Chakrabarty, J: Edward Said and the Great Tradition

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

ISBN 10: 3639762509 / ISBN 13: 9783639762501

Verlag: VDM Verlag, 2015

Beschreibung

Gebraucht - Wie neu Ungelesenes, vollständiges Exemplar in sehr gutem Zustand. -Edward W Said changed the way we saw the great tradition of English Literature. Initiated by Samuel Johnson, the process of forming and framing a nationalist canon of English literature culminated in The Great Tradition (1948) of F.R. Leavis. Said has convincingly shown how the so called great tradition was complicit with British imperialism. The book offers a re-examination of the nexus between British Imperialism and British Literature in the light of contemporary critical thought. 96 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers INF1000080709

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Chakrabarty, J: Edward Said and the Great Tradition
• Verlag: VDM Verlag
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3639762509
• ISBN-13: 9783639762501
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Edward W Said changed the way we saw the great tradition of English Literature. Initiated by Samuel Johnson, the process of forming and framing a nationalist canon of English literature culminated in The Great Tradition (1948) of F.R. Leavis. Said has convincingly shown how the so called great tradition was complicit with British imperialism. The book offers a re-examination of the nexus between British Imperialism and British Literature in the light of contemporary critical thought.