Indian Popular Fiction
Indian Popular Fiction
Redefining the Canon
Chawla, Gitanjali; Mittal, Sangeeta
Taylor & Francis Ltd
10/2021
278
Dura
Inglês
9781032147574
15 a 20 dias
671
Introduction
PART I- Popular Habitats: Changing Ethos
1. The Reader has Moved on. Long Live the Consumer! 2. Reading Mills and Boon in India: From the
Post-Colonial to the Millennial Experience 3. Indian Commercial Fiction: Chetan Bhagat and the Politics of the Neoliberal Citizenry 4. The Use and Abuse of 'Abuse' in the 'Popular'
PART II- Popular Whodunnit: India's Tryst with Sherlock
5. Papyrus to Celluloid: An Insight into the Oeuvre
of Bengali Detectives 6. Feluda's Rendezvous with Heirlooms and Tradition 7. From Detective to Vigilante: An Examination of the Vimal Series by Surender Mohan Pathak
PART III- Popular Mythology: Revisitations and Retelling
8. Mytho-Nukes: The Indian Popular and the Nuclear Debate 9. Re-configuring Sita as the Warrior of Mithila 10. The Palace of Illusions: Redefining the Mahabharata in Popular Fiction Popular Vernacular: Identities and Intersections 11. Sikh Periodicals and Popular Literature: Framing Community Consciousness 12. Thakurmar Jhuli: A Study of the Changing Bengali Society 13. Indian English Commercial Fiction and the Question of Caste
Introduction
PART I- Popular Habitats: Changing Ethos
1. The Reader has Moved on. Long Live the Consumer! 2. Reading Mills and Boon in India: From the
Post-Colonial to the Millennial Experience 3. Indian Commercial Fiction: Chetan Bhagat and the Politics of the Neoliberal Citizenry 4. The Use and Abuse of 'Abuse' in the 'Popular'
PART II- Popular Whodunnit: India's Tryst with Sherlock
5. Papyrus to Celluloid: An Insight into the Oeuvre
of Bengali Detectives 6. Feluda's Rendezvous with Heirlooms and Tradition 7. From Detective to Vigilante: An Examination of the Vimal Series by Surender Mohan Pathak
PART III- Popular Mythology: Revisitations and Retelling
8. Mytho-Nukes: The Indian Popular and the Nuclear Debate 9. Re-configuring Sita as the Warrior of Mithila 10. The Palace of Illusions: Redefining the Mahabharata in Popular Fiction Popular Vernacular: Identities and Intersections 11. Sikh Periodicals and Popular Literature: Framing Community Consciousness 12. Thakurmar Jhuli: A Study of the Changing Bengali Society 13. Indian English Commercial Fiction and the Question of Caste