Colonial English Literature
COLONIALISM, POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
ABSTRACT
Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents.
Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies, especially for exploitation."
The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy "uses the term colonialism to describe the process of European settlement and political control over the rest of the world, including Americas, Australia, and parts of Africa and Asia."
Post-colonialism
Post-colonialism refers to a set of theories in philosophy and literature that grapple with the legacy of colonial rule. In this sense, postcolonial literature may be considered a branch of postmodern literature concerned with the political and cultural independence of peoples formerly subjugated in colonial empires.
Edward Said, a founding figure in post-colonialism, was known best for his book Orientalism (1978). The book has been highly influential in postcolonial studies and presented his influential ideas on Orientalism, the Western study of Eastern cultures.
Post-colonial literature sometimes called "New English literature is a body of literary writings that reacts to the discourse of colonization. Post-colonial literature often involves writings that deal with issues of de-colonization or the political and cultural independence of people formerly subjugated to colonial rule. The term post-colonial literature has taken on many meanings. The three subjects include:
1. Social and cultural change or erosion
2. Misuse of power and exploitation
3. Colonial abandonment and alienation Post-colonial Indian English literature brings to light the erstwhile subjugated Indian pain and ethos through masterpiece works. The beginning of Indian literature
ABSTRACT
Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents.
Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies, especially for exploitation."
The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy "uses the term colonialism to describe the process of European settlement and political control over the rest of the world, including Americas, Australia, and parts of Africa and Asia."
Post-colonialism
Post-colonialism refers to a set of theories in philosophy and literature that grapple with the legacy of colonial rule. In this sense, postcolonial literature may be considered a branch of postmodern literature concerned with the political and cultural independence of peoples formerly subjugated in colonial empires.
Edward Said, a founding figure in post-colonialism, was known best for his book Orientalism (1978). The book has been highly influential in postcolonial studies and presented his influential ideas on Orientalism, the Western study of Eastern cultures.
Post-colonial literature sometimes called "New English literature is a body of literary writings that reacts to the discourse of colonization. Post-colonial literature often involves writings that deal with issues of de-colonization or the political and cultural independence of people formerly subjugated to colonial rule. The term post-colonial literature has taken on many meanings. The three subjects include:
1. Social and cultural change or erosion
2. Misuse of power and exploitation
3. Colonial abandonment and alienation Post-colonial Indian English literature brings to light the erstwhile subjugated Indian pain and ethos through masterpiece works. The beginning of Indian literature