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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461658503321

Autore

Raman Shankar

Titolo

Renaissance Literature and Postcolonial Studies [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-22162-4

9786613221629

0-7486-3685-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Postcolonial Literary Studies

Disciplina

809.03

Soggetti

Classical literature -- Appreciation -- Europe -- History

Colonies in literature

European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Chapter 1 Exploring the Terrain; Chapter 2 Debates; Chapter 3 Case Studies; Primary Works Cited; Secondary Works Cited; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Treating the Renaissance as also the period that saw the birth of European colonialism, this book focuses on the interplay between the discovery of new lands and the re-discovery of old texts.