Post-Colonial Literatures in English - History, Language, Theory

In this original and accessible introduction to post-colonial literatures in English, Dennis Walder guides the reader through the historical, linguistic, and theoretical issues that inform post-colonial literary study. He then goes on to provide three detailed case studies, focusing upon Indian fiction in English, Caribbean and Black British poetry, and contemporary South African literature.
In a searching final chapter he considers, through a focus upon work by Ariel Dorfman, V. S. Naipaul and Michael Ondaatje, the questions of what might follow 'After Post-Colonialism'. Among the writers and theorists discussed are: Achebe, Brathwaite, Bhaba, Gordimer, Fanon, Freud, Henry Louis Gates Jr, C. L. R. James, Marx, Mhlophe, Miller, Narayan, Ngugi, Nichols, Said, Sahgal, Sartre, Spivak, Trivedi, and Walcott. The book provides a clear and provocative path through the texts and debates of a major and exciting new area of literary studies.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing the Post-Colonial. Part I: Studying Post-Colonial Literatures: 2. History. 3. Language. 4. Theory. Part II: Case Studies: 5. Indo-Anglian Fiction. 6. Caribbean and Black British Poetry. 7. South African Literature in the Interregnum. 8. After Post-Colonialism? Selected Bibliography. Index.

Summary

* Guides the reader through historical, linguistic and theoretical issues. * Avoids jargon and generalization. * Offers detailed case studies of literary texts by a wide range of writers. * Provides a clear and provocative account.

Product details

• Authors: D Walder, Dennis Walder, Walder Dennis
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.1998
• EAN: 9780631194927
• ISBN: 978-0-631-19492-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence