Old myths modern empires : power, language, and identity in J.M. Coetzee’s work

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Author(s): Michela Canepari-Labib
Publisher: Peter Lang
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 314
Tags: Coetzee, J M , -- 1940- -- Criticism and interpretation;Coetzee, J M , -- 1940- -- Critique et interprétation;Coetzee, J M , -- 1940-;Coetzee, John M;Power (Social sciences) in literature;Identity (Psychology) in literature;South Africa -- In literature;Imperialism in literature;Myth in literature;Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) dans la littérature;Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature;Impérialisme dans la littérature;Mythe dans la littérature;Afrique du Sud dans la littérature;

Section 1. Coetzee's denunciation of western metaphysics of power --
section 2. Shadows of the self --
section 3. Textual and political resistance.