Writing between cultures
Subtitle: a study of hybrid narratives in ethnic literature of the United States
By: Holly E. Martin
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780786466603
Subjects: Literatures; Narration (Rhetoric); Ethnicity in literature; History and criticism; American literature; Minority authors
Description: "This book examines the rhetorical strategy of using hybrid narratives, which permits an author to bridge cultures via literary technique. Strategies covered include multilingualism, magical realism, ironic humor, the use of mythological figures from the characters' heritage cultures, and the presentation of different perspectives on landscapes and other spaces as related to ethnicity"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: ethnicity, ethnic literature and hybrid narratives; title: Magical realism: blurring the boundaries between the magical and the ordinary; title: Surveying the land: hybridity in landscapes and sites of U.S. ethnic literature; title: Mythical and legendary figures: forming fictional multicultural identities; title: Comedy and tragedy: the ironic double spaces of ethnic humor; title: The words we speak: hybrid perspectives through language; title: Conclusion: hybrid perspectives and the demarginalization of ethnic literature in the United States.