{"product_id":"postcolonial-criticism-history-theory-and-the-work-of-fiction-paperback","title":"Postcolonial Criticism: History, Theory and the Work of Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the field of postcolonial studies, the full richness and complexity of the connections between literature, history and ideology are often overlooked by critics hurrying to stake out their political positions. As a result, many arguments are built on unjustified assumptions about the sort of work that literature -- and criticism -- can and cannot do. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this important and timely book, Harrison sheds new light on what is actually at issue in postcolonial criticism. Focusing on a series of major works, from Conrad's Heart of Darkness to Djebar's autobiography, via Camus's The Outsider and Fanon's polemics, the book draws on and elucidates a wide range of theoretical and critical work. To students unfamiliar with postcolonial criticism it offers a way into the field via key issues and specific examples rather than abstract theoretical summary, while for those already working in the area it raises crucial questions about the very basis of postcolonial critical practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Postcolonial Criticism is a major intervention in the field of postcolonial studies which re-examines critical suppositions about reading and representation, and which calls into question established notions about the relations between literature and colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the field of postcolonial studies, the full richness and complexity of the connections between literature, history and ideology are often overlooked by critics hurrying to stake out their political positions. As a result, many arguments are built on unjustified assumptions about the sort of work that literature -- and criticism -- can and cannot do. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important and timely book, Harrison sheds new light on what is actually at issue in postcolonial criticism. Focusing on a series of major works, from Conrad's \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e to Djebar's autobiography, via Camus's \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e and Fanon's polemics, the book draws on and elucidates a wide range of theoretical and critical work. To students unfamiliar with postcolonial criticism it offers a way into the field via key issues and specific examples rather than abstract theoretical summary, while for those already working in the area it raises crucial questions about the very basis of postcolonial critical practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e is a major intervention in the field of postcolonial studies which re-examines critical suppositions about reading and representation, and which calls into question established notions about the relations between literature and colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in French and Comparative Literature at King's College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.2 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131905675399,"sku":"9780745621821","price":45.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e338bda67abd7f0daea2f542cbb65a4e.webp?v=1732622264","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/postcolonial-criticism-history-theory-and-the-work-of-fiction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}