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Sociocultural Milieu, Cultural Dilemma and Early Sinhala Fiction (1866-1906)

Author :  Manoj Ariyaratne

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Country
Sri Lanka
Publisher
S. Godage & Brothers (Pvt) Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka
ISBN 9786240008075
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2020
Bib. Info 128p. ; 22cm. Includes Bibliography
Product Weight 210 gms.
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The period 1866 – 1906, this study covers, was characterized by the predominance of activities leading to sociocultural changes in the Sri Lankan Society (Then Ceylon). The Present day Sri Lankan society emerged with the impact of a new sociocultural situation resulted from the colonial authority, plantation economy, education reforms, and the cultural propagation, which contributed to a fundamental transformation. This transformation brought about a cultural dilemma in the social sphere of contemporary Sri Lanka. This study intends to depict how far this real social situation in colonial Sri Lanka has been illustrated in the early Sinhala fictions during the period.

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1. Sinhalese literature. 2. Sinhalese fiction ? Criticism and interpretation.

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