POSTCOLONIAL CRITICISM AND THEORY: A CRITIQUE

Book Details:

• Author: Rajnath

• ISBN: 9788131612538

• Language: English

• Edition: 2022

• Pages: 174

• Cover: Hardcover

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

About the Book:

This book provides a comprehensive and critical account of postcolonial criticism and theory by an Indian scholar, a perspective especially significant given that the Orient, with India as a key segment, is at the core of postcolonial critical engagement.

Rather than simply summarizing facts or outlining ideas, the book offers an evaluative critical appraisal of three major figures in this critical tradition: Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and Homi K. Bhabha. These thinkers have made substantial contributions to postcolonial theory, and Rajnath critically analyzes their work in the context of both theoretical debates and practical implications.

Contents:

PART I:

1. The Rise of Postcolonial Criticism and Theory

2. Edward Said and Postcolonial Theory

3. Edward Said: Resistance and Reconciliation

PART II:

4. Language, Reality and Criticism: A Critique of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

5. Who is a Subaltern and What Language does S/He Speak? Interrogating Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

6. Homi K. Bhabha’s Ambivalent Speculations

PART III:

7. Postcolonial Criticism and the Aesthetic Dimension

8. Postcolonial Criticism and Culture

9. T.S. Eliot and Postcolonialism: A Reading of The Cocktail Party

Appendix: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and English Teaching and Research in India

About the Author:

Rajnath, former Professor of English at the University of Allahabad, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds. He was a postdoctoral fellow and Adjunct Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

He has received several prestigious scholarships, including the British Council Scholarship, ACLS-Senior Fulbright, and American Research Fellowship. Rajnath was the Founder Editor of the International Journal of Literary Criticism. His notable publications include T.S. Eliot’s Theory of Poetry, Critical Speculations, and The Identity of Literature, alongside numerous essays in scholarly journals both in India and internationally.