1st Edition
The Politics of Humiliation in the Novels of J.M. Coetzee
By Hania A.M. Nashef
Copyright 2009
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this volume, Nashef looks at J.M. Coetzee's concern with universal suffering and the inevitable humiliation of the human being as manifest in his novels. Though several theorists have referred to the theme of human degradation in Coetzee’s work, no detailed study has been made of this area of concern especially with respect to how pervasive it is across Coetzee’s literary output to date. This... Read more
Introduction 1. In the Name of Truth 2. Words: Great Mercies 3. Chains that Bind: The Master and the Slave 4. "Ah for youth! Ah for Immorality" 5. At the Gate 6. Conclusion
Biography
Hania Nashef received a PhD in Literature from University of Kent in 2008.
