Myth Formation in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh

This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chakraborty, Nilanjan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2020.
Temas:
Achebe, Chinua > Criticism and interpretation.
Ghosh, Amitav, > 1956- > Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua.
Ghosh, Amitav, > 1956-
Myth in literature.
Group identity in literature.
Mythe dans la littérature.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
Folk art.
Religion & politics.
Cultural studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors use myth in their works to study the cultural mores of the societies they represent. Achebe represents the Igbo community of Nigeria and Amitav Ghosh represents various communities in India in both the pre-colonial and postcolonial phases, ranging from Bihar to Sundarbans in south Bengal. The book f.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (262 p.)
ISBN:1527560031
9781527560031

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