Decálogo de características de la literatura poscolonial: propuesta de una taxonomía para la crítica literaria y los estudios de literatura comparada

María Remedios Fernández Ruiz; Gloria Corpas Pastor; Míriam Seghiri

doi:10.3989/revliteratura.2021.01.001

Authors

María Remedios Fernández Ruiz Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-4327
Gloria Corpas Pastor Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-1531
Míriam Seghiri Universidad de Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6817-6665

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revliteratura.2021.01.001

Keywords:

Postcolonial literature, Taxonomy, Literary theory, Postcolonial criticism, Plasticity

Abstract

This paper aims to offer a classification proposal of the features that are typically found, to a greater or lesser extent, in postcolonial texts in any language. In spite of the fact that this taxonomy model is based on previous theoretical definitions of the key concepts related to postcolonial literature (Edwards 2008, Nayar 2008, and Ramone 2011), it seems to be the first formal classification to be devised. It examines well-established concepts, presents the new notion of plasticity of literary genres and explores the current trends regarding research on intersectionality. The decalogue of characteristics of postocolonial literature obtained as a result will facilitate literary criticism and comparative literature studies.

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