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Gunning, Dave

 
9780748639397: Postcolonial Literature (Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 074863939X ISBN 13: 9780748639397
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2013

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Introduces postcolonial literary studies through close readings of a wide range of fiction and poetry

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dave Gunning lectures in contemporary literature at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature (Liverpool University Press, 2010).



Dave Gunning is Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

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Edinburgh Critical Guides to LiteratureSeries Editors: Martin Halliwell & Andy MousleyThis series provides accessible yet provocative introductions to a wide range of literatures. The volumes will initiate and deepen the reader's understanding of key literary movements, periods and genres, and consider debates that inform the past, present and future of literary study. Resources such as glossaries of key terms and details of archives and internet sites are also provided, making each volume a comprehensive critical guide.Introduces postcolonial literary studies through close readings of a wide range of fiction and poetryThis guide places the literary works themselves at the centre of its discussions, examining how writers from Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, Canada, Ireland, and South Asia have engaged with the challenges that beset postcolonial societies. Dave Gunning discusses many of the most-studied works of postcolonial literature, from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart to Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, as well as works by more recent writers like Chris Abani, Tahmima Anam and Shani Mootoo. Each chapter explores a key theme through drawing together works from various times and places. The book concludes with an extensive guide to further reading and tips on how to write about postcolonial literature successfully.Key Features•Close analysis of texts including Sam Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners, J.M Coetzee’s Disgrace, Roddy Doyle’s A Star Called Henry, Shani Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night, Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Tahmima Anam’s A Golden Age, Michael Ondaatje’s Anil’s Ghost, and Amitav Ghosh’s In an Antique Land, as well as poetry by Derek Walcott, Eavan Boland, Agha Shahid Ali, Chris Abani and others.•Discusses important new themes in postcolonial literature including global Islam, postcolonial sexualities and the representation of military conflict.•Includes a Chronology, a Guide to Further Reading, and Tips on Writing about Postcolonial LiteratureDave Gunning lectures in contemporary literature at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature (2010).

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
074863939X
ISBN 13 
9780748639397
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
221
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