The Colonial Rise of the Novel

ISBN-13: 9780415095693 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 264 str.

Firdous Azim; F. Azim;Azim Firdous

Opis

In this challening book, Firdous Azim, provides a feminist critique of orthodox accounts of the rise of the novel' and exposes the underlying orientalist assumptions of the early English novel. Whereas previous studies have emphasized the universality of the coherent and consistent subject which found expression in the novels of the eighteenth century, Azim demonstrtes how certain categories: women and people of colour, were silenced and excluded. The Colonial Rise of the Novel makes an important and provocative contribution to post-colonial and feminist criticism. It will be essential reading for all teachers and students of English literature, women's studies, and post-colonial criticism.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Introduction, 1 THE SUBJECT/S OF THE NOVEL, 2 SLAVERY AND SEXUALITY IN OROONOKO, 3 DANGEROUS IDENTITY, 4 CHARLOTTE BRONTË/CURRER BELL, 5 THE BRONTË CHILDREN AT PLAY, 6 THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE IN THE PROFESSOR, 7 REREADING FEMINISM’S TEXTS, LANGUAGE, SUBJECTIVITY AND LITERATURE: An afterword, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Firdous Azim