Transnational Discourses on Class, Gender, and Cultural Identity.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Comparative Cultural Studies .
- Comparative Cultural Studies .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations and Use of Abbreviations -- Introduction to Transnational Discourses on Class, Gender, and Cultural Identity -- Part One: The Bolder Politics of Agency -- Chapter One: The Politics of Agency in Couto -- Chapter Two: The Politics of Agency in Saramago -- Part Two: The Deeper Politics of Agency -- Chapter Three: Authenticity of Being as the Politics of Agency in Lispector -- Chapter Four: Authenticity in Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index.
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Couto, Mia, 1955 Contos do nascer da terra. Saramago, José. Ano da morte de Ricardo Reis. Lispector, Clarice. Hora da estrela. Coetzee, J. M., 1940 Life & times of Michael K. Political fiction--History and criticism. Other (Philosophy) in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Postcolonialism in literature. Language and languages in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American. LITERARY CRITICISM / African. LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory.