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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Literary criticism and cultural theory
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Literary criticism and cultural theory.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Satire plays a prominent and often controversial role in postcolonial fiction. Satire and the Postcolonial Novel offers the first study of this topic, employing the insights of postcolonial comparative theories to revisit Western formulations of "satire" and the "satiric." Through the varying lenses provided by satire's relation to irony, allegory, narrative, and the grotesque, this book offers new readings of important novels by V.S. Naipaul (Trinidad), Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) and Salman Rushdie (India. It presents a detailed study of the complex and multidirectional ways satire has engaged with the history and messy aftermath of empire. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Theories of Satire and Postcolonialism; Chapter Two "The Old Enemy. And Also the New": V. S. Naipaul's Multidirectional Satire; Chapter Three "In All Fairness": Satire and Narrative in the Novels of Chinua Achebe; Chapter Four "Pessoptimism": Satire and the Menippean Grotesque in Salman Rushdie's Novels; Conclusion; Afterword (2002); Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Achebe, Chinua -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Achebe, Chinua. |
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Rushdie, Salman -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Rushdie, Salman. |
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Satire, English -- History and criticism.
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Satire, English. |
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Commonwealth fiction (English) -- History and criticism.
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Commonwealth fiction (English) |
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
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20th century |
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Postcolonialism -- English-speaking countries.
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Postcolonialism. |
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English-speaking countries. |
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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Postcolonialism in literature. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Satire and the postcolonial novel |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ball, John Clement Satire and the Postcolonial Novel : V.S. Naipaul, Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,c2015 9780415965934 |
| ISBN |
9781135451486 electronic book |
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1135451486 electronic book |
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9780415965934 |
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