10-Minute Talks
10-Minute Talks
The British Academy
Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature
14 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2021 at 2:59 pm.
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In this talk, Ato Quayson shares insights drawn from his book Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature. He argues that disputatiousness is one of the starting points that connects Greek and postcolonial tragedy.

Speaker: Professor Ato Quayson FBA, Professor of English, Stanford University 

Image: Tragic mask in hand of greek statue of Melpomene. Via Getty Images