The gothic, postcolonialism and otherness : ghosts from elsewhere
by
 
Khair, Tabish.

Title
: 
The gothic, postcolonialism and otherness : ghosts from elsewhere

Author
: 
Khair, Tabish.

ISBN
: 
9780230234062

Personal Author
: 
Khair, Tabish.

Publication Information
: 
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Physical Description
: 
vi, 198 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents
: 
Pt. I, Introducion. The gothic, postcolonialism and otherness -- Pt. II, The gothic and otherness. Ghosts from the colonies ; The Devil and the racial other ; Heathcliff as terrorist ; Smoke and darkness : the heart of Conrad ; Emotions and the gothic -- Pt. III, Postcolonialism and otherness. Can the other speak? ; Negotiating Vodou : some Caribbean narratives of otherness ; Can the 'other half' be told? Brodber's Myal ; The option of magical realism ; Narration, literary language and the post/colonial.

Subject Term
: 
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English -- History and criticism.
 
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American -- History and criticism.
 
Postcolonialism in literature.
 
Racism in literature.
 
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
 
Schauerliteratur -- englische.
 
Schauerliteratur -- amerikanische.
 
Andere -- (der Andere) -- Motiv -- Englische Literatur.
 
Andere -- (der Andere) -- Motiv -- Literatur -- USA.
 
Englische Literatur -- Motiv -- Andere (das Andere)
 
Literatur -- USA -- Motiv -- Andere (das Andere)

Electronic Access
: 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010279799-d.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010279799-t.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010279799-b.html


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