Selected Essays of Wilson Harris Paperback / softback
Edited by A.J.M. Bundy
Paperback / softback
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Wilson Harris is one of the outstanding literary innovators of the century.
His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown .
This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from 1961 to the present day. Selected Essays of Wilson Harris brings together twenty-one lectures, addresses and essays to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: * the literate imagination * traditions of myth and fable in Central and South America * the North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies of writers of the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and theoretical context for the essays * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on the legends of El Dorado and the Holy Grail.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/01/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415195669
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/01/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415195669
