
York Notes Companions Postcolonial Literature
by Wendy Knepper
Title:
York Notes Companions Postcolonial Literature
Author:
Wendy Knepper
Series (if any):
York Notes Companions
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
368 pages
Publisher:
Pearson Education Limited
ISBN-13:
9781408266656
EAN:
9781408266656
Publication Date:
22/09/2011
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
594
Dimensions (mm):
225 x 119 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This volume mines the diversity and richness of the literature and literary theory produced in the postcolonial era, discussing texts and ideas from all over the world such Heart of Darkness, Wide Sargasso Sea, The Mimic Men, Beloved and the poetry collection Born to Slow Horses. Topics such as race, gender and sexuality, globalisation and multiculturalism are featured alongside postcolonial reading practices and explorations of key concepts such as cross-cultural paradigms, hybridity and decolonisation.

















