Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0745315100 ISBN 13 : 9780745315102

Editeur : Pluto Press, 1999

Synopsis

Despite recent debates, the post-colonial literary canon remains comprised of privileged national and regional texts. The English-language literatures of Africa, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean clearly emerged from an earlier model of 'Commonwealth literature'. Post-Colonial Literatures examines the development of this body of writing, and is the first such study to expand the paradigm to accommodate the literatures of the colonised peoples of North America. The authors engage with the major debates within existing post-colonial studies, addressing issues such as hybridity, subaltern voices, decolonisation, multiculturalism and border cultures. Subjects covered include Fred D'Aguiar, Merle Collins and Toni Morrison; Native Candian writing and US-Canadian literary relations; writings of the Autralian Aborignals; women writers in Zimbabwe; and the relationship between black and Hispanic discourses of America. The comparative methodology offered by post-colonialism provides a challenging point of departure for considering the literary expression of Native American writers. Offering perspectives on texts from both sides of the Atlantic, this collection confronts the emerging consensus on post-colonial literatures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Deborah L. Madsen is Professor of American Literature at the University of Geneva, and the author of numerous books on aspects of literature, genre, gender and allegory, including Beyond the Borders (Pluto Press, 2003) and Feminist Theory and Literary Practice (Pluto Press, 2000).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745315100
• ISBN 13: 9780745315102
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Éditeur: Madsen Deborah L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible