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Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

- Negotiating the Center and the Periphery
Af: Anindita Dey Engelsk Hardback

Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

- Negotiating the Center and the Periphery
Af: Anindita Dey Engelsk Hardback
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Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda: Negotiating the Centre and the Periphery presents a postcolonial reading of Conan Doyle’s canonical detective texts—Sherlock Holmes adventures, and some lesser known detective texts written by two Bengali (Indian) writers—Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899-1970), and Satyajit Ray (1921-1992). The book proposes that in a postcolonial reading situation, the representation of Holmes problematizes the act of reading and also the act and discourse of inquiry. The fact that the Holmes adventures contribute to the hegemonic culture of “Anglo/Eurocentrism” is seen as a reinforcement of racial superiority among the “colonized.” This book studies how literary texts function as a signifier of a particular national identity, and can indicate the cultural construct of a state. It contends that only those texts which cater to the standards of global hierarchy are considered canonical, and indigenous texts, however significant, remain as "Other" literature. The book highlights colonial and postcolonial discourse in the Bengali detective texts and examines, how far Holmes has been able to reinforce racial dominance over the Indian detectives Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda.

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Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda: Negotiating the Centre and the Periphery presents a postcolonial reading of Conan Doyle’s canonical detective texts—Sherlock Holmes adventures, and some lesser known detective texts written by two Bengali (Indian) writers—Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899-1970), and Satyajit Ray (1921-1992). The book proposes that in a postcolonial reading situation, the representation of Holmes problematizes the act of reading and also the act and discourse of inquiry. The fact that the Holmes adventures contribute to the hegemonic culture of “Anglo/Eurocentrism” is seen as a reinforcement of racial superiority among the “colonized.” This book studies how literary texts function as a signifier of a particular national identity, and can indicate the cultural construct of a state. It contends that only those texts which cater to the standards of global hierarchy are considered canonical, and indigenous texts, however significant, remain as "Other" literature. The book highlights colonial and postcolonial discourse in the Bengali detective texts and examines, how far Holmes has been able to reinforce racial dominance over the Indian detectives Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9781498512107
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1498512100
Kategori: Irland
Udg. Dato: 27 dec 2021
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 159mm
Højde: 238mm
Forlag: Lexington Books
Oplagsdato: 27 dec 2021
Forfatter(e): Anindita Dey
Forfatter(e) Anindita Dey

Kategori Irland

ISBN-13 9781498512107

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 208

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 159mm

Højde 238mm

Udg. Dato 27 dec 2021

Oplagsdato 27 dec 2021

Forlag Lexington Books