The gothic, postcolonialism and otherness : ghosts from elsewhere /

A lucid intervention in current debates about identity and difference, this book uses the concept of Otherness to look again at both Gothic fiction and Postcolonialism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khair, Tabish
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Temas:
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English > History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American > History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Racism in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Racisme dans la littérature.
Identité dans la littérature.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Literary essays.
Asian history.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Postcolonialism in literature
Racism in literature
Postkoloniale Literatur
Gothic novel
Das Andere
Schauerliteratur > englische.
Schauerliteratur > amerikanische.
Andere > (der Andere) > Motiv > Englische Literatur.
Andere > (der Andere) > Motiv > Literatur > USA.
Englische Literatur > Motiv > Andere (das Andere)
Literatur > USA > Motiv > Andere (das Andere)
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The gothic, postcolonialism and otherness
  • The gothic and otherness. Ghosts from the colonies ; The devil and the racial other ; Heathcliff as terrorist ; Smoke and darkness : the heart of Conrad ; Emotions and the gothic
  • Postcolonialism and otherness. Can the other speak? ; Negotiating vodou : some Caribbean narratives of otherness ; Can the 'other half' be told? Brodber's Myal ; The option of magical realism ; Narration, literary language and the post/colonial
  • Conclusion. Summing up.

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