| Description |
vii, 182 pages ; 22 cm |
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1. English in (post)colonial contexts -- 2. Anti-colonialism in Scottish, Welsh and Irish literatures -- 3. Anglo-Saxon transplantations -- 4. Orality, writing and what English brings -- 5. Using English in postcolonial literatures: a review of criticism -- 6. Decolonisation and the survival of English -- 7. Style, language(s), politics and acceptability -- 8. How's the mixture? English, dialects and other languages |
| Summary |
Drawing on a range of writers, including Jean Rhys, Derek Walcott, Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Nuruddin Farah, "The Language of Postcolonial Literatures" provides a comprehensive introduction to some of the central features of language in a wide variety of postcolonial texts. Ismail S. Talib illustrates how English has been shaped by and had to contend with other languages in former British colonies. Exploring literatures from a range of countries including India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Caribbean, he shows how individuals retain their cultural and national identity in the face of such changes. Language is the primary concern in postcolonial literature, and postcolonial literature is achieving canonical status, so this book is essential for all world literature scholars and sociolinguists |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [157]-170 |
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| Subject |
Commonwealth literature (English) -- History and criticism.
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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Nationalism and literature -- English-speaking countries.
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Nationalism and literature -- Commonwealth countries.
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Language and culture -- English-speaking countries.
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Language and culture -- Commonwealth countries.
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Postcolonialism -- English-speaking countries.
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English language -- Commonwealth countries.
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Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries.
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Decolonization in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2001051055 |
| ISBN |
0415240182 |
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0415240190 paperback |
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