| Description |
xxviii, 231 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface : the death of language -- Poetry as crisis : heroism beyond the human -- Sign into meaning : contemporary culture and individual talent -- The evil queen : women's voices -- Krishna's flute : poetry in translation -- The sensuous conch of theory : postcolonial mastery -- Colonial cousins : modern British poetry -- Nature's history : creating a Gandhian space for peace -- Strange meeting : the man who carried Tagore into the trenches -- Country lullabies : the anthem as a song of the nation -- Across the border : Pakistani poetry in English -- When the sky falls : creativity in poetry -- Postscript : absolute freedom and terror |
| Summary |
Essays examine the poetic stances assumed by 'terror' in relation to nation, language, translation, borders, gender, sexuality, and other forms of 'difference' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Poetry -- Social aspects.
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Political poetry -- History and criticism.
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Terror in literature.
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| LC no. |
2009346383 |
| ISBN |
9780198060765 |
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0198060769 |
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