The range of literature written in English but produced outside Britain and America has expanded considerably in recent years. This book provides a comparative and up-to-date survey of colonial, new national and post-colonial literatures, and related criticism. At the same time, the essays address the problem of establishing such politicized categories of literature; they recognize that, in a time of massive migration, rapid international communication, and increased demands by minorities, national cultures and national identities are less stable than ever before. Intended as an introduction for those new to the subject, the collection contributes to the ongoing discussion about the new literatures, and should also interest the specialist.
Part I. Introduction
1. New Centres of Consciousness
Part II. Entangled Roots
2. Language, Orality, and Literature
3. Psychology, Creolization, and Hybridization
4. The Internationalization of Literatures
Part III. Settlers, Colonials, and Nationalists
5. Pioneers and Settlers
6. Colonial Literatures
7. 'Forging the Conscience of their Race': Nationalist Writers
Part IV. Post-colonialism and its Discontents
8. Plato's Cave: Educational and Critical Practices
9. The Post-colonial Project: Critical Approaches and Problems
10. Post-colonial Critical Theories;
Part V. Branches, Situations, and Differences
11. Exiles and Expatriates
12. Diasporas and Multiculturalism
13. Post-colonial Women Writers and Feminisms
14. Paper Tracks: Indigenous Literatures in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Overview
The range of literature written in English but produced outside Britain and America has expanded considerably in recent years. This book provides a comparative and up-to-date survey of colonial, new national and post-colonial literatures, and related criticism. At the same time, the essays address the problem of establishing such politicized categories of literature; they recognize that, in a time of massive migration, rapid international communication, and increased demands by minorities, national cultures and ...