The Postcolonial Historical Novel Realism, Allegory, and the Represe
The Postcolonial Historical Novel is the first systematic work to examine how the historical novel has been transformed by its appropriation in postcolonial writing. It proposes new ways to understand literary realism, and explores how the relationship be
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The Postcolonial Historical Novel Realism, Allegory, and the Representation of Contested Pasts Hamish Dalley Assistant Professor of World Literature, Daemen College, Amherst, New York
© Hamish Dalley 2014 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-45008-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-49693-8 ISBN 978-1-137-45009-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137450098 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dalley, Hamish, 1984– author. The postcolonial historical novel : realism, allegory, and the representation of contested pasts / by Hamish Dalley, Assistant Professor of World Literature, Daemen College, Amherst, New York. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Historical fiction—History and criticism. 2. Postcolonialism in literature. 3. Realism in literature. I. Title. PN3441.D35 2014 809.3'81—dc23 2014022063 Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.
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Contents Acknowledgements
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Note on the Text Part I
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Epistemologies of Historical Realism
1 The Contemporary Postcolonial Historical Novel: Beyond Anti-Realism 2 Allegorical Realism: Toward a Poetics of the Postcolonial Historical Novel Part II
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Allegories of Settlement
3 Typification and Frontier Violence: Kate Grenville’s The Secret River
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4 The Gender of Settler Realism: Fiona Kidman’s The Captive Wife
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Part III
Narrating Transnational His
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