
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures
An Introduction
Ismail S. Talib(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
190 pages
978-0-415-24019-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to some of the central features of language in a wide variety of postcolonial texts.
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures draws on a range of writers, from Jean Rhys and Derek Walcott to Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Salman Rushdie, to show how English has been shaped by and had to contend with other languages in former British colonies. Exploring literatures from a range of countries including India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Caribbean, Talib shows how individuals retain cultural and national identity in the face of such changes. The book further demonstrates that language is one of the central concerns of postcolonial literatures.
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures is invaluable for anyone with an interest in the evolution and development of English and its use in contemporary world literatures.
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures draws on a range of writers, from Jean Rhys and Derek Walcott to Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Salman Rushdie, to show how English has been shaped by and had to contend with other languages in former British colonies. Exploring literatures from a range of countries including India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Caribbean, Talib shows how individuals retain cultural and national identity in the face of such changes. The book further demonstrates that language is one of the central concerns of postcolonial literatures.
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures is invaluable for anyone with an interest in the evolution and development of English and its use in contemporary world literatures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-24019-2 (9780415240192)
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Ismail S.Talib is a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.
Content
1. English in (post) Colonial Contexts. 2. Anti colonialism in Scottish, Welsh and Irish literatures 3. Anglo-Saxon transplantations 4. Orality, writing and what English brings 5. Using English in post colonial literature's: a review of criticism 6. Decolonisation and the Survival of English 7. Style, languages, politics, and acceptability. 8 How's the mixture? English, dialects and other languages; Concluding summary.