Diasporas of the mind : Jewish and postcolonial writing and the nightmare of history /

In this fascinating and erudite book, Bryan Cheyette throws new light on a wide range of modern and contemporary writers - some at the heart of the canon, others more marginal - to explore the power and limitations of the diasporic imagination after the Second World War. Moving from early responses...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheyette, Bryan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2013.
Temas:
1900-2099
Jewish literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Jewish literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Littérature juive > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature juive > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Holocauste, 1939-1945, dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature
Jewish literature
Postcolonialism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Diasporas of the Mind
  • PART ONE
  • 2. Diaspora and Colonialism / Fanon, Frantz / Memmi, Albert
  • 3. Diaspora and the Holocaust / Levi, Primo / Améry, Jean
  • PART TWO
  • 4. Diaspora, 'Race' and Redemption / Spark, Muriel
  • 5. The American Diaspora / Roth, Philip
  • 6. Diaspora and Postcolonialism / Rushdie, Salman
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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