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Caliban's Voice - The Transformation of English in Post-Colonial Literatures (Hardcover, New)
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Caliban's Voice - The Transformation of English in Post-Colonial Literatures (Hardcover, New)
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In Shakespeare's Tempest, Caliban says to Miranda and Prospero:
"...you taught me language, and my profit on't Is, I know how to
curse. " With this statement, he gives voice to an issue that lies
at the centre of post-colonial studies. Can Caliban own Prospero's
language? Can he use it to do more than curse? Caliban's Voice
examines the ways in which post-colonial literatures have
transformed English to redefine what we understand to be 'English
Literature'. It investigates the importance of language learning in
the imperial mission, the function of language in ideas of race and
place, the link between language and identity, the move from
orature to literature and the significance of translation. By
demonstrating the dialogue that occurs between writers and readers
in literature, Bill Ashcroft argues that cultural identity is not
locked up in language, but that language, even a dominant colonial
language, can be transformed to convey the realities of many
different cultures. Using the figure of Caliban, Ashcroft weaves a
consistent and resonant thread through his discussion of the
post-colonial experience of life in the English language, and the
power of its transformation into new and creative forms.
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