Document Type
Original Study
Subject Areas
Language/Linguistics and Literature
Keywords
postcolonialism, ethnicity, hybridity, national identity
Abstract
In this article, the writer highlights certain elements in Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman verse, that can unsurprisingly be a precursor of postcolonial writing. These marks are: heroic spirit, religious devotion, chivalric pride and elegiac vein. All these topics were nothing but aids to the early English poets' attempt to coin a unified English identity. This study manifestly assumes that nineteenth and twentieth century, imperial England had once been a colonized nation that produced postcolonial culture and literature. This article proposes that postcolonialism is not restricted just to modern times; postcolonial literature often emerged where conflicts occurred. The study also hints at the impact of postcolonial elements( race, religion, language) on English poetry.
How to Cite This Article
Abdel-Daem, Mohamed Kamel
(2014)
"Postcolonial Elements in Early English Poetry,"
Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.5782/2223-2621.2014.17.1.25
Available at:
https://kjhss.khazar.org/journal/vol17/iss1/2
Publication Date
2014