Postcolonial Studies and the Literary: Theory, Interpretation and the Novel by E

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Critics have argued that the field of postcolonial studies has become melancholic due to its institutionalization in recent years. This book identifies some limits of postcolonial studies and suggests ways of coming to terms with this issue via a renewed engagement with the literary dimension in the postcolonial text.

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Critics have argued that the field of postcolonial studies has become melancholic due to its institutionalization in recent years. This book identifies some limits of postcolonial studies and suggests ways of coming to terms with this issue via a renewed engagement with the literary dimension in the postcolonial text.

Author Biography

ELI PARK SORENSEN wrote his PhD in Comparative Literature at University College, London, UK, where he was also a teaching fellow. His work focuses on postcolonial studies, contemporary British fiction, international adoption literature and literary theory.  He is currently working on a book about Caryl Phillips.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction The Melancholia of Postcolonial Studies Returning to the Literary Utopian-Interpretive Perspectives Form and Temporality in Ousmane Sembène's Xala Arcades of Foreignness: J.M. Coetzee's Foe Realism in Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index

Review

'This is an engaging and truly thoughtful book. It is poised and ambitious, both in its bold and subtle handling of the literary texts on which it centres and in its overarching arguments. Sorensen's reconsideration of the place of the literary in postcolonial studies seems very timely, as regards not only the evolution of postcolonial studies but the future of literary studies more widely'. - Nicholas Harrison, Professor of Postcolonial Literature, King's College London, University of London, UK'Park Sorensen's study provides an in-depth consideration of some current debates in postcolonial studies and also provides a rigorous overview of competing theories of the novel and the literary... This book would be suitable for postgraduate students and researchers interested in emerging trends in postcolonial literary studies and the relationship between postcolonialism and the literary as a whole.' - Routledge ABES June 2011'...the case studies offer stimulating re-readings of three formally diverse postcolonial novels' - Valerie Kennedy, English Studies

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Criticshave argued that the field of postcolonial studies has become melancholicdue toits institutionalization in recent years.This book identifies some limits of postcolonial studies andsuggests ways of coming to terms with this issue via a renewed engagement with the literary dimension in the postcolonial text."

Review Quote

'This is an engaging and truly thoughtful book. It is poised and ambitious, both in its bold and subtle handling of the literary texts on which it centres and in its overarching arguments. Sorensen's reconsideration of the place of the literary in postcolonial studies seems very timely, as regards not only the evolution of postcolonial studies but the future of literary studies more widely'. - Nicholas Harrison, Professor of Postcolonial Literature, King's College London, University of London, UK 'Park Sorensen's study provides an in-depth consideration of some current debates in postcolonial studies and also provides a rigorous overview of competing theories of the novel and the literary... This book would be suitable for postgraduate students and researchers interested in emerging trends in postcolonial literary studies and the relationship between postcolonialism and the literary as a whole.' - Routledge ABES June 2011 '...the case studies offer stimulating re-readings of three formally diverse postcolonial novels' - Valerie Kennedy, English Studies

Details ISBN1349322245 Author E. Sorensen ISBN-10 1349322245 ISBN-13 9781349322244 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Language English Media Book Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-04-21 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Theory, Interpretation and the Novel Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Pages 189 Short Title Postcolonial Studies and the Literary AU Release Date 2010-04-21 NZ Release Date 2010-04-21 UK Release Date 2010-04-21 Illustrations XIV, 189 p. Edition Description 1st ed. 2010 Alternative 9780230252622 DEWEY 820.9358 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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