Riddles of Belonging : India in Translation and Other Tales of Possession.

Can the subaltern joke? Christi A. Merrill answers by invoking riddling, oral-based fictions from Hindi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu that dare to laugh at what traditions often keep hidden-whether spouse abuse, ethnic violence, or the uncertain legacies of a divinely wrought sex change. Herself a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merrill, Christi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Dethā, Vijayadānna > Translations > History and criticism.
Dethā, Vijayadānna
Indic literature > Translations > History and criticism.
Folk literature, Indic > Translations > History and criticism.
Littérature de l'Inde > Traductions > Histoire et critique.
Littérature populaire de l'Inde > Traductions > Histoire et critique.
Translations
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Can the Subaltern Joke? (to open); 1. Humoring the Melancholic Reader of World Literature; 2. A Telling Example; 3. Framed; 4. A Divided Sense; 5. Passing On; 6. Narration in Ghost Time; A Double Hearing (to close); Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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