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Ato Quayson uses a method of reading he calls calibrations: a reading of literature with what lies beyond it as a way of understanding structures of transformation, process, and contradiction that inform both literature and society. He surveys texts ranging from Bob Marley lyrics, Toni Morrisons wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quayson, Ato
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Calibratie.
Close reading.
Postkolonialisme.
Letterkunde.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Mimesis in literature.
Marxist criticism.
African literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
Postcolonialisme dans la litterature.
Mimêsis dans la litterature.
Critique marxiste.
Litterature africaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
African literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Ato Quayson uses a method of reading he calls calibrations: a reading of literature with what lies beyond it as a way of understanding structures of transformation, process, and contradiction that inform both literature and society. He surveys texts ranging from Bob Marley lyrics, Toni Morrisons work, Walter Benjamins Theses on the Philosophy of History, and Althussers reflections on political economy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780816693030

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