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Caliban's voice : the transformation of English in post-colonial literatures / Bill Ashcroft.

Author

Ashcroft, Bill
Date published

2008
Publisher

London : Routledge, 2008.
Subject

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Language.

English literature History and criticism

English language Political aspects

Colonies in literature

Postcolonialism English-speaking countries

Postcolonialism in literature

Great Britain Colonies Languages.

Accession number

83436480
Class

Reading Room - 50.31 commentary/ASH
ISBN

9780415470445 (pbk.), 0415470447 (pbk.)
Language

English
Physical description

vii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.
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Summary, etc: Uses the figure of Caliban and his retort to Miranda and Prospero in The tempest (regarding his ability to curse them in their language) to discuss "the confusion between language as a communicative tool and language as a cultural symbol".

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