Postcolonial historical novel, the: realism, allegory, and the representation of contested pasts
Auteur :
Dalley, H.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349496938
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Postcolonial Historical Novel is the first systematic work to examine how the historical novel has been transformed by its appropriation in postcolonial writing. It proposes new ways to understand literary realism, and explores how the relationship between history and fiction plays out in contemporary African and Australasian writing.