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1 online resource (262 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Conclusion -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors use myth in their works to study the cultural mores of the societies they represent. Achebe represents the Igbo community of Nigeria and Amitav Ghosh represents various communities in India in both the pre-colonial and postcolonial phases, ranging from Bihar to Sundarbans in south Bengal. The book f. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Achebe, Chinua -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Achebe, Chinua. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- |
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Myth in literature.
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Myth in literature. |
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Group identity in literature.
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Group identity in literature. |
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Folk art. |
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Religion & politics. |
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Cultural studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chakraborty, Nilanjan Myth Formation in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher,c2020 9781527557055 |
| ISBN |
1527560031 |
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9781527560031 (electronic book) |
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1527557057 |
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9781527557055 |
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