Comedy, Fantasy and Colonialism [Paperback]

Graeme Harper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0826449190 | ISBN-13: 978-0826449191

Drawing together for the first time original work from international specialists, this book assesses the role and character of comedy and fantasy in colonial societies from India to Ireland, Australia to Cuba, Africa to North America. There are cross-cultural comparisons and consideration of both imperial responses and colonized resistance. The book deals with oral as well as written traditions, the history of comic and fantastic discourse, visual, theatrical and literary representations as well as historical and cultural accounts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“What we are presented with here is a collection of essays that address various literary texts which might be understood, in some way or another, to fall under the banner of (post-) colonial writing. … The thirteen essays presented here do, each in their own way, offer insights… Each taken on their own, they are of interest and do raise important questions for the study of literature and its reception. … That said, as a work of reference, to dip in and out of, depending on one’s interest, there is a great deal of value on offer here.” –Calum Neill, Janus Head 7.1, 2004

About the Author

Graeme Harper is Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries at Bangor University, UK. He is Editor of New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. His most recent novels are Moon Dance (Parlor, 2008) and Small Maps of the World (Parlor, 2006). His previous book for Continuum was Teaching Creative Writing (Continuum, 2006).

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (July 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826449190
• ISBN-13: 978-0826449191
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,186,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Graeme Harper is Professor and Director of The Honors College at Oakland University, Michigan. He has held posts in the UK, USA and Australia. His critical works about Creative Writing (as Graeme Harper) include "On Creative Writing", among other works, along with such edited books as "The Creative Writing Guidebook" and "Teaching Creative Writing". As Brooke Biaz, his works of fiction include "Camera Phone", "Moon Dance" and "Small Maps of the World". He also writes about film and about digital media, about creativity and about the creative industries, about practice-led research in the arts and about culture and history. Holding doctorates from the University of East Anglia and the University of Technology, Sydney, he is Editor-in-Chief of the journal "New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, and co-editor of a number of other journals.