This book examines tragedy and tragic philosophy from the Greeks through Shakespeare to the present day. It explores key themes in the links between suffering a

Provides a new way of reading Western tragedy alongside texts from the postcolonial world so as to cross-illuminate each other.

This Companion provides an engaging account of the postcolonial novel, from Joseph Conrad to Jean Rhys. Covering subjects from disability and diaspora to the su

Offers a lucid introduction to postcolonial studies, one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies.

This groundbreaking collection provokes a major reassessment of the significance of tragedy and the tragic in late modernity. A distinguished group of scholars