1st Edition
Voice of the Oppressed in the Language of the Oppressor A Discussion of Selected Postcolonial Literature from Ireland, Africa and America
By Patsy J. Daniels
Copyright 2002
200 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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This book examines works from twelve authors from colonized cultures who write in English: William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe, Maxine Hong Kinston, Amy Tan, Toni Morrison, Alic Walker, Sandra Cisneros, Ana Castillo, Louise Erdrich, and Leslie Marmon Silko. The book fins connection among these writers and their respective works. Patsy Daniels argues that the thinkers... Read more
I. Introduction: Making Connections II. Yeats: Recovering History III. Joyce: Voicing Paralysis IV. Conrad: Questioning the Empire V. Achebe: Revising History VI: Kingston and Tan: Inventing One's Culture, Making One's Own Luck VII.Morrison and Walker: Imposing Silence, Writing a Voice VIII. Cisneros and Castillo: Resisting the Oppressor, Writing a Liberator IX. Erdrich and Silko: Joining Heaven and Earth, Changing the Ceremony Conclusion Notes Works Cited
Biography
Patsy J. Daniels teaches at Lane College.
