National literature in multinational states /
If literature has often informed the creation of a national imaginary, a sense of common history and destin, it has also complicated, even challenged, the unifying vision assumed in the formation of a national literature and sense of nation. National Literature in Multinational States questions the...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edmonton :
University of Alberta Press,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | If literature has often informed the creation of a national imaginary, a sense of common history and destin, it has also complicated, even challenged, the unifying vision assumed in the formation of a national literature and sense of nation. National Literature in Multinational States questions the persistent association of literature and nation-states, contrasting this with the reality of multinational and ethnocultural diversity. The contributors to this collection interrogate concepts and manifestations of nationalism in the context of literary production while evaluating the place of national literatures in multinational states at a time when social unity and political agreement have never been more elusive. The volume strives for synoptic analysis via the complementary, multifaceted treatment of literary creation in several geocultural context, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, India and Nigeria. |
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| Physical Description: | xxix, 206 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1772126071 9781772126075 |