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Telling the Other : The Question of Value in Modern and Postcolonial Writing /

In this provocative and illuminating book, Patrick McGee looks at the ways in which certain texts resist the dominant cultural assumptions that condition their writing and reception. Challenging received notions of aesthetic and social value, he offers readings of modernist, postmodernist, and postc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McGee, Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
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Sumario:In this provocative and illuminating book, Patrick McGee looks at the ways in which certain texts resist the dominant cultural assumptions that condition their writing and reception. Challenging received notions of aesthetic and social value, he offers readings of modernist, postmodernist, and postcolonial works that suggest forms of relationship which disrupt social systems and institutional hierarchies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 p.)
ISBN:9781501737183
9783110536171
Acceso:restricted access