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Writing India in Early American Women’s Fiction

Writing India in Early American Women’s Fiction anupama arora University of Massachusetts−Dartmouth rajender kaur William Paterson University Writing India in Early American Women’s Fiction It has become an axiomatic truth that one cannot study the early Republic without situating it firmly within transnational networks of em - pire. Insofar as Britain constituted the common link between the United States and India, British imperial rule facilitated Indo- American inter - actions in the movement of ideas, goods, and peoples. Beyond British im- perial circuits that first mediated the India- US enco unter, however, the United States itself has been shaped by ideas of empire from its very incep - tion, as argued by scholars of transnationalism in American studies who have conclusively challenged the abiding notion of American except-ion alism.1 In this context, the presence of India or the East Indies in early American sentimental novels by women writers—the focus of this essay— is testament to the global aspect of early American literature and culture, and oer ff s valuable insights into the tensions and uncertainties surround - ing nation and identity making in the early Republic. Novels such as Sarah Sayward Barrell Keating Wood’s Dorval; or, e Th Speculator (1801), Moreland Vale; or, The Fair Fugitive http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Early American Literature University of North Carolina Press

Writing India in Early American Women’s Fiction

Early American Literature , Volume 52 (2) – Jun 16, 2017

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University of North Carolina Press
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Abstract

anupama arora University of Massachusetts−Dartmouth rajender kaur William Paterson University Writing India in Early American Women’s Fiction It has become an axiomatic truth that one cannot study the early Republic without situating it firmly within transnational networks of em - pire. Insofar as Britain constituted the common link between the United States and India, British imperial rule facilitated Indo- American inter - actions in the movement of ideas, goods, and peoples. Beyond British im- perial circuits that first mediated the India- US enco unter, however, the United States itself has been shaped by ideas of empire from its very incep - tion, as argued by scholars of transnationalism in American studies who have conclusively challenged the abiding notion of American except-ion alism.1 In this context, the presence of India or the East Indies in early American sentimental novels by women writers—the focus of this essay— is testament to the global aspect of early American literature and culture, and oer ff s valuable insights into the tensions and uncertainties surround - ing nation and identity making in the early Republic. Novels such as Sarah Sayward Barrell Keating Wood’s Dorval; or, e Th Speculator (1801), Moreland Vale; or, The Fair Fugitive

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Early American LiteratureUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jun 16, 2017

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