Postcolonial Criticism
Subtitle: History, Theory and the Work of Fiction
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: April 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780745621821
Subjects: Cultural studies; Literary studies: general; Literary theory; World - Post-Colonial Studies; Literature - Classics / Criticism; History and criticism; Semiotics & Theory; Literary Criticism; Postcolonialism in literature; Literature, Modern; DECOLONIZATION IN LITERATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES_LITERATURES_HISTORY AND CRITICISM; LITERATURE, MODERN_HISTORY AND CRITICISM_20TH CENTURY; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; General; 20th century; Developing countries; Imperialism in literature; Literatures
First sentence: At the time that Heart of Darkness was written much of the Congo region was effectively the personal property of Leopold II, king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909.
Description: "In this book, Harrison sheds new light on what is actually at issue in postcolonial criticism. Focusing on a series of major works, from Conrad's Heart of Darkness to Djebar's autobiography, the book draws on and elucidates a wide range of theoretical and critical work. To students unfamiliar with postcolonial criticism it offers a way into the field via key issues and specific examples rather than abstract theoretical summary, while for those already working in the area it raises crucial questions about the very basis of postcolonial critical practice." "Postcolonial Criticism is a major intervention in the field of postcolonial studies which reexamines critical suppositions about reading and representation, and which calls into question established notions about the relations between literature and colonialism."--Jacket.