Titre : |
A Concise Companion to Postcolonial Literature |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Shirley Chew |
Editeur : |
UK : Wiley Blackwell |
Année de publication : |
2014 |
Importance : |
241 |
Format : |
24 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-118-65235-0 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
the politics of rewriting postcolonial translations |
Index. décimale : |
820.9 |
Résumé : |
Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literaturefrom 1947 to the present day, this concise companion is anindispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritativeunderstanding of the intellectual contexts of postcolonialliterature and culture. * An indispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritativeunderstanding of the intellectual contexts of Postcolonialism,bringing together 10 original essays from leading internationalscholars including C. L. Innes and Susan Bassnett * Explains the ideas and practises that emerged from thedismantling of European empires * Explores the ways in which these ideas and practices influencedthe period's keynote concerns, such as race, culture, and identity;literary and cultural translations; and the politics ofresistance * Chapters cover the fields of identity studies, orality andliteracy, nationalisms, feminism, anthropology and culturalcriticism, the politics of rewriting, new geographies, publishingand marketing, translation studies. * Features a useful Chronology of the period, thorough generalbibliography, and guides to further reading |
A Concise Companion to Postcolonial Literature [texte imprimé] / Shirley Chew . - UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2014 . - 241 ; 24. ISBN : 978-1-118-65235-0 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
the politics of rewriting postcolonial translations |
Index. décimale : |
820.9 |
Résumé : |
Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literaturefrom 1947 to the present day, this concise companion is anindispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritativeunderstanding of the intellectual contexts of postcolonialliterature and culture. * An indispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritativeunderstanding of the intellectual contexts of Postcolonialism,bringing together 10 original essays from leading internationalscholars including C. L. Innes and Susan Bassnett * Explains the ideas and practises that emerged from thedismantling of European empires * Explores the ways in which these ideas and practices influencedthe period's keynote concerns, such as race, culture, and identity;literary and cultural translations; and the politics ofresistance * Chapters cover the fields of identity studies, orality andliteracy, nationalisms, feminism, anthropology and culturalcriticism, the politics of rewriting, new geographies, publishingand marketing, translation studies. * Features a useful Chronology of the period, thorough generalbibliography, and guides to further reading |
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