The empire writes back : theory and practice in post-colonial literatures / / Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin

• Autore: Ashcroft Bill <1946-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Edizione: 2nd edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Disciplina: 820.9/9171241
• Soggetto topico: Commonwealth literature (English) - History and criticism; English literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Postcolonialism - English-speaking countries; Postcolonialism - Commonwealth countries; Postcolonialism in literature; Colonies in literature
• Altri autori: GriffithsGareth <1943-> TiffinHelen
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Cutting the ground: critical models of post-colonial literatures; Re-placing language: textual strategies in post-colonial writing; Re-placing the text: the liberation of post-colonial writing; Theory at the crossroads: indigenous theory and post-colonial reading; Re-placing theory: post-colonial writing and literary theory; Re-thinking the post-colonial: post-colonialism in the twenty first century; Conclusion More english than English; Readers' guide; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field.
• Titolo autorizzato: The empire writes back
• ISBN: 1-138-70707-4; 1-85711-248-2; 1-134-46504-1; 0-415-28020-6; 1-134-46505-X; 1-280-07467-1; 0-203-42608-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816456503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II