Images of Delhi : a literary and humanistic geography of post-independence India

Author/Creator:

Dhussa, Ramesh Chandra, author

Publication/Creation:

Cham : Springer, [2023]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Images of Delhi : a literary and humanistic geography of post-independence India / Ramesh Chandra Dhussa

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Delhi (India)--In literature
Delhi (India)--Civilization--20th century
Delhi (India)--Civilization--21st century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1 Humanistic Study of Urban Images -- 2 Delhi: Evolution of an Urban Region -- 3 Images of Delhi in Indo-Anglian and Hindi Literary Works -- 4 Delhi: As an Idea -- 5 Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad) and Adjacent Regions -- 6 New Delhi and Neighboring Colonies -- 7 Four Authors and Their Perceptions of Delhi -- 8 Epilogue.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The main objective of this book is to analyze prominent literary images of Delhi in post-independence India. The author has probed into a number of eminent writings in Hindi, English and other languages. The author's methodology, a humanistic and phenomenological approach, allows exploration of experiential dimension of writers and their characters in various genres of literature. An inquiry into perceptions and imagination in literature enriches the understanding of place, space, time, and seasons, the concerns central to geography. The Perceptions of the metropolis of Delhi interestingly vary between authors and their characters. The images of Delhi in plethora of literary works show a wide spectrum of colors. The images evoke feelings of reverence, love, adoration, dislike, indifference or neutrality. Experiences vary from places of beauty and grandeur to utterly ugly environments. Natives express different views and attitudes toward the city of Delhi from those of expatriate writers.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (x, 150 pages : illustrations (some color))

Local Note:

Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937904839902486

ISBN:

9783031285851
3031285859

OCLC Number:

1382693353

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28585-1