Postcolonialism

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d M a rra k e sh C zesław M iłosz, Bypassing Rue Descartes Is th ere th en a w o rld w h e re I ru le a b so lu te ly on fate?W isław a Szymborska, The Joy o f Writing W hy is Polish literature not recognized as p ost-colonial?There exist at least tw o answ ers to that question.But b e fore providing those answ ers, w e need to specify w hat we understand by the term "post-colon ialism .""P ost-colon ialism " w ith in the realm o f literary stud ies, co n trary to its in itial, p o litical m ean in g, d oes not delineate a n ew era, "after colonialism ," in the h istory of literature.It is a term from the field o f literary theory, not the h isto ry o f literature.If one w ere to talk ab out p o st colon ialism in the categories o f periodization, the m ost appropriate definition w ould probably reference distrust tow ard the "p ro gress" that m arks the colon ial era in the Dariusz Skórczewski, a s s is t a n t p r o fe s s o r in t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L ite ra r y T h e o r y and A n th r o p o lo g y o f th e C a th o lic U n iv e rs ity o f L u blin .H e p u b lish e d a m o n g o t h e r s S p o ry o kry ty kę literacką w d w u d z ie sto le c iu m ię d z y w o je n n y m , h e c o -e d it e d T he Ta sk o f In te rp re ta tio n .H e rm e n e u tic s , P sy c h o a n a ly sis a n d L ite ra ry S tu d ie s.V is it in g p r o fe s s o r a t t h e R ic e U n iv e rs ity in H o u s to n , and t h e U n iv e rs it y o f Illinois, C h ic a g o .His

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