| Post-Colonial Theory and English Literature: A Reader Contributor(s): Childs, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748610685 ISBN-13: 9780748610686 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: This book takes eight important literary texts and provides some of the most significant post-colonial readings of them published in the last fifteen years. Topics include cannibalism, slavery, the harem, missionary work, gender, nationalism and the Rushdie affair. The book offers theoretical approaches to specific texts including: Shakespeare's "The Tempest"; Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"; Bront's "Jane Eyre"; Kipling's "Kim"; Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"; Joyce's "Ulysses"; Forster's "A Passage to India" and Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820 |
| LCCN: 00344427 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.81" W x 9.62" (1.70 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unlike other readers, this book takes eight important literary texts and provides some of the most significant post-colonial readings of them published in the last fifteen years. Topics include cannibalism, slavery, the harem, missionary work, gender, nationalism and the Rushdie affair. The book offers practical examples of applying theoretical arguments to specific texts.Key features: * Provides three or four cutting edge essays on each of the following texts: Shakespeare's The Tempest; Defoe's Robinson Crusoe; Bronte's Jane Eyre; Kipling's Kim, Conrad's Heart of Darkness; Joyce's Ulysses; Forster's A Passage to India; Rushdie's The Satanic Verses |