Caliban''s Voice - The Transformation of English in Post-Colonial Literatures

Informationen zum Autor Bill Ashcroft is a founding exponent of post-colonial theory, co-author of The Empire Writes Back , the first text to examine systematically the field of post-colonial studies. He is author and co-author of twelve books including Post-Colonial Transformation and On Post-Colonial Futures . He is Chair of the School of English at the University of Hong Kong, on leave from the University of New South Wales. Klappentext This book examines the ways in which post-colonial writers throughout the world have transformed both the English language and English literature. Zusammenfassung This book examines the ways in which post-colonial writers throughout the world have transformed both the English language and English literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Prospero's Language, Caliban's Voice 2. Language, Learning and Power 3. Language and Race 4. Language and Place 5. Language and Identity 6. Language, Culture and Meaning: the Caribbean 7. Caliban’s Books – Orality and Writing 8. How Books Talk 9. Translation and Transformation Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Bill Ashcroft, Bill (University of Hong Kong) Ashcroft
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2008
• EAN: 9780415470438
• ISBN: 978-0-415-47043-8
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: postcolonial literature