Self and Other in Bengali Travel Narratives, 1870-1910
by
Simonti Sen
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This work examines in detail the world of travelogues of a highly interesting culture-universe: the Bengali bhadralok. A travelogue is usually a crucial political/aesthetic text. Its very fabric is structured in space and power - it creates, relates, compares and contrasts spaces and powers. Bengalis...