The Cambridge Companion to the Postcolonial Novel /
Quayson, Ato
The Cambridge Companion to the Postcolonial Novel / Edited by Ato Quayson. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016 - 1 online resource (332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). 23 - Cambridge companions online University publishing online Cambridge Companions to Literature . - Cambridge companions online. University publishing online. Cambridge companions to literature. .
Introduction: Changing contexts of the postcolonial novel
The colonial novel The postcolonial novel in the wake of 1989
Magical/realist novels and "the politics of the possible" Nature, ecocriticism, and the postcolonial novel
Disability and the postcolonial novel
Gender, sexuality, and the postcolonial novel
The postcolonial novel and diaspora
Itineraries of the sublime in the postcolonial novel
The postcolonial crime novel
The gleam and the darkness: representation of the city in the postcolonial novel
Space and the postcolonial novel
Tragedy and the postcolonial novel
The Cambridge Companion to the Postcolonial Novel provides an engaging account of the postcolonial novel, from Joseph Conrad to Jean Rhys. Reflecting the development of postcolonial literary studies into a significant and intellectually vibrant field, this Companion explores genres and theoretical movements such as magical realism, crime fiction, ecocriticism, and gender and sexuality. Written by a host of leading scholars in the field, this book offers insight into the representative movements, cultural settings, and critical reception that define the postcolonial novel. Covering subjects from disability and diaspora to the sublime and the city, this Companion reveals the myriad traditions that have shaped the postcolonial literary landscape, and will serve as a valuable resource to students and established scholars alike.
Issued by Cambridge University Press.
9781316459287 (ebook)
809.933 / QUA
The Cambridge Companion to the Postcolonial Novel / Edited by Ato Quayson. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016 - 1 online resource (332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). 23 - Cambridge companions online University publishing online Cambridge Companions to Literature . - Cambridge companions online. University publishing online. Cambridge companions to literature. .
Introduction: Changing contexts of the postcolonial novel
The colonial novel The postcolonial novel in the wake of 1989
Magical/realist novels and "the politics of the possible" Nature, ecocriticism, and the postcolonial novel
Disability and the postcolonial novel
Gender, sexuality, and the postcolonial novel
The postcolonial novel and diaspora
Itineraries of the sublime in the postcolonial novel
The postcolonial crime novel
The gleam and the darkness: representation of the city in the postcolonial novel
Space and the postcolonial novel
Tragedy and the postcolonial novel
The Cambridge Companion to the Postcolonial Novel provides an engaging account of the postcolonial novel, from Joseph Conrad to Jean Rhys. Reflecting the development of postcolonial literary studies into a significant and intellectually vibrant field, this Companion explores genres and theoretical movements such as magical realism, crime fiction, ecocriticism, and gender and sexuality. Written by a host of leading scholars in the field, this book offers insight into the representative movements, cultural settings, and critical reception that define the postcolonial novel. Covering subjects from disability and diaspora to the sublime and the city, this Companion reveals the myriad traditions that have shaped the postcolonial literary landscape, and will serve as a valuable resource to students and established scholars alike.
Issued by Cambridge University Press.
9781316459287 (ebook)
809.933 / QUA