Myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh / Nilanjan Chakraborty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chakraborty, Nilanjan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Achebe, Chinua--Criticism and interpretation.

Achebe, Chinua.

Ghosh, Amitav, 1956---Criticism and interpretation.

Ghosh, Amitav.

Myth in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors use myth in their works to study the cultural mores of the societies they represent. Achebe represents the Igbo community of Nigeria and Amitav Ghosh represents various communities in India in both the pre-colonial and postcolonial phases, ranging from Bihar to Sundarbans in south Bengal. The book focuses on the area of myth studies in the postcolonial area of study, delving into a comparative study between the two authors and how they contribute to myth studies through their fiction.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-6003-1

OCLC:

1206397462