Description: Postcolonial Con-Texts by John Thieme Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Works such a Jean Rhyss "Wide Sargasso Sea" and Peter Careys "Jack Maggs", which "write back" to classic English texts, offer a paradigm for the relationship between post-colonial writings and the "canon". This study provides an overview of such writing. Publisher Description In recent years works such as Jean Rhyss Wide Sargasso Sea, J.M. Coetzees Foe and Peter Careys Jack Maggs, which write back to classic English texts, have attracted considerable attention as offering a paradigm for the relationship between post-colonial writing and the canon. Thiemes study provides a broad overview of such writing, focusing both on responses to texts that have frequently been associated with the colonial project or the construction of race (The Tempest, Robinson Crusoe, Heart of Darkness and Othello) and texts where the interaction between culture and imperialism is slightly less overt (Great Expectations, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights). The post-colonial con-texts examined are located within their particular social and cultural backgrounds with emphasis on the different forms their responses to their pre-texts take and the extent to which they create their own discursive space. Using Edward Saids models of filiative relationships and affiliative identifications, the book argues that writing back is seldom adversarial, rather that it operates along a continuum between complicity and oppositionality that dismantles hierarchical positioning. It also suggests that post-colonial appropriations of canonical pre-texts frequently generate re-readings of their originals. It concludes by considering the implications of this argument for discussions of identity politics and literary genealogies more generally. Authors examined include Chinua Achebe, Margaret Atwood, Kamau Brathwaite, Peter Carey, J.M. Coetzee, Robertson Davies, Wilson Harris, Elizabeth Jolley, Robert Kroetsch, George Lamming, Margaret Laurence, Pauline Melville, V.S. Naipaul, Caryl Phillips, Ngugi wa Thiongo, Jean Rhys, Salman Rushdie, Djanet Sears, Sam Selvon, Olive Senior, Jane Urquhart and Derek Walcott. Author Biography John Thieme is currently Senior Fellow at UEA, UK. He previously held Chairs at the University of Hull and London South Bank University and his previous books include Postcolonial Con-Texts: Writing Back to the Canon, Postcolonial Literary Geographies, Postcolonial Literary Geographies, and studies of Derek Walcott, V.S. Naipaul and R.K. Narayan. Details ISBN 0826454666 ISBN-13 9780826454669 Title Postcolonial Con-Texts Author John Thieme Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 208 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:9486504; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780826454669
Book Title: Postcolonial Con-Texts
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Postcolonial Con-Texts : Writing Back to the Canon
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: General, Semiotics & Theory, Subjects & Themes / Politics, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 10.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Political Science
Author: John Thieme
Series: Literature, Culture, and Identity Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
