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Postcolonial Criticism in Practice: Close Readings of Seven Major Novels. The Insight Newsletter Series
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- ISBN8235166288
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- Date de parution29/06/2026
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- ÉditeurIoakim Ioakim
Résumé
This volume provides a comprehensive critical examination of seven foundational texts in postcolonial Anglophone literature: George Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin (1953), Wilson Harris's Palace of the Peacock (1960), V. S. Naipaul's A House for Mr. Biswas (1961), Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood (1979), Nadine Gordimer's July's People (1981), Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions (1988), and Nuruddin Farah's Gifts (1993).
The study traces the evolution of postcolonial literary expression across four decades and three geographic regions: the Caribbean, Africa, and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora. Each chapter offers biographical and historical contextualization, detailed plot summaries, character analyses, thematic exploration, and examination of narrative techniques. The volume addresses colonialism, patriarchy, identity formation, cultural hybridity, linguistic transformation, and the quest for autonomy in postcolonial societies.
Theoretical frameworks from postcolonial and feminist criticism inform the analysis. Model essay responses demonstrate effective scholarly argumentation. This volume serves as both an introduction to postcolonial literature and a reference work for advanced study, suitable for university students, researchers, and general readers.
The study traces the evolution of postcolonial literary expression across four decades and three geographic regions: the Caribbean, Africa, and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora. Each chapter offers biographical and historical contextualization, detailed plot summaries, character analyses, thematic exploration, and examination of narrative techniques. The volume addresses colonialism, patriarchy, identity formation, cultural hybridity, linguistic transformation, and the quest for autonomy in postcolonial societies.
Theoretical frameworks from postcolonial and feminist criticism inform the analysis. Model essay responses demonstrate effective scholarly argumentation. This volume serves as both an introduction to postcolonial literature and a reference work for advanced study, suitable for university students, researchers, and general readers.
