticism—looks at the construction of Tami scholarship through the colonial approach to Tami literature as evidenced in the first translations into English.The Tami original Atikramum tamip pulamaiyum: Tamiiliruntu mutal …kila moipeyarppuka by N Govindarajan is a critique of the early attempts at the translations of Tami literary texts by East India Company officials, specifically by N E Kindersley. Kindersley, who was working as the Collector of South Arcot district in the late eighteenth century, was the first colonial officer to translate the Tami classic Tirukkua and the story of King Naa into English and to bring to the reading public in English the vibrant oral narrative tradition in Tami. F W Ellis in the nineteenth century brought in another dimension through his translation of the same classic. The book, thus, focuses on the attempts to translate the Tami literary works by the Companys officials who emerged as the pioneering English Dravidianists and the impact of translations on the Tami reading community. Theoretically grounded, the book makes use of contemporary perspectives to examine colonial interventions and the operation of power relations in the literary and socio-cultural spheres. It combines both critical readings of past translations and intensive research work on Tami scholarship to locate the practice of literary works in South Asia and its colonial history, which then enables a conversation between Indian literary cultures. In this book, the author has not only explored all key scholarly sources as well as the commentaries that were used by the colonial officials, chiefly Kindersley, but also gives us an insightful critique of the Tami works. The highlight of the discussion of Dravidian Orientalism in this book is the intralinguistic opposition of the "mainstream" Tami literature in "correct/poetical" Tami and the folk literature in "vacana" Tami. This framework allows the translators to critically engage with the work.Annotated and with an Introduction and a Glossary, this translated work is a valuable addition to our reading of colonial South India. The book will be of interest to researchers of Tami Studies, Orientalism and Indology, translation studies, oral literature, linguistics, South Asian Studies, Dravidian Studies and colonial history. Author Biography C T Indra, former Professor of English, University of Madras, Chennai, India, taught in the Department for over three decades. She was a Fulbright Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard (1980–81) and American Studies Research Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (1990). Her areas of interest are Literary Criticism and Theory, Translation and Hagiography. She has translated from Tami into English short stories, plays, a novella, poems and critical writings.Prema Jagannathan is Associate Professor of English (retired) and former Dean of Academic Affairs at Stella Maris College, Chennai, India. Her areas of interest include Indian Fiction, Bhakti Literature, Translation Studies and Communicative English. Details ISBN 103239952X ISBN-13 9781032399522 Title Colonial Authority and Tami Scholarship Author C.T. Indra, N. Govindarajan Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 200 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:143339564; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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