English Siege and Prison Writings: From the 'Black Hole' to the 'Mutiny' by Pram

Description: English Siege and Prison Writings by Pramod K. Nayar This volume brings together an unusual collection of British captivity writings – composed during and after imprisonment and in conditions of siege. Writings from the Mutiny of 1857 are well known, but there exists a vast body of texts, from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Burma, and the Indian subcontinent, that have rarely been compiled or examined. Written in anxiety and distress, or recalled with poignancy and anger, these siege narratives depict a very different Briton. A far cry from the triumphant conqueror, explorer or ruler, these texts give us the vulnerable, injured and frightened Englishman and woman who seek, in the most adverse of conditions, to retain a measure of stoicism and identity. From Robert Knoxs 17th-century account of imprisonment in Sri Lanka, through J. Z. Holwells famous account of the Black Hole of Calcutta, through Florentia Sales Afghan memoir, and Lady Ingliss Mutiny diary from Lucknow, the book opens up a dark and revealing corner of the colonial archive. Lucid and intriguing, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asia, colonial history, literary and culture studies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Pramod K. Nayar teaches in the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad, India. His most recent books include The Indian Graphic Novel: Nation, History and Critique (Routledge, 2016), The Transnational in English Literature: Shakespeare to the Modern (Routledge, 2015), the edited Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology (2015) and the Postcolonial Studies Dictionary (2015). A book on human rights and literature and an edited five-volume collection Indian Travel Writing, 1830–1947 are forthcoming, besides essays on celebrity studies, graphic biographies and colonial etiquette books. Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1 An historical relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies (1681) ROBERT KNOX 2 A genuine narrative of the deaths of English gentlemen (1764) J.Z. HOLWELL 3 Personal narrative of two years imprisonment in Burmah (1860) HENRY GOUGER 4 A journal of the disasters in Afghanistan (1843) LADY [FLORENTIA] SALE 5 The military operations at Cabul (1843) VINCENT EYRE 6 From the Calcutta Gazette (1791) WILLIAM DRAKE 7 A narrative of the sufferings of James Bristow (1793) JAMES BRISTOW 8 A narrative of the military operations on the Coromandel Coast (1789) INNES MUNRO 9 The captivity, sufferings and escape of James Scurry (1824)JAMES SCURRY 10 An authentic account of the treatment of English prisoners (1785) HENRY OAKES 11 Siege of Lucknow: a diary (1892) LADY [JULIA] INGLIS Details ISBN1138232688 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2016 ISBN-10 1138232688 ISBN-13 9781138232686 Format Hardcover Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Pramod K. Nayar Publication Date 2016-11-09 DEWEY 820.80355 Affiliation University of Hyderabad, India Short Title English Siege and Prison Writings Language English UK Release Date 2016-11-09 AU Release Date 2016-11-09 NZ Release Date 2016-11-09 Illustrations 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Imprint Routledge India Author Pramod K. Nayar Pages 378 Subtitle From the Black Hole to the Mutiny Alternative 9780367279554 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139254335;

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