Women Writing In India: 600 B.c. To The Early Twentieth Century

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This is a used copy of Women Writing In India: 600 B.c. To The Early Twentieth Century in English. This groundbreaking volume presents a selection of writing in thirteen languages, previously unavailable as a collection or in English translation. Spanning 2000 years, from sixth-century BC Buddhist nun poetry to the first English novel of the nineteenth century, these writings illuminate the lives of Indian women. Critical introductions and biographical notes explore women’s evolving roles and responses to social, political, and cultural changes. Excerpts from reviews: “…as engrossing and intellectually stimulating a piece of argument…illuminating the texts that follow.” – The Times of India “…the introductory essays and headnotes are themselves stellar pieces.” – The New York Times Book Review “The selections also demonstrate the need to question one’s assumptions…about what is literature and what is great literature.” – Studies in History “…asks for a revaluation of how history is recorded…and of whose stories may be told.” – Newsweek “A book that is revolutionary…which it will be impossible ever again to ignore.” – Anita Desai “…remarkable for its extensive research…sensitive and rigorous translations…and the impressive introductions.” – Meenakshi Mukherjee

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0195631951 ISBN-10
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Literature & Fiction