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CHAPTER 9: Philomela's Retold Story: Silence, Music and the Postcolonial Text.

Chapter 9 of the book "Interdisciplinary Measures: Literature and the Future of Postcolonial Studies," by Graham Huggan is presented. It explores the story of Philomela, one of the popular stories of the Attic legends, which is a source of inspiration for beleaguered poets. The story is said to beco...

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Published in:Interdisciplinary Measures: Literature & the Future of Postcolonial Studies pp. 155 - 166
Main Author: Huggan, Graham
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Liverpool University Press 2004 Limited 2008
Subjects:
Interdisciplinary Measures: Literature & the Future of Postcolonial Studies (Book)
Huggan, Graham
Postcolonialism
Legends
Postcolonial literature
Folk literature
Education
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Chapter 9 of the book "Interdisciplinary Measures: Literature and the Future of Postcolonial Studies," by Graham Huggan is presented. It explores the story of Philomela, one of the popular stories of the Attic legends, which is a source of inspiration for beleaguered poets. The story is said to become a paradigm for the re-enactment of colonial encounter. It also presents several texts which depict the operations and counter-operations of silence and music within the postcolonial context.