Comparative Postcolonialism in the Works of V.s. Naipaul and Toni - Fragmented Identities

Comparative Postcolonialism in the Works of V.S. Naipaul and Toni Morrison: Fragmented Identities places comparative literature in a postcolonial context in order to widen its traditional scope and thereby pay greater attention to the relationship between indigenous and hegemonic cultures.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Postcolonial Literature and Comparative Literature
Chapter Two: Mimicry and Fragmented Identities in V.S. Naipaul's The Mimic Men and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
Chapter Three: Memory as a Reflection of Cultural Identity in V.S. Naipaul's The Enigma of Arrival and Toni Morrison's Beloved
Chapter Four: A Journey from Unhomeliness to Hybridity in V.S. Naipaul's Half a Life and Magic Seeds and Toni Morrison's Home
Chapter Five: Gender in Naipaul and Morrison
Chapter Six: Naipaul and Morrison: Some Conclusions and New Comparative Outlooks
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Alshaymaa Mohamed Ahmed

Summary

Comparative Postcolonialism in the Works of V.S. Naipaul and Toni Morrison: Fragmented Identities places comparative literature in a postcolonial context in order to widen its traditional scope and thereby pay greater attention to the relationship between indigenous and hegemonic cultures.

Product details

• Authors: Alshaymaa Mohamed Ahmed
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781666921649
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-164-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature, Literature: history & criticism