After Empire - Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie

"After Empire addresses itself to the crucial issue of identity in British society and is also a major contribution to the field of postcolonial literary scholarship. Full of sound judgement, insight, and originally, Gorra's analysis of what he terms 'the imagined community of the British Empire' will probably form the theoretical platform upon which the emerging generation of postcolonial scholars will build". -- Caryl Phillips, author of Crossing the River

Riassunto

Explores the ways in which three novelists of empire - Paul Scott, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie - have charted the blurred boundaries of identity in the wake of British imperialism. This text provides readings of post-colonial fiction, showing how imperialism shaped British national identity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Gorra, Michael (Smith College) Gorra, Gorra Michael
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.03.1997
• EAN: 9780226304755
• ISBN: 978-0-226-30475-5
• Pagine: 218
• Dimensioni: 14 mm x 22 mm x 1 mm
• Peso: 284 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Essays, Cultural Studies, English, British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, HISTORY / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form