Postcolonial Criticism

by Bart J. Moore-Gilbert, Willy Maley, Gareth Stanton

Book Overview

Post-colonial theory is a relatively new area in critical contemporary studies, having its foundations more Postcolonial Criticism brings together some of the most important critical writings in the field, and aims to present a clear overview of, and introduction to, one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of contemporary literary criticism. It charts the development of the field both historically and conceptually, from its beginnings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 058223798X
• ISBN13: 9780582237988
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

excellent extended introduction to ten exemplary essays

The long and admirable 70 page introduction outlines the postcolonial field of studies in as succinct and lucid a manner as possible taking special care to note that in this field there is no such thing as consensus. The fields most marked characteristic is perhaps its diversity which is not too surprising given the wide scope of historic, cultural and psychic circumstance now under its scrutiny. Excellent summaries of the primary figures in the field as well as an awareness of the provisionality of any self-definition (of both the field of study and the political reality), for as postcolonial theories evolve so do the definitions of the postcolonial.Essays: 1)Cesaire from Discourse on Colonialism 2)Fanon On National Culture 3)Achebe An Image of Africa:Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness 4)Said Orientalism Revisited 5)Spivak Three Womens Texts and a Critique of Imperialism 6)Bhabha Race, Time, and Revision of Modernity 7)Bryden/Tiffin West Indian Literature and the Australian Comparison 8)Bell Hooks Revolutionary Black Women:Making Ourselves Subject 9)JanMohamed/Lloyd Toward a Theory of Minority Discourse: What is to be done? 10)Ahmad from In Theory:Classes, Nations, Literatures.