Tamil Modernity and English Prose: A Cross- Cultural Study

这一博士研究项目旨在追溯泰米尔散文的起源及其与(英语/西方)殖民知识体系的发展，以及它对今后泰米尔传统写作过程的影响。该项目旨在将文学体裁散文的史前历史及其现代形式的乞讨载入史册。现代泰米尔散文是随着传教士的出版活动、殖民管理以及日益增长的阅读和写作公共领域而产生的。因此，本项目将描绘这一过程。论文还将研究散文小说-小说的出现。泰米尔的小说(就像印度其他地方一样)是十九世纪的一种现象，它影响了散文写作。它还旨在与那个时期的其他著作进行比较，并展示其中涉及的各种因素。更重要的是，它将把英语作品及其翻译的接受置于白话传统中，以及它是如何回应的。这部作品将服务于任何对殖民、文化、文学、英语和泰米尔研究感兴趣的人。

This doctoral research project aims to trace the genesis of Tamil Prose and its development in connection with the (English/western) colonial knowledge systems and its impact in the henceforth writing process in Tamil tradition. The project aims to historicise the pre-history of the literary genre- prose and the beggings of its modern form. The Modern Tamil prose emerged with the publishing activities of missionaries, colonial administration, and the growing reading and writing public sphere. Thus, the project will delineate the process.The thesis will also study the emergence of prose fiction- Novel. Novel in Tamil (as elsewhere in India) is a nineteenth-century phenomenon that influenced (and influenced by) prose writings. It also aims to draw parallels with other writings available of the period and show the various factors involved. More importantly, it will situate the reception of English works and their translations in the vernacular tradition and how it responded. This work will serve whoever is interested in the (post)colonial, cultural, literary, English, and Tamil Studies.