In the 1980's, South African literary criticism was preoccupied with the issue of political responsibility, and various aspects of literary texts were largely ignored by the dominant critical debates of the time. By focusing on the predicament of literary writing in times of historical turmoil, ""Writing In Crisis"" investigates three central apartheid-era texts that attempt to engage a cultural form, and deviate from it at the same time.
""Writing In Crisis"" covers the critical literary debates of the period, and employs a close reading practice that is simultaneously informed by a nuanced understanding of post-colonial theory, and the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas.
| ISBN: | 9781869140441 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2004 |
| Author: | Stefan Helgesson |
| Publisher: | University of Kwazulu-Natal Press an imprint of University of KwaZulu-Natal Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Regional / International studies |
In the 1980's, South African literary criticism was preoccupied with the issue of political responsibility, and various aspects of literary texts were largely ignored by the dominant critical debates of the time. By focusing on the predicament of literary writing in times of historical turmoil, ""Writing In Crisis"" investigates three central apartheid-era texts that attempt to engage a cultural form, and deviate from it at the same time.
Writing in Crisis features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Regional / International studies
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Writing in Crisis was written by Stefan Helgesson and published by University of Kwazulu-Natal Press an imprint of University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Writing in Crisis has 288 pages