Sacred Places in Comparative (Post-)Colonial Writing : From Alexandria to Gondar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masiola, Rosanna, author.

Baraldo, Matteo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature.

Comparative literature.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

With a focus on regions neglected in African Anglophone literature (such as Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia), this book enlightens the reader about the diversity of postcolonial literature, including the role of Afro-Mediterranean cultures and the dynamics of colonization and hegemony.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction Sacred Places and the Lament for Destruction Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo Chapter 1 Ahmad Shawqi's 'The Passion of Cleopatra': From Egypt to Egypt Rosanna Masiola Chapter 2 The Libyan Desert and Colonial Invasions Rosanna Masiola Chapter 3 Ethiopia, The Matrix of Mystery: Writing Worlds Rosanna Masiola Chapter 4 The Gondar Empire and its Spiritual Legacy Matteo Baraldo Conclusion Geographies of the Sacred: From Landscapes to Heritage Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo Index

ISBN:

979-88-8189-855-7

1-9787-6400-6

979-82-16-26111-7

9781978764002

OCLC:

1546961131