Shakespeare and Indian Nationalism

The Bard and the Raj

Manojit Mandal

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English

Routledge
29 September 2023

The Arts: General & Reference; Theatre Studies; Shakespeare plays; Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare

Shakespeare and Indian Nationalism aims to articulate the reception of Shakespeare by the 19th-century Indian intelligentsia from Bengal and their ambivalent approach to the Indian Renaissance and consequent nationalist project. Showcasing the cultural politics of British imperialism, this volume focuses on six early nationalist writers and their engagement with Shakespeare: Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Hemchandra Bandopadhay (1838–1903), Girishchandra Ghosh (1844–1912), Purnachandra Basu (1844–unknown), Iswarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Bankimchandra Chattopadhaya(1838–1894), and Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). Drawing on Antonio Gramsci’s theory of hegemony and a host of prominent writers of cultural politics, nationalism and Indian history, this interdisciplinary approach combines postcolonial studies and Shakespeare studies in an attempt to reconcile the existence of an unbridled admiration for an English cultural icon in India alongside the rise of nationalism and a fierce resistance to British rule. The book, finally, moves to re-explore Shakespeare's position in academic, political, and popular nationalist discourses in postcolonial India.

By: Manojit Mandal
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 603g
ISBN: 9781032379227
ISBN 10: 1032379227
Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 29 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Manojit Mandal is a Professor of English at Jadavpur University and at present the Chair of the department. He has published several articles in various national/international journals and books in the fields of Shakespeare, postcolonial theory, Shakespeare in Bengal, Tagore, and disability studies. He has published two books in the area of disability studies and higher education in India. He is also the Joint Coordinator, Centre for Studies in Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, JU, and is the Principal Investigator on two UGC-RUSAII projects on Tagore, transnationalism, and global south.