C. L. Innes

The Cambridge Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English

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Produktbeschreibung

The past 100 years have witnessed the extraordinary flowering of fiction, poetry and drama from countries previously colonised by Britain, an output which has changed the map of English literature. This book introduces a wide range of Anglophone post-colonial writing from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, India, Ireland and Britain, as well as other areas. Unlike most previous studies of postcolonial literature, this book places its emphasis on the literary texts rather than the theoretical ones. It offers detailed discussion of texts by many internationally renowned authors, including Chinua Achebe from Nigeria, James Joyce from Ireland, Salman Rushdie from India, Les Murray from Australia, and Derek Walcott from the Caribbean. It also includes brief historical surveys of the main areas discussed, a glossary of terms, and biographical notes on major authors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9780521833400
• ISBN-10: 052183340X
• Artikelnr.: 22846870

Autorenporträt

C. L. Innes is Emeritus Professor of Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction: Situating the postcolonial
2. Postcolonial issues in performance
3. Alternative histories and writing back
4. Authorising the self: postcolonial autobiographical writing
5. Situating the self: landscape and place
6. Appropriating the word: language and voice
7. 'Narrating the nation': form and genre
8. Rewriting her story: nation and gender
9. Rewriting the nation: acknowledging economic and cultural diversity
10. Transnational and black British writing: colonising in reverse
11. Citizens of the world: reading postcolonial literature
Glossary of critical terms
Notes on main writers discussed
Brief histories: Australia, The Caribbean, East Africa, India and Pakistan, Ireland, West Africa
Bibliography.

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Preface; 1. Introduction: Situating the postcolonial; 2. Postcolonial issues in performance; 3. Alternative histories and writing back; 4. Authorising the self: postcolonial autobiographical writing; 5. Situating the self: landscape and place; 6. Appropriating the word: language and voice; 7. 'Narrating the nation': form and genre; 8. Rewriting her story: nation and gender; 9. Rewriting the nation: acknowledging economic and cultural diversity; 10. Transnational and black British writing: colonising in reverse; 11. Citizens of the world: reading postcolonial literature; Glossary of critical terms; Notes on main writers discussed; Brief histories: Australia, The Caribbean, East Africa, India and Pakistan, Ireland, West Africa; Bibliography.

Rezensionen

'... Prof. Innes's book, with clear language and comprehensive arguments from different perspectives, provides a valuable concise introduction for the students, lecturers and readers who are really interested in postcolonial literature.' Dr Alev Baysal, ManuScript