The Implications of Transtextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s The
Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited

C 2021

The Implications of Transtextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s The Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited

KRŠKOVÁ, Zuzana

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Implications of Transtextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s The Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited

Autoři

KRŠKOVÁ, Zuzana

Vydání

University of the West Indies, St August, The First Naipaul World Epics From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and beyond, od s. 169 - 184, 16 s. The First Naipaul World Epics: From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and Beyond, 2021

Nakladatel

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Itálie

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

elektronická verze "online"

Označené pro přenos do RIV

ISBN

978-93-5435-265-2

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85187376831

Klíčová slova anglicky

V.S. Naipaul, transtextuality, postcolonial, Victorian

Změněno: 26. 2. 2026 17:07, Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

V.S. Naipaul is a controversial author within the multicultural society of the contemporary literary world. In his works he often criticizes developing postcolonial societies, including his native Trinidad, as well as the colonial system. The Middle Passage (1962) belongs among his most criticized works for its alleged pro-colonial views. One of the most problematic and provoking characteristics of The Middle Passage is Naipaul's employment of transtextuality with special focus on works of the Victorian icons – Froude, Trollope and Kingsley. Another aspect that contributes significantly to the interpretative ambivalence of this work is the fact that the original idea for writing a non-fiction book about the Caribbean came from the Trinidadian Premier Dr Williams. Although Naipaul accepted the offer to produce such a text about a region striving for independence, it does not represent the type of post-colonial texts expected in the 1960s which were dominated by anti-colonial attitudes.

Citovat

KRŠKOVÁ, Zuzana. The Implications of Transtextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s The Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited. Online. In Maharaj, J. Vijay. The First Naipaul World Epics From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and beyond. University of the West Indies, St August: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2021, s. 169 - 184. The First Naipaul World Epics: From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and Beyond. ISBN 978-93-5435-265-2.

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KRŠKOVÁ, Zuzana. The Implications of Transtextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s The Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited. Online. In Maharaj, J. Vijay. \textit{The First Naipaul World Epics From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and beyond}. University of the West Indies, St August: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2021, s.~169 - 184. The First Naipaul World Epics: From The Mystic Masseur to An Area of Darkness and Beyond. ISBN~978-93-5435-265-2.

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