Companion to the much-acclaimed Dalit Literatures in India, this book examines questions of aesthetics and literary representation in a wide range of Dalit literary texts. It looks at how Dalit literature invokes the rich and complex legacy of oral, folk and performative traditions of communities. The essays systematically question the traditional emphasis on autobiographies, memoirs and other testimonial narratives to show how poems, novels or short stories have just as great an impact as non-fiction. They critically explore the interplay between the aesthetic and political for a genre of writing that has `change' as its goal. The volume also shows how the genre has revolutionised the concept of what literature is supposed to mean and define.
Effervescent first-person accounts, socially militant activism and sharp critiques of a little explored lierary terrain make this essential reading for scholars and researchers of social exclusion and discrimination studies, literature, especially comparitive literature, translation studies, politics, human rights and culture studies.
- ISBN13 9780415000130
- Publish Date 30 April 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format eBook
- Pages 296
- Language English