| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) |
| Series |
Contemporary world writers |
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Contemporary world writers.
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| Contents |
Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Series editor's foreword; List of abbreviations; Chronology; 1. Contexts and intertexts; 2. Caryl Phillips and the absent voices of history; 3. David Dabydeen and the ethics of narration; 4. Fred D'Aguiar and the memorialisation of slavery; 5. Critical overview and conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This text examines the ways in which the literary explorations of slavery may shed light on current issues in Britain today, or what might be thought of as the continuing legacies of the UK's largely forgotten slave past |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Phillips, Caryl -- Criticism and interpretation
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Dabydeen, David -- Criticism and interpretation
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D'Aguiar, Fred, 1960- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Dabydeen, David fast |
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D'Aguiar, Fred, 1960- fast |
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Phillips, Caryl fast |
| Subject |
Slavery in literature.
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English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Literature: History & Criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English literature
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Slavery in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Anthologies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781781703250 |
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1781703256 |
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184779467X |
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9781847794673 |
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