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Postcolonial Yearning

Reshaping Spiritual and Secular Discourses in Contemporary Literature
By:A. Sen
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137332967
eText ISBN:9781137340184
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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Anglophone postcolonial studies has been characterized by its secular nature. Yet as the first generation of scholars grapples with mortality, a yearning for spiritual meaning is emerging in many texts. This study synthesizes the sacred language used in these texts with critical theory in order to create a holistic frame for interpretive analysis.