José Santiago Fernández-Vázquez

Colonial Ideology and the classical 'Bildungsroman' (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the ideological affinity that can be established between the classical 'Bildungsroman' and colonialist ideology on the basis of a literary analysis of 'Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre'-considered by most critics to be the origin of the genre-and 'Great Expectations'-one of the paradigmatic examples of the development of the Bildungsroman in English literature. This ideological affinity is understood as an example of what the Palestinian critic Edward Said has called a 'structure of attitude and reference': the convergence of different cultural manifestations that, although formally independent, contribute to a common purpose. The monograph also undertakes a study of the main characteristics of the classical 'Bildungsroman' from a formal and thematic point of view, and an analysis of the relationship between genre theories and Eurocentric discourses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Publicacions de la Universitat de València
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788411183604
• Artikelnr.: 70717554

Autorenporträt

José Santiago Fernández-Vázquez is Full Professor in English Philology at the Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid). He has directed and participated in several research projects related to English-language literatures, and he has published widely in academic spheres. His research interests are focused on postcolonial theory and criticism, contemporary narrative in English, censorship studies in narrative and cinema, or persuasive and promotional strategies in professional contexts.