Translation, colonialism, and the rise of English

摘要: The introduction of English has been seen as "an embattled response to historical and political pressures: tensions between the parliament East India Company, missionaries, Company native elite classes". Extending this argument, author suggests that specific resolution these through education is enabled discursively by colonial practice translation. European translations Indian texts prepared for a western audience provided 'educated' whole range Orientalist images. Even when anglicised spoke language other than English, he would have preferred, because symbolic power attached Englsh,. gain access his own past histories circulated discourse also familiarised with ways seeing, techniques translation, or modes representation came be accepted 'natural'