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The Postcolonial Historical Novel: Realism, Allegory, and the Representation of Contested Pasts
Hamish Dalley
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Description for The Postcolonial Historical Novel: Realism, Allegory, and the Representation of Contested Pasts
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
407 g
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137450081
SKU
V9781137450081
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99-15
About Hamish Dalley
Hamish Dalley is Assistant Professor of World Literature at Daemen College, Amherst, New York, USA. His research focuses on historical representation and literary form in various branches of postcolonial fiction.
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