A Study on Criticism on the Raj Quartet

Exploring Critique and Nostalgia in The Raj Quartet

Abstract

The study explores the concepts of critique in The Raj Quartet (1966-75) by Paul Scott and provides objective review of Scott's particular contributions to British and postcolonial literature in the second half of the 20th century by comparative textual research. According to recent critical claims criticizing the flagrant anti-colonial agenda already discernible in different branch analyses of the post-colonial periods, this paper questions the sometimes-critical view of the Quartet's nostalgia for colonialism and challenges Scott's banning name as either an imperialist or a neo-colonialist.Critics have drawn comparisons to the work of previous authors, such as Rudyard Kipling, and E. M. Forster, of English-speaking literature. In the mid-1980s, after an adapted miniseries of text broadcast on British television between 1984 and 1985, unfavorable parallels between the Quartet and early colonial narratives increased. This thesis tackles Scott's narrow criticism and extends the reach of current constructive approaches to the text.