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Fantasy and the Politics of Subversion
Speculative Writing in Colonial India
Fantasy and the Politics of Subversion
Speculative Writing in Colonial India
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Description
Contents
A Note on Translation, Transliterations, Names, and References
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Resisting Disenchantment: Imagination, Cultural Endurance and the Rise of the Novel in Nineteenth Century Bengal
Chapter 3
An Unorthodox Romantic: Beauty, Freedom, and Unreason in Sanjibchandra Chattopadhyay's Kanthamala, Madhabilata and Other Writings
Chapter 4
Of Fever, Delirium and Fantastic Sojourn: A Study of Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay's Kankabati and Other Stories
Chapter 5
The Logic of Nonsense: The Enchanted Realm of Sukumar Ray's Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La and Other Writings
Chapter 6
Chemistry of the Intellect: Satire, Fantasy, and Subversion in the Fictional Works of Parashuram
Epilogue
Bibliography
Appendix
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Resisting Disenchantment
Chapter 2: Romance, Freedom, and Unreason: An Unorthodox Romantic in an Age of Reason
Chapter 3: Marvellous Encounters and Perilous Realms: Quest, Adventure, and Socio-political Critique
Chapter 4: The Logic of Nonsense: The Enchanted Realm of Sukumar Ray's Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La and Other Writings
Chapter 5: Chemistry of the Intellect: Satire, Science, and Subversion
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 11 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350401396 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 11 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Perspectives on Fantasy |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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