Sneharika Roy: 1 book
The Postcolonial Epic
From Melville to Walcott and Ghosh
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
This book demonstrates the epic genre’s enduring relevance to the Global South. It identifies a contemporary avatar of classical epic, the ‘postcolonial epic’, ushered in by Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a foundational text of North America, and exemplified by Derek Walcott’s Caribbean masterpiece...
