[ilds] Durrell's India

[Bruce Redwine]

Sumantra, I would argue that Taneja's article follows in the Saidian tradition of Orientaliaism.  I would also argue that India was an abiding and deeply personal concern for Durrell, hence its frequent appearance throughout his oeuvre.  In a fashion typical of the Saidian approach, Taneja wants to trivialize Durrell's use of the trope.  That, I believe, is a big mistake.

Bruce


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> On Nov 18, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Sumantra Nag <sumantranag at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Bruce,
> 
> Herewith my independent views of Taneja's paper after reading it more carefully. As you will see this second mail on Taneja's paper has also been posted on ILDS.
> 
> And it is not influenced by Said's views on orientalism which I have not read in any detail. I'm barely familiar with anything he has written, although I believe I might, some years ago, have bought one of his books and left it unread.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Sumantra
> 
> Sent from my Asus Zenfone
> 
> 
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