Overview
- A comprehensive introductory survey of anglophone fiction
Covers postcolonial works outside the mainstream British and American traditions
Detailed analysis of eighty individual texts as well as contextual demographic and linguistic data
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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New Literatures in Old Worlds
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Front Matter
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New Literatures in New Worlds
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Front Matter
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Old Literatures in New Worlds
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Front Matter
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Old Literatures in Old Worlds
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Front Matter
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Extroduction
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Afterword
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Back Matter
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About this book
There are numerous twentieth century writers in English who are not technically native speakers of the language, and whose relation to it is ambivalent, problematic or even hostile: by a simple kinship analogy one may often speak of the 'stepmother tongue'. Whilst fully aware of the current debates in postcolonial theory, John Skinner is also conscious of its sometimes unhelpful complexities and contradictions. The focus of this study is thus firmly on the fictional practice of the writers discussed. He offers the reader an insight into the diversity and rewards of contemporary anglophone fiction, whilst analysing some eighty individual texts. A uniquely comprehensive guide, the book will be welcomed by students and teachers of postcolonial literature.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
JOHN SKINNER has taught at various universities in Sweden, Finland, Italy and the United States and has published three books: Tell-Tale Stories: Essays in Narrative Poetics, The Fictions of Anita Brookner and Constructions of Smollett. His research interests are the new anglophone literatures and eighteenth-century British fiction.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Stepmother Tongue
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to New Anglophone Fiction
Authors: John Skinner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26898-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 368
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Twentieth-Century Literature