Title Caliban's voice : the transformation of English in post-colonial literatures / Bill Ashcroft

Published London ; New York : Routledge, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 197 pages) Contents Introduction -- Prospero's language, Caliban's voice -- Language, learning and colonial power -- Language and race -- Language, place and nature -- Language and identity -- Language, culture and meaning : the Caribbean -- Caliban's books : orality and writing -- How books talk -- Translation and transformation Summary Annotation In Shakespeares Tempest, Caliban says to Miranda and Prospero: " ... you taught me language, and my profit ont Is, I know how to curse. "With this statement, he gives voice to an issue that lies at the centre of post-colonial studies. Can Caliban own Prosperos language? Can he use it to do more than curse?Calibans Voiceexamines the ways in which post-colonial literatures have transformed English to redefine what we understand to be English Literature. It investigates the importance of language learning in the imperial mission, the function of language in ideas of race and place, the link between language and identity, the move from orature to literature and the significance of translation. By demonstrating the dialogue that occurs between writers and readers in literature, Bill Ashcroft argues that cultural identity is not locked up in language, but that language, even a dominant colonial language, can be transformed to convey the realities of many different cultures. Using the figure of Caliban, Ashcroft weaves a consistent and resonant thread through his discussion of the post-colonial experience of life in the English language, and the power of its transformation into new and creative forms Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-194) and index Notes Print version record Subject Commonwealth literature (English) -- History and criticism English literature -- History and criticism. English language -- Political aspects -- Commonwealth countries English language -- Discourse analysis. Postcolonialism -- English-speaking countries Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries Postcolonialism in literature. Colonies in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. British colonies Colonies in literature Commonwealth literature (English) English language -- Discourse analysis English language -- Political aspects English literature Language and languages Postcolonialism Postcolonialism in literature Bellettrie. Postkolonialisme. Engels. Taalgebruik. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- Languages Subject Commonwealth countries English-speaking countries Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203091050 0203091051

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