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In Empire and Poetic Voice Patrick Colm Hogan draws on a broad and detailed knowledge of Indian, African, and European literary cultures to explore the way colonized writers respond to the subtle and contradictory pressures of both metropolitan and indigenous traditions. He examines the work of two influential theorists of identity, Judith Butler and Homi Bhabha, and presents a revised evaluation of the important Nigerian critics, Chinweizu, Jemie, and Madubuike. In the process, he presents a novel theory of literary identity based equally on recent work in cognitive science and culture studies. This theory argues that literary and cultural traditions, like languages, are entirely personal and only appear to be a matter of groups due to our assertions of categorical identity, which are ultimately both false and dangerous.
Editions of Empire and Poetic Voice
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791459638
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791459645
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791485699
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In Empire and Poetic Voice Patrick Colm Hogan draws on a broad and detailed knowledge of Indian, African, and European literary cultures to explore the way colonized writers respond to the subtle and contradictory pressures of both metropolitan and indigenous traditions. He examines the work of two influential theorists of identity, Judith Butler and Homi Bhabha, and presents a revised evaluation of the important Nigerian critics, Chinweizu, Jemie, and Madubuike. In the process, he presents a novel theory of literary identity based equally on recent work in cognitive science and culture studies. This theory argues that literary and cultural traditions, like languages, are entirely personal and only appear to be a matter of groups due to our assertions of categorical identity, which are ultimately both false and dangerous.
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What is Empire and Poetic Voice about?
In Empire and Poetic Voice Patrick Colm Hogan draws on a broad and detailed knowledge of Indian, African, and European literary cultures to explore the way colonized writers respond to the subtle and contradictory pressures of both metropolitan and indigenous traditions. He examines the work of two influential theorists of identity, Judith Butler and Homi Bhabha, and presents a revised evaluation of the important Nigerian critics, Chinweizu, Jemie, and Madubuike. In the process, he presents a novel theory of literary identity based equally on recent work in cognitive science and culture studies. This theory argues that literary and cultural traditions, like languages, are entirely personal and only appear to be a matter of groups due to our assertions of categorical identity, which are ultimately both false and dangerous.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Empire and Poetic Voice?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
Where can I read a sample of Empire and Poetic Voice?
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How long is Empire and Poetic Voice and how many pages does it have?
Empire and Poetic Voice has 299 page(s)
Is Empire and Poetic Voice part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Explorations in Postcolonial Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Empire and Poetic Voice?
Patrick Colm Hogan
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Empire and Poetic Voice is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791459638) and paperback(ISBN 9780791459645) and pdf(ISBN 9780791485699)
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