Hybrid narrative forms are used frequently by authors exploring or living in multicultural societies as a method of reflecting multicultural lives. This timely book examines this rhetorical strategy, which permits an author to bridge cultures via literary technique. Strategies covered include multilingualism, magical realism, ironic humor, the use of mythological figures from the characters' heritage cultures, and the presentation of different perspectives on landscapes and other spaces as related to ethnicity. By investigating elements of ethnic literature comparatively, this book reaches…mehr
Hybrid narrative forms are used frequently by authors exploring or living in multicultural societies as a method of reflecting multicultural lives. This timely book examines this rhetorical strategy, which permits an author to bridge cultures via literary technique. Strategies covered include multilingualism, magical realism, ironic humor, the use of mythological figures from the characters' heritage cultures, and the presentation of different perspectives on landscapes and other spaces as related to ethnicity. By investigating elements of ethnic literature comparatively, this book reaches beyond the boundaries of any one ethnic group, a vital quality in today's world.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Holly E. Martin is a professor emeritus from the English Department at Appalachian State University, where she specialized in ethnic U.S. literature. She has authored a book and numerous articles on ethnic and multilingual literature that have appeared in such journals such as Comparative American Studies, The Journal of American Culture, and Asian American Literature.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Ethnicity, Ethnic Literature and Hybrid Narratives One Magical Realism: Blurring the Boundaries Between the Magical and the Ordinary Two Surveying the Land: Hybridity in Landscapes and Sites of U.S. Ethnic Literature Three Mythical and Legendary Figures: Forming Fictional Multicultural Identities Four Comedy and Tragedy: The Ironic Double Spaces of Ethnic Humor Five Multilingual Expression: Hybrid Perspectives Through Language Conclusion: Hybrid Perspectives and the Demarginalization of Ethnic Literature in the United States Works Cited Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Ethnicity, Ethnic Literature and Hybrid Narratives One Magical Realism: Blurring the Boundaries Between the Magical and the Ordinary Two Surveying the Land: Hybridity in Landscapes and Sites of U.S. Ethnic Literature Three Mythical and Legendary Figures: Forming Fictional Multicultural Identities Four Comedy and Tragedy: The Ironic Double Spaces of Ethnic Humor Five Multilingual Expression: Hybrid Perspectives Through Language Conclusion: Hybrid Perspectives and the Demarginalization of Ethnic Literature in the United States Works Cited Index
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