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Beyond the Postcolonial

World Englishes Literature

Varughese E Dawson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:1st Jan '12

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'This is a highly original book: it makes a clear argument about the role of the postcolonial, it uses an innovative range of methodologies and most importantly, it introduces many writers to a global audience for the first time. It is a model for going 'beyond the postcolonial'.' - Professor Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London

With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English.With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English.

“Throughout the book, the discussion of the representative texts is consistently accompanied by an overview of the literature of the country, the historical backdrop, the various dynamics, which create the condition of postcoloniality, and interviews with writers hailing from the countries where the project was conducted. The lucidity of the style, as well as the author’s profound grasp of the subject matter, helps her convey the ideas intelligently and compellingly … .” (Jamal En-Nehas, Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 53 (3), 2016)

ISBN: 9781349336623

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239 pages

1st ed. 2012