Literary Criticism English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Postcolonialism Revisited
Welsh Writing in English
- Publisher
- University Of Wales Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2004
- Category
- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780708318928
- Publish Date
- Dec 2004
- List Price
- $37.95
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Description
This study considers the ways in which postcolonial theory may be usefully adopted and adapted in order to provide an illuminating reading of Welsh writing in English. It also illustrates how the Anglophone literature of Wales challenges many of the assumptions and dogmas of postcolonial theory. In addition to dealing with theorists in the field, such as Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak, and Homi Bhabha, the book also looks at the construction of Wales as a colonized nation in 20th-century literature. A wide range of subject matter is covered, including the work of Welsh missionaries in India, the policy of afforestation in Wales before and after World War II, the history of the campaigns for women’s rights in Wales, and the post-Darwinian racial theories of the 19th century. Some of the authors considered include R. S. Thomas, Emyr Humphreys, Peter Finch, and Gwyneth Lewis.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Kirsti Bohata is a research associate at the Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales, University of Wales, Swansea.