The Cambridge introduction to postcolonial literatures in English / C.L. Innes.
Innes, Catherine Lynette.| Call Number | 820.9 |
| Author | Innes, Catherine Lynette, author. |
| Title | The Cambridge introduction to postcolonial literatures in English / C.L. Innes. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (ix, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Cambridge introductions to literature |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction : situating the postcolonial -- Postcolonial issues in performance -- Alternative histories and writing back -- Authorizing the self : postcolonial autobiographical writing -- Situating the self : landscape and place -- Appropriating the word : language and voice -- Narrating the nation : form and genre -- Rewriting her story : nation and gender -- Rewriting the nation : acknowledging economic and cultural diversity -- Transnational and black British writing : colonizing in reverse -- Citizens of the world : reading postcolonial literature. |
| Summary | The past century has 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 introduction, from a leading figure in the field, explores a wide range of Anglophone post-colonial writing from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, India, Ireland and Britain. Lyn Innes compares the ways in which authors shape communal identities and interrogate the values and representations of peoples in newly independent nations. Placing its emphasis on literary rather than theoretical texts, this book offers detailed discussion of many internationally renowned authors, including James Joyce, Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, Les Murray and Derek Walcott. It also includes historical surveys of the main countries discussed, a glossary, and biographical notes on major authors. Lyn Innes provides a rich and subtle guide to a vast array of authors and texts from a wide range of sites. |
| Subject | Commonwealth literature (English) History and criticism. Postcolonialism in literature. COLONIES IN LITERATURE. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | The past century has 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 introduction, from a leading figure in the field, explores a wide range of Anglophone post-colonial writing from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, India, Ireland and Britain. Lyn Innes compares the ways in which authors shape communal identities and interrogate the values and representations of peoples in newly independent nations. Placing its emphasis on literary rather than theoretical texts, this book offers detailed discussion of many internationally renowned authors, including James Joyce, Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, Les Murray and Derek Walcott. It also includes historical surveys of the main countries discussed, a glossary, and biographical notes on major authors. Lyn Innes provides a rich and subtle guide to a vast array of authors and texts from a wide range of sites. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction : situating the postcolonial -- Postcolonial issues in performance -- Alternative histories and writing back -- Authorizing the self : postcolonial autobiographical writing -- Situating the self : landscape and place -- Appropriating the word : language and voice -- Narrating the nation : form and genre -- Rewriting her story : nation and gender -- Rewriting the nation : acknowledging economic and cultural diversity -- Transnational and black British writing : colonizing in reverse -- Citizens of the world : reading postcolonial literature. |
| Subject | Commonwealth literature (English) History and criticism. Postcolonialism in literature. COLONIES IN LITERATURE. |
| Multimedia |