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Culture, Language and Identity - English-Tamil In Colonial India, 1750 To 1900 (Hardcover)
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Culture, Language and Identity - English-Tamil In Colonial India, 1750 To 1900 (Hardcover)
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This volume examines the relationship between language and power
across cultural boundaries. It evaluates the vital role of
translation in redefining culture and ethnic identity. During the
first phase of colonialism, mid-18th to late-19th century, the
English-speaking missionaries and East India Company functionaries
in South India were impelled to master Tamil, the local language,
in order to transact their business. Tamil also comprised ancient
classical literary works, especially ethical and moral literature,
which were found especially suited to the preferences of Christian
missionaries. This interface between English and Tamil acted as a
conduit for cultural transmission among different groups. The
essays in this volume are on chosen areas of translation activities
and explore cultural, religious, linguistic and literary
transactions. This volume and its companion (which looks at the
period between 1900 CE to the present) cover the late colonial and
postcolonial era and will be of interest to students, scholars and
researchers of translation studies, literature, linguistics,
sociology and social anthropology, South Asian studies, colonial
and postcolonial studies, literary and critical theory as well as
culture studies.
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