Imagined Commonwealth: Cambridge Essays on Commonwealth and International Literature in English

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Cambridge English and Commonwealth Literature; T.J.Cribb PART I: GATEWAYS AND FRONTIERS Redreaming the World; B.Okri Child at the Frontier; W.Soyinka Judgement and Dream; W.Harris Fens, Droughts and Deserts; J.Kinsella PART II: LIMITS AND LANGUAGES Language and Literature: Englishes and Translation; K.Malmkjaer In the Shadow of Language: From Joyce to Okri; T.J.Cribb African-Language Literature and Post-Colonial Criticism; K.Barber Aspects of Afrikaans in South African Literature in English; S.Fitzmaurice PART III: TRADITIONS AND PLACES Towards an Understanding of the Indian Poetic Tradition and Its Critical Framework, with Reference to Literature in English; C.D.Narasimhaiah Putting God in His Place: Metaphysics and Politics in British India with Reference to the Works of Iqbal in English and Persian; J.Majeed The Nuisance Grounds: the Theme of Relegation in Two Canadian Novels; H.Erskine-Hill 'The Culture of Displacement and Its Effects': Frazer, Freud and Others; D.Richards Conclusion Wordmaps for Chaos: the New Geographism; A.Gurr Index